Why Nintendo Switch Sports FAILS As A Wii Sports Game

[@PandaNiner]

The reason why you won the first golf game by a lot is because the first game always has bots because it's your first game.

[@gumbitoicic9977]

Once i saw the old mii names I realized

[@christianatkins5941]

Yeah, considering that the those names are CPU Miis from Wii Sports, and Wii Sports Resort.

[@gumbitoicic9977]

@@christianatkins5941 it just puts extra salt in the wound that this game doesn’t even have miis. Most of them don’t even look like the old ones and the only one I found that is somewhat close is Greg (at least he’s my favorite)

[@cinderbrush]

the game does have miis! you have the option to play either as a mii or the new avatars. most people just pick the new ones

[@gumbitoicic9977]

@@cinderbrush ik but not like that, I mean as the marketing and main cpus. You can only take full advantage of the catalog with sports mates and to play against miis you need to do the stupid button stuff

[@HelieNerb]

They allow you to use Miis, but I think it just looks weird because it’s just a Mii’s head on a sportsmate’s body. Even the Miis don’t feel like Miis

[@jon.meister]

i honestly don't know why he's complaining about the lack of customization on the mii's tho, like the thing he liked about the original wii sports was playing as his Mii.. which he still gets to do.. also mii's have a ridiculous amount of customization by default so you don't even need the cosmetics

[@TheBaddestBot101]

@@jon.meister true but at the same time if they could do it on smash bros they could def do it on switch sports it mainly just feels like laziness though

[@hanpain_Jr]

Cry

[@sybsygstgstsgysg5330]

That’s something roblox would do

[@driverman9528]

This game was a simple cash grab with only 6 options

[@janderson6756]

I really wish Nintendo wasn’t moving away from Miis. All the games are great. The Wii sports, tomodachi life, and others are awesome and I wish we were getting more.

[@Fridgemasters]

especially since miitopia was such a huge hit when just the demo came out

[@hanpain_Jr]

Who cares about miis

[@janderson6756]

@@hanpain_Jr dawg do you know how well miitopia and tomodachi life did?

[@janderson6756]

@@Fridgemasters yeah and the tomo series has done really well for only having 2 games

[@victheimpa15]

We need that tomadachi life port for the switch asap

[@StereoGraph4]

We didn’t need a new wii sports, we needed a new wii sports resort

[@julienherard414]

A definitive edition with new modes, stuff to do in free roam, and things to buy on the lovely Wuhu Isalnd, is what we truly need

[@psychopat4402]

@@julienherard414 we need an open world wuhu island game. Let us walk around the island, go to the sports ourselves 🤣.

[@sarahruble5892]

This is truth

[@chicken_nugget365]

i don't know if this is the right word to use but it feels like gentrification of an absolute classic game😭it baffles me how a game that was literally a tech demo for the wii somehow outshines switch sports in its character and charm. it's honestly sad how nintendo failed to reboot this series into something new and creative, and instead failed by giving us a washed out version of the original with nothing new or interesting added.

[@itzhope3787]

This

[@antoine6760]

I can't believe how out of touch Nintendo is with their audience; they try to make us forget single player fun and miis and turn a complete 180 on what made the games great in the first place; after winning any game in NSP, something I kept wondering was; what was I playing for? the cosmetics are cool and all, but that's not at all what the previous games focused on. improving and grinding until you were deemed a worthy opponent to whoever was the champion in their sport was a great motivator, but in NSP you will still face the same uninspired enemies with the same difficulty, while wearing something different now. And why are they focussing mainly on online, it's like they tried to ride the wave of games focussing on online, with improved tech and online compatibility, but this isn't Mario Kart, Smash or Splatoon(perhaps bad comparison, but you get the point). Online wasn't at all what the earlier games focussed on(bc it was the 2010's), they made the most of what they had. Single player was the main focus and the different modes, split screen multiplayer and easter eggs were just the cherry on top. I also don't get why they got rid of the iconic Sports games art style, it takes away so much of the charm and character out of the game, they could have remade Wuhu island in HD but decided to create a whole different (imo kind of an uninspired) place, but what's the point if you can't even explore it, it just feels off and out of place. I wanna do a sword duel in an open air arena, not a college campus. But imo the most infuriating thing about this is that *they didn't even add the top sports from previous entries into the game* ; boxing, basketball and baseball aren't here, WHY ARE THEY NOT IN THE GAME, those were the most popular and most liked games and they ditched them in favor of new games that who exactly asked for. it'd be fine if those were added on top of the other games, and that brings me to my other point, why are there only 7 sports in the game compared to WSR's 12. How could they've expected anything after release, not seeing all these flaws. I wonder if during testing, did they ever have 2 TV's in the HQ, one with Switch Sports on it and the other Wii Sports Resort and were like "yeah, these games are from the same franchise"

[@saroushen]

It doesn't, though. Switch Sports is theoretically superior in almost every way. You are merely swimming in nostalgia.

