If all you’re looking for here is some sporty little games to play against friends and family (or on your own, or online), you’ll find exactly that here.
Of those 12 available sports, some are returning favourites – there is, of course, bowling. It wouldn’t be a Wii Sports spiritual successor without it. And it’s nice to see other old flames like tennis and volleyball returning, too.
The problem that I have with Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, though, is that it has all the charm of a corporate retreat.
Nintendo’s mantra is to ‘surprise and delight’ its players, and I found myself very undelighted by this game at almost every turn.
The only characters to speak of, really, are the rival sports people that you’ll face in the campaign mode (which boasts 20 match-ups per sport, which should keep you busy). I played the game this morning and could not tell you any of their names, which goes some way to saying how memorable they are.
There is, however, one big exception. Hidden among the list of sports is one truly silly example of what Nintendo is still capable of – I’m talking, as you might have guessed, about thumb wrestling.
If the rest of Switch Sports Resort had this level of humour and outside-the-box thinking, this could’ve been a great game. Instead, it feels more like a technical showcase where you have to bring your own fun by playing it with fun people.
Imagine the skateboarding action in High on Life 2 but with motion controls, or the dog fights of Star Wars Squadrons with motion controls, or a James Bond jet ski chase sequence with motion controls. All of those could be really fun, but when you’re imagining made-up games rather than enjoying the one in front of you, something has gone awry.
If you’ve got a local multiplayer partner to play with, like I did, you should be forewarned that a huge number of the sports here require two Joy-cons per person, which will create an added cost for some players who want to get the full experience but don’t have that many spares.
Another thing that leaves a sour taste is the game’s menus. OK, I know I’m getting into the weeds now, but I think this bears talking about. The game seems to know it is a bit boring, because it gives you the option to fast-forward through its post-match XP-giving routine. And, annoyingly, when you try to spend that XP in the store, you can’t actually buy a specific item if you see something that you like. Instead, you can pay for a randomised pick from the collection. Again, sour taste.
Nintendo set out to make another sports game, and that’s exactly what the developers did... I just wish they could’ve done more.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort launches 22 October, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2.
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