РІР‚СљOverall, Switch Sports is a blast to play. While Switch Sports is fun for a while solo, it lacks incentives to carry on playing beyond just enjoying yourself, and the lack of variety to the locations you play in doesnРІР‚в„ўt help.РІР‚Сњ - Sam Loveridge Game Informer - Unscored (Review-in-Progress) РІР‚СљSo while nostalgia can get you so far, Switch SportsРІР‚в„ў entire success really does hinge on your access to other players. Just donРІР‚в„ўt expect to spend a whole lot of time with it before the novelty wears off.РІР‚Сњ - Colin Stevens GamesRadar - Unscored (Review-in-Progress) While its sparse mixture of old and new sports varies in quality, Switch Sports largely sticks the landing on what made its predecessors memorable: intuitive motion controls, the ability to effortlessly get a group of people up and moving, and some killer menu music thatРІР‚в„ўs liable to get stuck in your head all day. РІР‚СљNintendo Switch Sports, like Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort before it, is best played as a party game, broken out for any gathering that needs a quick injection of goofy, active fun. Still, I donРІР‚в„ўt think 99% of the people who play this game will think about that slight loss of precision when theyРІР‚в„ўre spiking a volleyball into their friendРІР‚в„ўs face.РІР‚Сњ - Chris Plante A handful of times the game didnРІР‚в„ўt register my immaculate bowling motion, prompting me to try again. Are the motion controls as precise as the Wii Motion Plus? I donРІР‚в„ўt think so.

It captures that feeling of the Wii at its best: that you could pretend to be a great tennis player in your living room, and the motion controls would make you feel like you actually were. РІР‚СљThis game is a blast with other people, whether they love video games or, like my spouse, have no interest whatsoever. ItРІР‚в„ўs straightforward, unadulterated, and, above all, approachable.РІР‚Сњ - Kurt Indovina Polygon - Unscored (Review-in-Progress) Instead, it recaptures the simplicity of the original and, in doing so, rekindles the same magic. The game doesnРІР‚в„ўt feel like itРІР‚в„ўs trying to revitalize a trend. Even with the addition of new sports like volleyball and soccer, thereРІР‚в„ўs very little innovation in what Switch Sports attempts to do, and I think thatРІР‚в„ўs a good thing. If youРІР‚в„ўre a Wii Sports (and Wii Sports Resort) veteran, the feeling of tennis, bowling, or chambara (sword fighting) will be second nature. РІР‚СљNintendo Switch Sports is, at its core, the same as Wii Sports was all those years ago: a game in which you swing your arms around and reenact a sport.

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If youРІР‚в„ўre looking for even more perspectives on Nintendo Switch Sports, weРІР‚в„ўve got excerpts of other reviews you can check out, or you can visit GameSpotРІР‚в„ўs sister site, Metacritic, for a collection of scores from around the industry. Of course, most reviews are currently in progress pending reviewers ability to test out the online components and are subject to change after the launch of the game in a few days. Nintendo Switch Sports is currently sitting at a very respectable 75 on Metacritic, placing it just a hair below Wii SportsРІР‚в„ў own 76, which could very well be a fortuitous sign. I didnРІР‚в„ўt realize how much I needed a Wii Sports-like experience in my life, until playing Nintendo Switch Sports.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљAfter all these years, itРІР‚в„ўs easy to associate Wii Sports most with its popularization of motion controls in gaming, but its greatest achievement may actually be that even after 16 years, its core gameplay design is a potent reminder how much fun simple games with friends can be. The fun of playing these games locally (since online has not been available for reviewers) was enough to remind him of the good old days.

Reviews have begun rolling in and critics seem to mostly agree on the gameРІР‚в„ўs promising but slightly uneven quality, and how much fun it is with others rather than oneself.Р”Р‡or GameSpotРІР‚в„ўs Nintendo Switch Sports review-in-progress, reviewer Kurt Indovina scored the game 7/10, sharing that while he doesnРІР‚в„ўt feel it innovates like the original title did, it did recapture the spirit of Wii Sports. Complete with both new and returning games, the sports compilation seems to be promising a similar casual experience to enjoy with friends all these years later. Sixteen years after Wii Sports made its rousing debut, the Switch is getting its own iteration in the form of Nintendo Switch Sports on April 29.

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