[@mrconroy4672]

Personally, I think it is a game doing its own thing. If it had been more of the wii sports but done worse then I could see it. Maybe try to take breaks and actually encourage to have Nintendo do better for future generations.

[@xXXNaruAceXXx]

@@saroushen every way? Like play modes for example?

[@PixelShrimp]

This reminds me of AC:NH vs AC:NL. Pretty big improvements in some areas over the original, pretty big loss of charm and depth in so many others.

[@canbe1945]

I feel like this sums up a lot of the switch era including the switch itself, like the home screen, and shop. Nearly every sports game is a visual marvel with not a drop of charm otherwise.

[@mrconroy4672]

Personally think both are equally as good, but I do think NH can do better.

[@acedelta12]

Huh?

[@niicespiice]

@@acedelta12 animal crossing new horizons (switch game) vs animal crossing new leaf (3ds game)

[@acedelta12]

@@niicespiice Oh

[@victoriabell9546]

One of my main problems with Nintendo Switch Sports, outside of the Sportsmates over Miis issue, is the fact that the only way to progress the game and unlock all of the emotes and costumes and other creatures and hairstyles is by playing online only. I know people don't have a problem with it, but I do and it's been bothering me for a while. There needs to be some sort of rewards system even when playing offline as well. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@kagetsurou]

I have been a huge fan of wii sports resort since I was a kid. Every time when I had a break I spent almost my whole day on it just to climb up higher in the ranking, defeating the champions, and end with a flight in the sky of Wuhu Island. NS sports just lacks all of these things that make me explore the island for hours without even noticing the time. Also I have to complain about the AI in NS sports. Unlike the Wii one they have a ranking system that make sure the AI opponents would be around the same level as the player every time to make it keep challenging but also not too hard, the only difficulty in NS you can choose is either too easy or too hard. That's just not engaging anymore. I gave up after I few time I tried to play hard mode of chambara. It felt so different when I finally defeated Matt in Wii after years of enjoying struggle, compared to constantly being defeated by random AI in NS. Maybe the only thing they did great on NS sports is the online playing, but I DID NOT JOIN NS ONLINE. How the hack can nintendo release a game only relying on online playing?? They even didn't do it on Mario Kart. They totally forgot the players who just want to enjoy the game by themselves. Everything just went so different and wrong in NS sports.

[@tgreg9542]

Bruh 4$ a month 20$ for the year🤦🏾‍♂️

[@tgreg9542]

Soccer is fun af when u got teammates who know what they doin

[@phoenixmorphix]

@@tgreg9542 That's mandatory for a game you bought $40 dollars for. If I'm being honest it's should've been bundled with NS Sports. Without NSO you literally have like 3 lottery generated items you can get in a week. It's terrible. Coming from someone who bought the game day one.

[@tgreg9542]

@@phoenixmorphix you shoot you self in the foot🤦🏾‍♂️ If that’s the case Nintendo should be the only gaming company with free online service. They sold one of there highest selling IPs for 40$, Mario Party Superstars is 60$ to this day and if you don’t play online it’s pretty stale, but no one EVER complains about that. Mario Party is not as fun as Switch Sports offline or online it has only 4 boards and a few characters🤦🏾‍♂️ you people confuse tf out of me. Switch Sport is fun af and once again online is 20$ for 12 months that $1.67 a month, that’s so affordable I don’t know how some can’t afford it🤦🏾‍♂️

[@brycewillis]

Switch Sports honestly just feels like a cash grab for nintendo. They didn't even try to take in some of the wii sport's factors that made it a great game. Switch sports had so much potential.

[@danieldiggs9574]

Most things are cash grabs esp. in gaming and movies. Look at how far Halo series has fallen or Call of Duty. Nintendo I will give them credit I want F-Zero and other games they don't do anymore but since they won't make money on them they refuse to care anymore. At least they admit we in this to make our best money. Switch Sports was easy money. Zelda is taking forever and is the true only Switch game because Breathe of the Wild was a Wii U game ported.

[@hullstar242]

Every product is a cash grab.

[@basil9007]

@@hullstar242 yes that is true, but the thing that defines games for most people (or idk lol maybe this is just me) is that you can feel passion behind them, splatoon is a good example for this even if quite a few people are not fans of it, it has a lot of passionate people behind it considering every band in the game has lore or a backstory to it, (same goes for wii sports) Nintendo sports on the over hand feels like poking a rotten corpse with a stick, there’s no passion behind the game likes how there’s no life in the eyes of a corpse. Btw well dose for figuring out we live in a capitalist society you are so smart for that.

[@ryzastoutgaming2279]

game is bad they added spiking to almost every sport which ruined them, a mechanic where you can trip and your character acts like they just got shot which is dumb and unneeded then the hitbox on the soccer ball is so busted and annoying, and finally you can't pick what mode of bowling you want to play with people online with and it just annoys me how they still haven't fixed these issues and are fine with it. i still play it mainly cause only game in there I can tolerate is soccer volleyball other than that i rather just go back to older games and find a way to make a online mod for it cause forget the switch sports. nothing but pain

[@legendarywiimaster]

Nintendo as a company is EA levels of cash grabbing.

