Switch Sports Is an Upgraded Wii Sports for Nintendo Switch
It feels like an age since the original Wii Sports launched alongside Nintendo’s 2006 console release, but the franchise finally has a spiritual successor on the Switch. The good news is that Switch Sports ticks all the boxes for those who still hold a candle for the original.
Switch Sports features six sports at launch, some of which will be very familiar to those who enjoyed the original game on the Wii. These are bowling, tennis, badminton, soccer, volleyball, and chambara. Bowling and tennis are the two sports most Wii veterans will be most familiar with, and they operate just like they always did.
Chambara is a new sport that’s reminiscent of the Swordplay Duel from Wii Sports Resort. Use a sword to attack your opponent by charging up attacks to knock them off a platform. There are two game modes here: twin swords (which requires a full set of Joy-Con per player) or a simpler mode where each opponent has a single sword.
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Tennis, badminton, and volleyball are all fairly similar, but they each put a different spin on serving, setting up, and timing your shots to beat your opponents. Soccer is the only sport that requires two Joy-Con per player, so if you want to play against a friend locally you’ll need another complete set of controllers.
Bowling is back and works just how you remember it on the Wii, except now with support for up to 16 players online (with everyone bowling at once, in their own dedicated lanes). All of the included sports can now be played online provided you have a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
The main selling point of the original Wii Sports was the ability to use motion controls, which were innovative at the time. While motion controls excite us like they once did, they’re crucial
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