Why Nintendo Switch Sports FAILS As A Wii Sports Game

In this video, we take a look at why Nintendo Switch Sports fails to live up to other Wii Sports games. Despite being the first new installment in the series in almost 10 years, the game falls short in several key areas, which are covered in this video. Enjoy!
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[@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

[@j.stretcher]

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]

@@j.stretcher 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

[@Malyt538]

Literally a remastered with some new game modes and upscaled graphics would’ve been fine

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@themonsterlegendsbros1263]

​@@paulgrass4855 thanks he tried hard

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@lamarwallace1462]

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

[@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

[@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 😀

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@enything2000]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@2023snow]

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

[@Michigan1985]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@bandeelou]

The fact they didn’t use miis at first and didn’t keep the charm of Wii sports makes me wonder if they even have play testers sometimes

[@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!

[@Rosegirl398]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@PlaysRoblox36]

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

[@bigcj730]

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

[@UBP229]

You’ll be wrong they added basketball

[@UBP229]

With sports and Wii sports resorts are still better

[@ApLzTheArtist]

I hope the next direct doesn’t disappoint

[@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.

[@Itza-Me]

My man just called badminton slow

[@legendarywiimaster]

This game is the epitome of Nintendo going for money. So many missed opportunities, there’s no boxing, basketball, 100 pin bowling, baseball, cycling, or any extra modes for sword fighting like the wii had. They could’ve added new sports that were actually good. Badminton and volleyball feel like much slower versions of tennis. Ping pong would’ve been a good replacement because the pace is faster. And don’t forget how restricted your movement is compared to tennis

[@ZX_64]

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

[@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.

[@U1coolguy]

Not only does it fail as a Wii sports game, but fails as apart of the Wii series in general. Wii party, Wii play, and even Wii music are far greater than switch sports.

[@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

[@Ninja_4561]

Tennis doesn't feel right at all to me in this game. Instead of actual motion determining what direction you hit the ball in, now you hit the ball left or right by hitting the ball early or late, and it doesn't feel natural. Badminton doesn't have the weird timing mechanic, so why did they change Tennis? Also, in the newest update, they somewhat ruined online bowling, because there's now a 50-50 chance you'll get the "special" mode, but of course it always seems to be the special mode when I don't want to do it

[@moltenfreddy1995]

Missed Opportunity to Nintendo to call "Nintendo SWIItch Sports"

[@ashhabimran239]

Pros: Sports are great, controls feel good, loads of fun customisation, looks visually great Cons: No offline progression, limited customisation, not enough side modes, needs more exploration Feels like the biggest issue of this game is that it feels disappointing after Resort than the original more than anything. There is a genuinely great game and concept here, it just isn't fully realised, might be one of the few people who doesn't mind the sports mates. I even wondered how a "Switch Sports" title would do if it was the first two games remade, upgraded, and sold on the Switch, or if the game was treated as entirely separate from the OG series, even if comparison is inevitable. I know some people may look back at it fondly in a few years (like the Wii U)

[@playedtoomuch5259]

CLEARLY its because they didn't have baseball because that one was my favorite and i wish they added that instead of like badminton or something

[@davyjones4910]

If failed because when you bowl backwards the mii don’t jump

[@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

[@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

[@DawsonJBailey]

bruh that soccer looks like rocket league without cars like who tf thought that would be a good idea without at least giving the players like super speed or something

[@Troshock]

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

[@joecaljapan]

Yeah, pretty much agree with most of your assessment. Not being able to use the earned items on your Mii character is pretty annoying. I was pretty much forced to play online because playing with my sister in law's family is the only time I play with other people. Since there is no progression or any other models offline, pretty much makes this game useless for me, except for bowling and golf practice. Pretty much only play mostly bowling and a bit of golf online.

[@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.

[@Aledarin2310]

the thing i was most excited about was ranking up in offline since it looked so fun on the wii but that wasnt even there anymore plus bad,inton shouldnt be a sport if you only have six variety is neccessary i was very happy when the game was announced but it lacks a lot of content

[@WingedEchoes]

Nintendo really ruined my hopes for Nintendo Switch Sports. I really loved the details and secrets the game had. But the one thing I hate is that the game is online only. It ruins everything. The fact that you can't play the online modes offline, makes me lower it. The miis were disrespected the most. The game started with miis, everyone loved the miis, and the fact that they hid the miis in the options menu hurts me. They don't care about what the game has become and the memories we got playing it. Nintendo Switch Sports has no right to call it a wii sports game. Nintendo is really breaking my heart. I wish they took inspiration from the wii u and the good days we had.

[@dominosnostradamus2415]

3:23 Matt being in there is epic

[@QrazyQuarian]

It took them 6 years to develop a Switch version of Wii Sports. Why the hell were there only 7 games (three of which feel like Tennis but slightly different)? How come we only get the Wii Sports golf courses? Hell, it took them 6 years just to remaster the same courses??? If you're only going to give us half the sports, then at least give us some variation to explore! And for people who don't like going online (such as old people), maybe don't make the entire means of improving your character and score online-only! What the hell were you thinking, Nintendo?!

[@JustJamesNotJerry]

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

[@bruhperson459]

I don't like how it feels as if nintendo went from making a great game you can play with your friends and family to attempting to persuade you to buy nintendo online

[@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.

[@amuck.]

Nintendo still can’t outdo a nearly 2 decade old console this is disappointing. If it worked maybe you should keep it and add on, not remove it entirely.

[@Joskilani]

I genuinely feel like the lack of focus on the Miis is what killed it for most people. It's definitely what killed Switch Sports for me, at least. Seems like a petty reason, but Miis were so essential to the Wii Sports brand. It's a shame Nintendo is trying to do away with them

[@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.

[@GeotheElite]

Soccer is just rocket league without the car

[@khaileimatmanivong5715]

I still own a wii and have both sport and resort. I also have a switch as well and wanted to see if switch sports was worth getting more controllers for my switch. I personally don't think it is worth the money. It was much cheaper to buy a wii that came with sport and 2 controllers, buy 2 other controllers, and resort. Than my switch all together.

[@J2dad5389]

It just comes down to the sad fact that game developers are lazy now a days. Nintendo isn’t the only one. Look at all AAA developers and their games dropping half baked half unfinished games for full price. The days of quality and bang for your buck in video games are long gone. This shouldn’t come as a surprise.

[@marcelf0252]

The longer I watch this video the more I feel betrayed for my money since I really didn't play that game in about a year

[@gabrielperez5193]

You can tell nintendo used a different set of developers for the new game. Wii sports was designed to be great since it would make the wii incredibly popular because of peculiarities and newness of motion control of the time. That technology doesn’t have that wow factor anymore especially compared to newer technology today. This game was made almost as an afterthought thought. It feels like they just made this game for the hell of it.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Even though I don’t have this game or a Nintendo Switch I hate that this game doesn’t even have the original announcer

[@theboogboi1759]

I bought switch sports digitally a while back and ive been kicking myself ever since because i feel genuinely ripped off and I cant even sell my copy of the game Like if Nintendo just wanted a cash grab they couldve just directly ported wii sports resort without upscaling it or anything and it would take less work and i feel like most people would be perfectly happy with that

[@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.

[@Xaria_000]

i wish they added more sports from wii sports instead of net games..😓