[@hyperreverb6853]

I love playing the vanilla game, and seeing the new one fall woefully short is tough to swallow. How has Nintendo regressed so far?

[@saroushen]

The only reason Wii Sports was huge was because it was a tech demo that came with the console. If you released Wii Sports in 2022 along side Switch Sports, Switch Sports would be much more successful. Just think about that. Wii Sports is dated and offline, who the heck would see that as new and innovative in 2022? Nobody! Switch Sports is theoretically superior!

[@andymcclurg9916]

@@saroushen That's faulty logic. They obviously wouldn't release it without online play and even if they did, people would realize that Switch Sports is more like a tech demo than Wii Sports for 50$ more. Get off your gaming chair, reddit warrior.

[@saroushen]

@@andymcclurg9916 When you start being rude to your opponent in an argument, it's a clear sign of unintelligence, and it shows your rebuttal doesn't hold up. Perhaps you should polish up your argument before calling something 'faulty'. Switch is nothing like a tech demo, and the fact you think otherwise is completely absurd! Even if a game like Wii Sports (with online play) was released, it still wouldn't sell as well as Switch Sports. For starters, you get to choose either Avatars or Miis; you don't get that in Wii Sports. Wii Sports does not have the elements that make Switch Sports great. Edit: You're telling me to get off my gaming chair, yet your channel is the one with two game-inspired videos. I have questionable content that focuses on my Jazz and Classical music arrangements, but I don't focus on gaming like you do, so how does that make any sense?

[@MartinObertiIsABitchAssNigga]

@@saroushen So your argument for Switch Sports being better than Wii Sports is that the former has online while the latter doesn´t?

[@saroushen]

@@MartinObertiIsABitchAssNigga The fact you're having to ask that just shows you didn't read my response. I also added in the argument that you get to choose between Miis and Avatars (Sports mates). You may see this as a pointless argument, but if you look at the other comments, you'll see people whining about the Avatar. Another thing is that the Switch is a portable game console that you can take anywhere. Unlike the Wii, you can play it with or without a TV anywhere in the world; this just makes it superior. I love the Wii, and the games that went with it, but in today's setting, the Switch is better.

[@jay-arts]

this is such a good video! hits the nail on the head on so many of my issues with this game. honestly, i think the reason they changed "swordplay" to "chambara" is so they could go "well it's a different sport now, we don't need to add the other swordplay modes" also, another one of my favorite part about miis in wii sports + resort is how the game would randomly select miis from your wii to watch you or play on your team! it's a truly magical experience to make a slam dunk while sans undertale watches from the stands, and this whole dimension is lost in nintendo switch sports- the background is all random sportsmates. that's probably part of the reason they got rid of the throwing the ball behind you easter egg- it's not like you have any of your miis watching you.

[@a2rhombus2]

I'm glad you go over how the sports are actually fun, because that's how I feel. The game is fun, but not charming. I think the difference is important

[@ianeons9278]

As someone who grew up in the Wii U/3DS era the only time I got to experience Wuhu Island was in Mario Kart 7. I wish it would come back.

[@LandonEmma]

I grew up in Wii Wii U and 3ds era and I’m still growing in the Switch era DS era too but I never had one

[@SquidwardTentacles-jl6me]

@@LandonEmma no one cares

[@thealmightycrisprat]

@@LandonEmma i dont think you understand the meaning of era but ok

[@SquidwardTentacles-jl6me]

@Luis Suazo no you

[@DarkPrince777]

@@LandonEmma Damn, personally I wouldn’t let that slide

[@archieye660]

I would pay an arbotrary amount of money to bring over island flyover to the switch. Wuhu island in that game feels like a separate world even with 480p graphics. Anyway, Great vid, keep them up, you have a really good channel

[@paulgrass4855]

You both misused and misspelled the word “arbitrary.” Well done.

[@JayStep89]

I agree with a lot of your points here but it’s still loads of fun, especially with friends online. Golf and tennis are top tier fun but yes it definitely feels bare bones which is ironic because the console can handle so much more than it’s predecessor.

[@michelveit8238]

