Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

The game

Following Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Nintendo Switch Sports, the game takes players back to Wuhu Island. According to Nintendo’s official page, it offers twelve sports with motion controls: the Joy-Con 2 controllers become a racket, a bow or handlebars. Skateboarding uses the Joy-Con 2 in mouse mode, and thumb wrestling is a new event. You can play as a Mii or a Sportsmate.

The game is rated PEGI 7, takes 10.3 GB and supports French, according to Nintendo’s page. Online play requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership.

What the press says (Switch 2 reviews)

Controls get the most praise. Tom’s Guide finds every sport more responsive thanks to the Joy-Con 2 motion tracking. Game Rant says motion and mouse controls work perfectly. MonsterVine calls the motion controls excellent.

Single-player content surprised several outlets. Shacknews calls the Island Crown solo mode excellent, Wccftech notes plenty to do for solo players, and IGN mentions a light campaign and an amusing free exploration mode. Try aGame enjoys exploring the island.

The limits are the lack of new content and a few weaker events. Wccftech regrets that only a couple of sports are new and most returning ones are unchanged. IGN feels the solo modes do not take the spotlight away from multiplayer. Shacknews finds basketball frustrating, Try aGame rates tennis below the other sports, and Game Rant calls the graphics underwhelming.

Our reading

The twelve reviews range from 7/10 to 9.5/10. They agree on a very good family and multiplayer game, with more single-player content than Nintendo Switch Sports, but mostly built on familiar events. The displayed average is computed by the site from these twelve scores.