The Short, Pathetic Life of Nintendo Switch Sports

[@stijnstolze3018]

basketball just dropped. stupid how it took them 2 years and we have only gotten 2 new sports. and they arent even new. the game still has less sports than resort.

[@InsertQuarterPlz]

Then the game is gonna be dead in 5 days.

[@RedPiece0601]

​@@InsertQuarterPlzthe game sold more than 10 million though?

[@Dousch]

Actually stopped the video after seeing your comment because it told me everything I need to know about this dumpster fire

[@Nintendo_Wolf]

​​@@InsertQuarterPlz Still has an active community since day 1 and the demo. Is the game relevant? Heck no. But to this day you'll get full matches and players around the world. Another user talking out their a*s

[@maksrobotengr]

@@Nintendo_Wolf Exactly! I don't own the game but I know its sold like crazy and is played by many people despite its mediocrity

[@nessexceptless]

I like how when Switch Sports was announced on that direct, i was so unbelievebly happy until the characters popped on screen and i processed the idea for longer than a second.

[@HauntakuTV]

The sportsmates aren't bad, but the whole idea of miis is that they are as simple as possible to make players feel as close to the characters as possible.

[@BomberDuck]

This is basically everyone's reaction

[@Nintendo_Wolf]

People overhate sportsmates. All the costumes and accessories you can put on them is cool, and you can still be your mii anyway. The problem is the severe lack of content compared to other games. I still play it to this day because playing online competitively is fun on Golf and Bowling. Still a very much active community, but it could have been so much more. I thought with updates they would improve the game, but they just gave up on it.

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrinRinOnishi]

​@@Nintendo_Wolfyeah but the shit is locked behind fomo if you actually wanna unlock stuff for your character

[@444knuffelmac]

@@Nintendo_Wolf It just seems different, i don't remember having an wii (i think i had one like a bit ago, but don't use it/don't know where it is) so i don't have the feeling of nostalgia of it, but the wii's look more customisable, and are just funnier to look at, i don't want to get humilated by myself of how terrible i play, but if a funny man does it i don't mind that, wii's just seem nicer, the humannesss that they were going for was to high, and naturally the cancelation made it even less customisable, it just does not feel well, they shouldn't change everything, they should do more like disney in that way, or they should completely make new games that feel grand enough, may have sports, but should be far enough away from the wii sports so the image of wii sports isn't going to impact it, or just make wii sports, mii's and everything, and even better, they went with the middle aproach, going for the to close to wii sports, to little, to low amount of everything, and once the servers are down, switch sports is down, wii sports isn't ganne get fully wipped if their servers are ganne get deactivates / are deactivated, they also shouldn't have gone for the scummy mobile game tactic / f2p game tactic, fortnite does it good, as they are f2p, and if your an high enough rank you get rewarded, always new things, events, and everything, this was a p2p game, what shouldn't have paid battlepasses imo, and there are 2 rewards max per week, like said, if it was 1 reward per x level for the people just having the game, and 1 reward per 1 level for the ones with online as well, i would think it would still be even more active then now, they just chose the wrong choices in manyt departments, if you disagree, i would like to know at what point it is, and your explanation for disagreeing, to know if i would change my statement, thank you for reading my small rant, and hope you have an great day

[@Rihcterwilker]

Nintendo is losing it's "embracing" identity. Where the wii had comforting menu music and miis, the switch is silent, cold, sterile.

[@sonicsillies]

yesss! i saw a video once that compared the eshops of the other consoles compared to the switch. the wii u had music, bright colors, and was embracing, as you said. and then the switch...it's quiet, laggy, consists of only orange and white, and just feels boring. its so sad

[@wockio205]

Who cares? You buy it to play games, and Switch has more and better games than any previous Nintendo console

[@xerobeat9142]

you are SOY if you think this matters at all

[@CottonBunn]

​@@wockio205 we care because we enjoyed it in the past, and its just been getting worse. go away, fanboy.

[@wockio205]

@@CottonBunn I enjoyed it too but its really not a big deal

[@crumple_bumton8933]

They focused so much on online play that they forgot about the sports themselves, the other modes for the sports and the cpus that made the sports more lively. It’s honestly a shame

[@dpv007]

And Nintendo's online friggin' sucks at the best of times, so all those compromises were for nothing. 😡

[@dpv007]

And Nintendo's online friggin' sucks at the best of times, so all those compromises were for nothing. 😡

[@ravkhar927]

@@dpv007um, i play this game very often n have no issues online, what are you talking about?

[@Nintendo_Wolf]

​@@ravkhar927 Very true.