The Wii with all its games felt so passionate. There were a ton of new games making great use of the motion control and the games were really fun with friends and family. And since the Wii is quite dated by now, I recently decided to buy a Switch in hopes of getting an even better experience thanks to the new hardware. But as it turned out, the games feel quite lazy and uninspired in comparison. The first game I got was Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. And that was my first tip off of how uninspired all games would feel. And sure,it looks gorgeous, there are new maps and features, the gameplay is fun and it is still always a good time just playing casually with friends and laughing with each other about how incapable everyone is to complete a lap pf rainbow road without falling down. But if you look at the details it falls flat compared to the Wii version. Firstly I had almost no motivation to complete the cups because all the characters are unlocked from the start. And the carparts will be unlocked for collecting coins. There is just next to no reward for getting all three stars in a cup. Also, in the Wii version, after you completed a cup, you would see a little cutscene of the top 3 players on their victory lap which would then pan into all the drivers and guest standing on the home stretch with the 3 best drivers standing in the podium. Now after you played a cup you see the thumbnail of the cup and the leaderboard. And sadly, it looks like it is the same thing with Switch Sports. The original game was a sports game with a clear incentive to animate you to move a bit, but it was full pf character and passion. From dropping the bowling ball over the fans reacting when you shot the tennis ball into their stand to the training and challenges modes. Also it was just a good game in general. The Boxing in Wii Sports is to this day the best boxing game I have ever played and the general progression with the skill level rising an falling based on your performance might be one of the best difficulty selector in all of gaming. You could compare yourself to friends, you could see your improvement, and you had a great incentive to keep grinding a game. I still remember losing to specific Mii in Boxing 3 times and always getting a bit nervous when I got back up in my skill rating and knew I would face him again. Also I can still remember my joy and how proud I was after I finally beat him. Now with the new game I guess the graphics are great and the controls are really precise. But what am I playing towards except to kill some time. Why should I grind a specific discipline if not to overcome my virtual nemesis? I really home Nintendo will at some point get back to making their games as passionate and charming as they did with the Wii. Not only because I would enjoy it now, but also because I would want my kids to enjoy it. Because its these little details that make it unique and worth remembering. I can still remember being proud of myself after beating my Dad for the first time in Mario Kart. Not because my Name stood higher on the Leaderboard, but because my character stood above his on the podium and the whole grid was cheering. I still remember dropping my first ball when bowling, not because there was an embarrassing message telling me again how to throw the ball, but because my whole family was laughing tears when all the Miis jumped up in panic because nobody expected it.

[@saroushen]

You're swimming in nostalgia, and unfortunately that doesn't make something better. Wii Sports was/is a great game, but if you were to release an experience like that today, nobody would see it as new and innovative. Switch Sports is superior in the sense that it gives players a more vibrant game ONLINE. Something the Wii Sports never did.

[@mrconroy4672]

My problems with this is that Mario kart 8dx does have value and inspiration especially when it comes to the BCP. I do see where you are coming from, I would argue that Switch sports although fails there is value in there. I also believe they can do better and they will do so. You should try to take breaks and slow down to look at the situation in an unbiased way.

[@thealmightycrisprat]

@@saroushen if wii sports released today, then the world would be a *very* different place

[@crazycap2945]

@@saroushen I'm going to be entirely honest with you, multiplayer games aren't fun when I can't talk to who I'm playing with. Just because a game has online doesn't automatically make it good because here, playing online feels no different then a CPU

[@puryple]

@@saroushen wii sports club is online

[@b387pp4]

“With the improved motion controls of the Joycon.” that’s debatable

[@stormrunnercore]

Especially for bowling. Calibrating the controls over and over again my ball will always do something different than how I threw it.

[@mr.cringe61]

The only big problem I have is that you can’t explore the Overworld like you mentioned. That could’ve brought so much more live into the game and even into the Sportsmates. I grew up with WS and WSR and this game had so much potential.

[@hadesKIU]

Secret fruits in archery. Secret paddle/bowling ball/armor/sword designs based on champion status. Different flavor texts on island flyover based on the time of day. The drifting and wheelies in cycling. The scary shift in music when your health is low in Swordplay Showdown. The secret 100 pin strike. These are what made Wii Sports Resort special. These are examples of polish. These... Are what Nintendo Switch Sports lacks.

[@UltimateTS64]

I still bust out Switch Sports with friends if I don't have access to my Wii because bowling alone is easy enough to play and is still pretty fun, but I have many ideas on how they could've made this game really great, which I might make a video on. Definitely won't be as well edited as this, but might try to get my ideas out there

[@demjevboyd4130]

They could have combined Wii Sports Club and Wii Sports Resort and made the best Nintendo sequel possible to date. They left out baseball, boxing, basketball, archery, and even frisbee. They had the blueprints and made what I think is a cash grab and a mockery of its predecessors. Imagine a cycling race online versus twenty others or a pickup basketball match with AI or online players as your teammates. Making GOLF a DLC package is just insane.

[@matthewdaggett5163]

my main gripe with NSS is how slow paced the online is. I love playing golf tennis and bowling but when bowling or golfing, I have to wait 30s to find a game, then roughly 45s after each turn waiting for everyone else to finish. this just discourages me to even want to climb the ranking. In the golf i am currently B+ rank but still outperform everyone regularly. It would be nice if the jump was faster if you kept winning, and if you could start the next hole whilst waiting for others to finish the previous one

[@saroushen]

Are you seriously moaning about having to wait 30 seconds for a game? 😂 Please tell me you're not serious.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@saroushen add that up throughout and entire golf game though. Just one game alone adds another like 5 to 10 mins of just wasted time waiting alone. Now imagine you even play 10 games a day. That alone would be over an hour and a half a day of just waiting. Time adds up more then most people think and it's one of the most valuable commodities anymore in my opinion. Even worth more than money so a game wasting extra hours of our time is an issue.

