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Nintendo Switch Sports

Released: 4/29/2022

Tennis: rally by gently swinging the Joy-Con controller at the right time. Bowling: roll the ball straight ahead, or give it a little curve. Chambara: Knock your opponent off the platform while attacking and defending. Football: Use a gigantic ball to make dynamic plays. Enjoy matches with Joy-Con controllers to shoot and perform Diving Headers. By attaching a Joy-Con controller to the Leg Strap accessory included with the physical version of Nintendo Switch Sports (also available separately), you can play Shoot-out mode with intuitive kicking motions. Badminton: Control your shots left and right while keeping the shuttlecock in the air. Swing left and right while keeping the shuttlecock in the air. Unleash powerful smash shots to gain the upper hand! Volleyball: Use a Joy-Con controller to serve, bump, set, and spike the ball. Play together in person or online* with family and friends, or challenge players around the world. In addition to customising your avatar with items collected from playing online, there are all kinds of ways to have fun, such as testing your ability in the Pro League where you can try to increase your rank by winning in the different sports. Two free software updates* are planned for release in summer and autumn. The first update arriving this summer will allow you to play football matches with a Joy-Con controller and the Leg Strap accessory. The second update coming this autumn will add Golf as a new sport to the game.

Tennis: rally by gently swinging the Joy-Con controller at the right time. Bowling: roll the ball straight ahead, or give it a little curve. Chambara: Knock your opponent off the platform while attacking and defending. Football: Use a gigantic ball to make dynamic plays. Enjoy matches with Joy-Con controllers to shoot and perform Diving Headers. By attaching a Joy-Con controller to the Leg Strap accessory included with the physical version of Nintendo Switch Sports (also available separately), you can play Shoot-out mode with intuitive kicking motions. Badminton: Control your shots left and right while keeping the shuttlecock in the air. Swing left and right while keeping the shuttlecock in the air. Unleash powerful smash shots to gain the upper hand! Volleyball: Use a Joy-Con controller to serve, bump, set, and spike the ball. Play together in person or online* with family and friends, or challenge players around the world. In addition to customising your avatar with items collected from playing online, there are all kinds of ways to have fun, such as testing your ability in the Pro League where you can try to increase your rank by winning in the different sports. Two free software updates* are planned for release in summer and autumn. The first update arriving this summer will allow you to play football matches with a Joy-Con controller and the Leg Strap accessory. The second update coming this autumn will add Golf as a new sport to the game.

Tennis: rally by gently swinging the Joy-Con controller at the right time. Bowling: roll the ball straight ahead, or give it a little curve. Chambara: Knock your opponent off the platform while attacking and defending. Football: Use a gigantic ball to make dynamic plays. Enjoy matches with Joy-Con controllers to shoot and perform Diving Headers. By attaching a Joy-Con controller to the Leg Strap accessory included with the physical version of Nintendo Switch Sports (also available separately), you can play Shoot-out mode with intuitive kicking motions. Badminton: Control your shots left and right while keeping the shuttlecock in the air. Swing left and right while keeping the shuttlecock in the air. Unleash powerful smash shots to gain the upper hand! Volleyball: Use a Joy-Con controller to serve, bump, set, and spike the ball. Play together in person or online* with family and friends, or challenge players around the world. In addition to customising your avatar with items collected from playing online, there are all kinds of ways to have fun, such as testing your ability in the Pro League where you can try to increase your rank by winning in the different sports. Two free software updates* are planned for release in summer and autumn. The first update arriving this summer will allow you to play football matches with a Joy-Con controller and the Leg Strap accessory. The second update coming this autumn will add Golf as a new sport to the game.

Critics
72
Metacritic
60

Score Breakdown

71.6

Critic Average

88 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

60

Metacritic User Score

377 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+11.6
Combined Disparity
+11.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

29 early (33%)58 launch window (66%)1 late (1%)