[@Chineseisntalanguageapparently]

They focused so much on online play that they forgot some people (everyone) don’t want to play this game for the online, but for the fun of it, and the online should’ve been the only thing they gave it as dlc, and it should’ve had it by the end of the release month, so it actually got to be a good game with success

[@DeterminedTorres]

I knew Switch Sports was a shell of what Wii Sports was by the lack of the ability of throwing the bowling ball backwards to make the Miis jump.

[@functionatthejunction]

You might as well be able to throw it backwards for as well as the motion controls work. And I use the term work very generously.

[@NintendoHero]

"Ah yes, the brutal consequences of optimism" is my new go to line for whenever Nintendo pulls a Nintendo. This game really just feels like a bad dream. It consumed my life for a few months and then I just moved on and have been happier ever since. I truly hope the words "live service" and "Wii Sports" never get near each other again

[@NickMario1]

Definitely the biggest monkey paw ever 😅

[@anonymouslucario285]

You're acting like this game was traumatic for you

[@awsxedc3]

​​@@anonymouslucario285 a bit of a dramatic read, but it stems from realizing Wii Sports as a brand ended with this game. Switch Sports is almost guaranteed to be forgotten, and Miis playing sports is too tainted of a property to ever return. It is truly the end of their era.

[@TheScrubmuffin69]

Dude these nintendo fanboys are fucking weird. "Nintendo switch sports consumed my life for a few months" and after you stopped playing a fucking video game you say "I've never been happier" dude GET A FUCKING GRIP ON REALITY and go touch some grass. What the actual fuck is this cringey ass, terminally online bullshit?

[@gengarguy8801]

Switch Sports is like an abusive lover that extorts you into thinking they'll improve, only to consistently remain shitty for your entire duration with them.

[@NickMario1]

Very specific

[@stale_cheeto]

​@@NickMario1But it's true

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

Replace "switch sports" with "Nintendo" and you've got that right

[@Blaxi131]

@@NickMario1yet oddly common

[@TMS-Oddbot]

@@nobodyinparticular9640 Actually, I gotta say Switch in general is still an improvement from the Wii U…in some ways. And in other ways it’s cheap as heck in comparison

[@andreworders7305]

The play test was completely public yet they tried to make it confidential? Did they expect that to work?

[@Vsirugo13]

It’s actually so frustrating that this game sold over 10 million units. This is the kinda game that ruins Nintendo’s reputation for casual audiences and I hope consumers actually think before buying games in the future. I can only hope Nintendo’s reaction to this isn’t to release more slop.

[@ZaiKuderz]

As much as I hate it too you just know Nintendo doesn't care either way

[@kaiahnung4958]

Yeah, I agee. But I think if it sold bad we would never see a new Wii Sports Title again…? The game is also this bad because they restarted development after a long time and had to get finished. So maybe the next will be better? I hope so.

[@Vsirugo13]

@@kaiahnung4958 The series definitely deserves another Resort. I do think if anything the player decline will tell Nintendo that something went wrong and I can’t imagine sports will be left to just Mario.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Casuals never cared for little stuff that shouldn’t be a bother. Just take it and play it because in the end of the day it’s all about fun.

[@justice5408]

Hope consumers think? Lol

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

The biggest mistake was not including WuHu Island

[@epzo]

thats resort

[@teresar6348]

or even just a city helicopter flyover woulda been cool

[@wav9686]

It's weird how the items are just stock and brandless. Like imagine how cool it would be to unlock a Mario hoodie or a Kirby jumpsuit? EDIT: I forgot to mention Super Mario Maker 2 did this right with its collectibles, so I'm not sure why this was missed. EDIT; BASKETBALL EDITION: I'm somewhat surprised by the amount of comments deeming this video aging badly due to the new Summer Update. All they're doing is adding *one sport, a returning sport, with four-players and online slapped on, and it is the only part of this update. There's no hidden Easter egg like in that one Soccer update. It's just Basketball, something we've played since 2009.*

[@0tterhead]

Oh man a kirby volleyball would actually be kinda sick

[@LocalTorchwoodIntern]

Honestly it would've been so cool if they did brand specific items like the Mario and Sonic games or had an option to purchase certain sets (or missing items) using points collected from playing sports. Honestly those two wou;d've gotten me interested in getting the game over having to play it in a week to get items.

[@ultimat3lifeform]

KIRBY KIRBY KIRBY KIRBY KIRBY

[@internetguy7319]

Crossovers are boring and mid

[@carvman217]

@@internetguy7319nice bait lmao

[@Pheicou]

A simple Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort bundle would've sold more than this.