[@WizardCraft-ox4pe]

@@saroushen Caddicarus made a review on Crash 4, and he estimated out of multiple 30 second resets for trying to play Crash Bandicoot 4, he estimates about an hour of that out of 68.5 hours of gameplay were loading screens. And thats what he could count, not counting what he likely missed or miscounted. As Dylan says, time adds up, a lot. If it was once, then yeah its worthy of that, but consider this for a change of pace; Assuming you had 4 people and assuming its a 12 hole game; you take your turn, wait for everyone else. Assuming its roughly 3 strokes per hole, thats 2 minutes 15 seconds for 1 hole. Multiply that by 12, thats 27 minutes for 1 single game. 27 minutes of doing nothing for 1 game of golf, even going 2 games of golf is 54-55 minutes, nearly an hour. And that's assuming everyone even makes it in the hole in 3 strokes, not including people who need to do more because not everyone is the same in skill or they accidentally stroke into water. You see how much of a problem this is? Its full commitment for little to no payoff aside from seeing your name advance on leaderboards. You can clean your laundry in around the same time as it takes to play 2 games of 12 hole golf. Yes, in isolation 30 seconds isn't much time at all, but once you add factors like that and its no longer about the 30 seconds, its about wasted time just waiting.

[@wutadam]

I'm still holding out hope for at least one more mode. They don't stop updating these types of games until the "last major update," and if Mario Maker 2 and ACNH have taught me anything, it's probably going to be huge. Hopefully they bring back Showdown, but combine it with the movement system from Soccer to create an arena-style showdown, and they could even do a Survival Showdown for online.

[@derple8524]

we hoped the same thing for Mario Strikers Battle League, but it's last update was just a burial of the game. And the same thing will happen to this game, a burial

[@mrconroy4672]

I do there’s reason to hope at least.

[@mysticdigital5936]

NS Sports really just feels like a soulless cash grab. It lacks any charm or passion in the original game and Resort. Honestly Resort is tought to beat, but on Switch? In 2022? Nintendo really messed this one up. Especially considering it wasn't even a complete game at launch and follows Nintendo's recent trend of releasing content later, like Golf.

[@trentonomore]

Chambara is the worst sport included because the movements are stiff, in the sense that if i want to swing, i either swing with a set animation, or i don’t swing at all. in Resort, it follows your exact movements and if you so much as touch your opponent, it counts as a light hit. In Chambara, if I swing, it always registers it wrong, usually even swinging in the wrong direction

[@starrcheng]

I actually like how Nintendo is moving more towards a modern design language with Switch Sports, and I rather enjoy the outfits/customization that the game has. I do agree though that the game itself feels lifeless, and there just aren't enough modes to play. Wii sports felt super fun to play with friends back in the day, and Switch Sports is definitely lacking in that department.

[@iLoveFortnite1776USA]

I wish they added street pass to the switch, it would be so cool to play online with someone you walked passed

[@hatsonchickens]

Street pass was really heavy on the battery I don’t think they’ll add it

[@leonro]

@@hatsonchickens It really wasn't with my 3DS XL, and Switch has a larger battery than that. Since they really want the console to be in standby mode anyways, there's no issue with keeping the bluetooth on during that time.

[@BoxCarBoy12]

The hideous new avatars made this not even feel like a Wii sports game, so that was the biggest letdown for me. Bring back the full body Miis! And that they didn't include my 2 favorite sports, basketball and baseball, didn't help either

[@harleymilner3189]

The fact you can separate the joycons literally makes the console perfect for boxing, boxing was iconic in the original, I can't understand why boxing would be implemented

[@ananas_anna]

Boxing is arguably the worst game in Wii Sports. Other than baseball.

[@julienherard414]

@Anna Simonson elaborate, please. In Wii Sports Club, I can agree with you, but in the OG Wii Sports, I have to disagree.

[@zachrupp5]

they gotta be adding more sports over time. I am not sure how many, but i feel like looking at spocco square, there has got to be a new sport in the bottom right corner. If they don’t keep adding new content then this game was just a tremendous letdown.

[@zephyronthewind]

That empty lot looks like it would be for baseball, but I feel like I'm just getting my hopes up tbh

[@somebutter6755]

I think the craziest part of Wii sports compared to switch sports is that Wii sports was a pack in game. Switch sports is $40-$50 depending on if you want the leg strap. That doesn’t even include the online subscription required for progressing in any meaningful way.

[@sawgiie]

The first time I saw the Switch Sports design all I thought was "damn it's all corporate now"

[@callinater6133]

I think the reason why hats and glasses are off limits to Miis is because miis themselves can be given hats and glasses which are part of their core avatar. I imagine the game would have trouble accounting for situations like that.

[@caity_strophic]

it was upsetting to see the miis not brough back onto the switch properly. i understand that it was mostly for the Wii and WiiU but the Miis are loved by ALOT of fans

[@magmatri-studios]

That badminton game is so weird. It looks more like tennis than actual badminton, like it just a slowed down version of tennis.

