Precision isn’t always necessary (or existent) in all of Nintendo Switch Sports’ six games, but it represents enough of a shot in the arm, especially for its most mechanically simple outings, that you’ll find yourself playing for just a little longer than you might’ve with Wii Sports after a few months of playing it. With the right timing, you might find yourself putting spin on a tennis ball, for example.
It’s not super noticeable at first, but as you get your digital sea legs, you’re sure to notice that everything feels a bit more precise. None of Wii Sports’ offerings were particularly deep or worth playing for more than half an hour at a time, and what longevity it had was diminished by other games Nintendo put out that let you play as your Miis and use motion controls in more interesting ways. Looking beyond the purview of my rose-tinted goggles for a second, though, it’s pretty clear why the game was ultimately dismissed by many as a gimmicky tech demo that led to one of the worst bygone trends in the videogame industry. If you were a kid, chances are you’ve never recovered (or stopped talking about it).
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It didn’t just feel like your run-of-the-mill videogame magic you might as well have been pulled through the TV onto the tennis court course for that first serve. If you were around at the time and had ever even touched a videogame, you’ll never forget the first time you and your comically simple avatar moved in unison. I stood up, planted my feet, and the next thing I knew, it was Christmas morning 2008 again, the day I opened my first ever videogame console. Sure, each returning sport gets a new mechanic or adds new systems to shake up what we’ve known since 2006, but it never shies away from wanting you to get up on your feet and get into it. That’s not to say you need to flail your arms until you put a hole in your TV, but part of what makes Switch Sports fun is the fact that it leans into being gimmicky. In Switch Sports’ case, that middle literally lies between your TV and your couch.
Unlike in a setting like VR or a theme park, you’re not forced into immersion you’ll have to meet this game somewhere in the middle. You’re not going to enjoy listlessly sitting on the couch with a beer in one hand and a Joycon in the other any more than if you swapped that controller for your phone and digital tennis with doomscrolling. The magic of Switch Sports is what you put in.
With another incredible soundtrack, surprisingly accurate motion controls, well-crafted minigames, and a little charm for good measure, it’s largely the Wii Sports you remember-or it would be if it had more to offer. Seemingly antithetical to its handheld-console hybrid home, it’s designed for one place, and one place only: the living room, its predecessor’s court. Nintendo Switch Sports is the continuation of Wii Sports’ legacy-for better and for worse.
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