[@horse14t]

I feel like Badminton should've been an alternate mode to Tennis similar to how bowling has 2 modes.

[@ladypool1404]

The new characters have small heads and long arms| legs which is weird plus they don't have a lot of hairstyles. The Mii's have so much choices for their faces, skin color, hair and body. They can be anyone from a cartoon, a tv show, an anime etc. It's always fun to create a Mii and playing him in the games. Here, the character is ugly and the games are not very fun. I'm so glad i didn't buy Switch sports. I have Wii sports since 2014, still enjoy playing it today 😀

[@NamlessOctarian]

Despite how badly I want a sequel, I would hate to see Nintendo butcher a NintendoLand 2.

[@julienherard414]

If the butcher Nintendoland 2, they are trolling us at this point

[@F4LLEND4RK]

I, too, noticed the lack of progression in offline play fairly quickly (we don't have an online subscription). It feels a bit like playing a friendly/exhibition match on FIFA over and over again. It feels lifeless.

[@rendalswiss7764]

I like how you say it was not bad, it’s a good game in my opinion. As it’s own game yes your 100% correct it’s amazing but compared to the previous entrys it falls short. And also Nintendo would it really that hard to add baseball back. And basket ball

[@Fezezen]

Wuhu Island is probably my favorite setting in any game

[@metal6948]

Switch Sports is so sloppy. The sports options are limited, the sports themselves play in a stiff and rigid way, and replacing the miis with the new mascot characters was a nonsensical choice.

[@PlaysRoblox36]

another problem with the sport guys is that there's not much creativity in them, like why is there only 6 hair styles?

[@reecejones5538]

It’s crazy how the joycons are so much more technologically advanced than the Wii remotes, and yet they didn’t even bother adding Boxing to the list of activities? Seems like the most obvious choice to me

[@switchitwithdc3612]

Boxing needs to come back, I'd also like to see more of those crossover sports. The frisbee golf mode was cool, you could then add footgolf or football table tennis to make more use of the leg strap and football mode. There's so much they could do, but haven't. Like, where's the baseball?

[@starberry847]

12:52 This is exactly what Go Vacation is! You find secret chests and cosmetics throughout a giant resort island, and you have to physically walk/drive/ride a horse or tp to your sports! Too bad they just made it a straight port from Wii To Switch, I'd love to see a remake or sequel~

[@sami-kc8ox]

this game was so much fun 😭 strolling around the city and splitting up to find chests with your friends irl. such good memories

[@callinater6133]

Tbh, I’m not a fan of this direction. It’s a little something I call ‘scale creep.’ Trying to add too much fluff to a sports collection can make the game feel less focused and it just leaves less time to actually polish the sports themselves. Go Vacation feels more like an open world sim game first, and a sports compilation second. Despite having a lot more mini games, they aren’t as fleshed out as most of the ones from Wii sports resort. That’s admittedly most likely by design, but it’s partially why I don’t really see it as a spiritual successor to resort inspite of the inspiration. Ultimately though, even if you could find a way to somehow tie an open world to a sports collection without them feeling like segregated experiences it probably wouldn’t feel like wii sports anymore since its pick up and play aspect is one of its most recognisable qualities.

[@starberry847]

@@callinater6133 it doesn’t have to be a successor or replacement for the Wii sports style game at all imo because it is so vastly different than the Wii sports franchise of games. But I still enjoy the game just as much, just for different reasons I guess and I guess I just also really enjoy whatever type of game go vacation is. I guess what you said makes sense! because the things I enjoy about go vacation more than the sports games you can play is actually the scavenger hunting for hidden chests and customizing your own house and earning achievements and just in general enjoying the environment especially with multiplayer!

[@callinater6133]

@@starberry847 yeah, it’s more its own thing. It’s definitely a game for those who liked island flyover the most.

[@syrexio]

Being honest here, I did initially defend this game, up until mario strikers battle league did the, release the rest of the content later, thing, and then the veil was lifted. I don't hate switch sports at all, I'd rather play it than club, which I feel had an even worse release and model, and I don't consider worth my time, but the game is pretty weak, even after adding golf. Add more sports and sure, the game will be more worth it then, but right now, I don't think so.

[@StarlightNkyra]

If the game didn't market itself as a wii sports successor, but as a new IP, It would still receive a lot of hate, but half as much hate as it has now (since it would be more of a failed experiment.) As it stands it is an insult to the wii sports legacy.

[@julienherard414]

That's what I've been saying. The game itself is ok, but advertising it to be a throwback to Wii Sports just to look like a 3rd part rip off is a huge slap in the face.

[@musewt]

Bruh I can't believe this video was posted just 2 days ago! I remember playing Wii Sports once, when I was at the place of a rich friend of mine. I simply loved it! Tho I've never had my own because of the price back then... But now that I've got my own money, I was just thinking about those good ol'days and asked myself if that videogame still exists. Then I came across your channel and wow it's so nice ^_^ Istg ur so underrated... keep up with the good job!!

[@jasminbautista9379]

Same! I am considering buying one

[@enything2000]

I would consider Switch Sports more of a spinoff of Wii Sports than a sequel to the beloved series.

[@vladdy8493]

My dad has my old wii, and every time I’m there visiting we get the golf or bowling on the go. Almost a family tradition at this point.

[@UBP229]

You’ll be wrong they added basketball

[@UBP229]

With sports and Wii sports resorts are still better

[@Rickby]

I agree. Very underwhelming. It reminds me of New Horizons compared to New Leaf. Completely lost its charm. It’s hard to explain, but the people that know, will know without explanation

[@nintony2994]

not to mention that this game compared to the original on wii, which was bundled in with the wii at launch gave us simple but fun and replayable games to try out. Whereas this came out on the switch, near the end of its lifetime with bare-bones minigames and a ton of missing content to boot. not even baseball or boxing is here either. Thats why I think it did better than whatever this is. I'm not a fan of how the items are distibuted either. I think it would've worked better if there were shops set ip the same way splatoon does their shops

[@SpiiderDoog]

Bruh when I watched one of your videos I thought you had 200k plus subs, the quality is amazing. Keep growing :)

[@nicocchi]

the sportsmate look like if you gave an Animal Crossing guy realistic proportions and then smacked their face with a frying pan should've been Miis and go hard on the cartoonish simplistic arstyle tbh

[@housbous1096]

I still dont understand why they moved away from Miis, the thing others copied cause it was so good. Now we just have these rip off/generic looking rejects.

[@magicjohnson3121]

All they cared about was online and multiplayer. If you don’t care about that then there is no point in playing it. Wii Sports Resort was also fun from a single player perspective and had plenty of content.

[@lamarwallace1462]

The badminton issue is the fact that you really can go on an infinite back and forth unless you make it weak

[@KingSlayer22345]

When I play switch sports I always use my MII and every time I play against players they're always using the Nintendo Switch Sports characters I like never play with somebody who uses they're MII's and it's probably because all those people probably were not around during the WII era

[@denzeltheeternalunderstudy2858]

I really enjoyed this video. I like your style we’re even though you’re critical towards the game, you have a relaxing and understanding tone. It sounds strange explaining it, but it’s a nice change

[@Dooklay]

When I watched this video, it felt like a video produced by a big 1 million subs youtuber. The quality is great!

[@Jarttis]

Your right joy con's motion controls just, not working for bowling pretty much sums up all the hardware issues with the Nintendo Switch. Just out of nowhere, stuff doesn't work.

[@Refreshment01]

Nintendo has been quite ungrateful to motion gaming. Look at the sales of games such as: 1 2 Switch, ARMS, Super Mario Party, Ring Fit & Switch Sports. All these games have in common million in sales & low effort/resources put into them. Profit margins are probably way higher than most other Nintendo games. Now if these games start declining people will fault the "motion gaming fad is over", when in reality Nintendo didnt put the effort. How is it possible that a 2009 game 3 console generations apart is far supeior than Switch Sports?

[@masteranimation2008]

Because it was Satoru Iwata behind the wheel, and not the soulless corpo rat we have today.

[@liuuik]

Me personally, I like that they have tennis and badminton even though they’re similar, they are still very different

[@ju.ice-der-boi]

Yep, I prefer badminton even more because it feels much more responsive. I hate that you have to play 2v2 in tennis, which is super confusing sometimes bc you have to switch sides so many times…

[@ivanodosreis4921]

I’m sorry but Wii Sports (Resort Included) will never be dethroned. It’s just the og. Wii Sports is my second favourite game of all time. Disney Infinity is my all time favourite.

[@jackreilly9201]

I agree. Volleyball is great tho I play in real life and appreciate the slides and quick sets as well as trying to guess where the hit would land for blocking and bumping

[@Technonova323]

You summed up basically all my thoughts on this game. This game disappointed me so bad, I actually forgot it released in 2022. Too bad it wasn't as great as I hoped.

[@blorpxd]

They should make Nintendo Switch Sports Resort but actually make it good, and bring back an improved Wuhu island with it

[@julienherard414]

No Sportsmates. Please put them in their own Spocco series

[@2023snow]

I like Switch Sports. Playing against the computer doesn't really interest me, so the online-centric focus is great

[@bigcj730]

bro, keep up the grind! just remembered you from that mario kart stream with schlatt and sneegsnag! Keep up the good work!

[@Michigan1985]

I had wii sports. I still like this game. I just hope they plan on releasing more sports with free updates.

[@JustJamesNotJerry]

I honestly think the previous games are just better, Nintendo Switch sports doesn’t succeed in any major way.

[@moltenfreddy1995]

Missed Opportunity to Nintendo to call "Nintendo SWIItch Sports"

[@frffreport]

would be nice to have a offline rating for sure, i wonder if theyll add it with a update at some point or even get more sports at some point

[@liuuik]

I would really love if they added darts, basketball, or ice hockey

[@TrAcHannuzz]

I just bought a Wii with 2 controllers and 8 games with wii sports resorts with it for 40 bucks, much better deal then Switch sports and it plays better with the Wiimote lol

[@lasercraft32]

It just screams lifeless corporate money grab. Why put effort into a sports game anymore? Slap a 60 dollar price tag, flashy graphics, and minimal content and boom easy money... :/

[@Patricia-dj5qn]

As someone who plays offline (don’t have the time to play online), I’m glad I watch this video. Games are too expensive these days and I rather just not buy it. This game seems to heavily rely on online play… thanks for this video! Saving me some cash I’ll use on something else

[@connormcnulty6377]

The sportsmates are so bad compared to the Miis. I can’t go back to NSS knowing that I won’t have a chance to see George Bush hit a home run with a Minecraft Creeper and Jar Jar Binks.

[@Rosegirl398]

Wii Sports was full of charm like the Miis spinning backwards in bowling if the bowling ball went backwards

[@guakumole5167]

I hate this game with a passion. I grew up with wii sports resort and I played with my brothers. When I saw the trailer for this game in the direct, I about fell out of my seat I was so excited. I bought it the day it released and played it for a few hours, and then realized that it sucked. This was a really missed opportunity from Nintendo.

[@julienherard414]

I immediately was turned off when I saw the Sportsmates from the trailer

[@tarsalbutbetter8865]

At 3:07 you can see a baseball field with no name above it whilst everything else has a a name above it as well with a ski resort type thing near the chambara so we could see baseball and ski both in Nintendo switch sports

[@ChefFandangle]

Flat out this game sucks. Better graphics design doesn’t compute to a better game. Original wii sports and sports resort is way better than this game

[@soupman9-z4c]

If nintendo makes another sports game in this series they should put spocco square somewhere on wuhu island

[@Troshock]

I just realized how small this video and channel is but I see lots of potentional

[@Turtlesaregoo]

Resort>Switch

[@mailpaper7754]

Shocked they didn't just tweak up the original and add it as a Deluxe like they've done with a ton of other games. Would've done way better than this game will.

[@agamerplayeryt]

For the golf game I’m guessing you got a lobby with beginners. A bogey is 1 stroke over par and double bogey is 2, triple is 3, etc. Also nice video 👍

[@InfinitySevens]

He literally ended up in a lobby with bots.

[@gamerhex7335]

This game shows just how much Nintendo DOESN'T care about its playerbase. They could add all the sports from OG Sports AND Resort and make them so much better, and release them slowly so as not to kill the hype or game too fast. Instead, it's like they wanna wash their hands of Switch Sports and forget it even exists. Nintendo is the definition of a bad company.

[@sowceitup5547]

Mannnnnn idk if we will be getting any other sports after basketball. There is no more spaces open, apart from the middle area that could be home to new sports. There is potential cause of the like hotel thing on the very bottom right of the map, so there could be like a second screen with a few extra games, maybe a plane runway or something. But yeah this game could’ve been amazing

[@jordandagostaro5323]

there is a difference between failure and comparison to what you prefer.

[@RainbowFanYT]

I totally agree with you. I have the Wii console but when I was younger I didn't know much English so I never downloaded the internet channel on the game. But it was still pretty fun! You could do literally everything NORMALLY without internet connection. And damn in the Switch console you can't do anything without it. Really sad.

[@ZX_64]

GO Vacation feel more like a Wii sport game than Switch sport

[@siahteb9702]

I was planning to buy nintendo switch sports but I think I'm better off getting a copy a new copy of wii sports instead

[@siahteb9702]

Since my computer isnt letting me edit the comment I have to reply to it. so it turns out I got a used wii and never realized that all wiis came with wii sports, and earlier this year I found my wii u (because I don't have a Wii anymore) I plan to finally get and play wii sports once and for all.

[@ApLzTheArtist]

I hope the next direct doesn’t disappoint

[@xshadowscreamx]

No offline skill rank, no deal.

[@D00MIC]

This game was just mid overall, I completely forgot about it cuz it was really underwhelming

[@leinadlink]

I feel like this game suffers a lot from modern game development philosophy. The difference between this game and resort, is that resort had to come out complete at launch. Modern games can just patch in the content later. Nintendo is clearly experimenting with these practices in their sports and spinoff lineup. They probably thought that due to the low sales of sports club people don't really want games like these anymore. So they were cautious with the development of this game to not go too overboard, and they released it at an earlier stage of development than usual to test the waters. That way, if it doesn't bring in enough money, they just can cancel the updates and move the devs to something else. That prospect probably had an impact on the team's morale as well, since you won't care about a project as much if you know the higher ups can axe it on a whim. That may explain the lack of small details and gags. This is all speculation, but I do take note from tons of development horror stories from other studios.

[@lawson6377]

wasn't the first sport game for wii free? seems a little BOLD of Nintendo to charge us for it , especially since there are less features than the Wii Sports.

[@thepotato1178]

i just miss wuhu Island