[@paperluigi6132]

13 million sold says otherwise. And remember most Wii Sports sales come from the fact that it came bundled with the Wii.

[@lpfan4491]

​@@paperluigi6132It really does not. There is absolutely negative shot that the game sold those 13 milion on its own merits. It got 100% boosted by technically being part of the Wii Sports-series.(and the fact that there was a boundle, which had its own Wii Sports-effect on the gamesales)

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

@@paperluigi6132that’s because casuals just buy everything that has the switch logo on it, not because the game is good

[@shibernyan2009]

Hope they bring that to the Switch 2 (or whatever it's going to be called). Perhaps in combination with Switch Sports, cause I do enjoy the new sports in that one a lot as well. I can do without Wii Sports Club though.

[@richardwilliams4302]

I've noticed it is a habit for nintendo to allude to free updates and then never deliver. For example: when odyssey came out, everyone thought that their would be a Sunshine DLC because they put it on the loading screen map. There was never a Sunshine DLC. And even more maliciously: When Mario Maker 2 came out, they'd put the only new level style (3D World) under a seperate category titled "Extra Game Styles" with an empty slot for potential future styles. There was never a new style. It sucks that very passionate devs of games like Shovel Knight and No Man's Sky, create so much goodwill behind free updates and then Nintendo completely takes advantage of it for profits.

[@luckyfini7320]

Nothing is really saying that these things weren't planned at the point the games first released, though. Didn't they say that Bowser's Fury was a repurposed Odyssey DLC?

[@paperluigi6132]

The former was literally just an Easter egg that they had to unfortunately remove when speculation became too rampant.

[@lukiia9854]

I agree with your point but these are I think the two worst examples you could have possibly given and betray your skewed sense of optimism

[@richardwilliams4302]

@@paperluigi6132 you right, oddysey was not fantastic evidence.

[@richardwilliams4302]

@@lukiia9854 ok maybe the odyssey one was not a great point. But do you think that the MM2 menu reading: "Extra Game Styles" with an "s" was not misleading? considering there was only one new theme added? This was a blatant lie to fans. And I don't care how much I enjoy their games (even MM2) I'm not gonna pretend like that was honest and blame my own optimisim. But what examples would you give since you agree?

[@lordmarshmal_0643]

"Unrealistic nostalgic standards" See here's the problem with that sentiment: They already have the Mii assets Even without Miitopia bumping up the customizability to an absurd degree, the Miis work well enough in general to this day (I wanna shut the Mario Kart Miis up so badly though) that they'd be fine as the main avatars here as well I don't necessarily mind the sportsmates in isolation, but it feels like a case where the focus of initial development was sorely misplaced and wasted as a result, and that's not even taking into consideration the fact that Badminton almost definitely got in to save dev hours

[@ContendCreators]

Badminton is diffrent to tennis

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

@@ContendCreators. A little, but not enough to truly vary up the mechanics.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Mario Strikers: Battle League is also another title that had a short life and remained an incompleted game

[@NitwitsWorld]

And after a free update with Princess Daisy added to the game it’s not worth it

[@ramenpix]

@@NitwitsWorld The fact that Daisy wasn't even there at launch shows how little they cared. Mario Kart 7 may have been missing Waluigi, another vital Mario character, but at least it was finished.

[@NitwitsWorld]

@@ramenpix yup Nintendo screwed up during the pandemic I know we shouldn’t blame it on them or the pandemic but it was so weird of them to release unfinished games during the events of 2019 to 2022

[@ramenpix]

@@NitwitsWorld It all kinda started with Mario Tennis Aces and was downhill from there, with all of the future Mario Sports games being lackluster. I really hope the next Mario Kart doesn't go down this path.

[@therealjaystone2344]

@@ramenpix I doubt Mario kart is getting that kind of treatment because it’s one of their big mainline IP to take it’s time for, unlike smaller IPs

[@AvatarNeo]

The fact that the Wii's pack-in game from 2006 launched with more content than the Switch's "successor" from 2022 is depressing

[@dullsunrise8820]

Me and my bro grew up with a Wii (and thus Wii Sports) so when Switch Sports was announced he was hyped. He got it, played it for 30 minutes, then never touched it again. I think that says a lot when a pretty hype game doesn’t get someone to play it for at least an hour once it launches.

[@xRaiofSunshine]

Meanwhile I’d LOVE to go back to sports resort if I had the hardware.

[@PassivPsychosen]

@@xRaiofSunshine you can play it on pc dolphin emulator or even on the most phones these days with dolphin emulator if you have a bad pc or a good phone give it a try

[@NickMario1]

Nice danganronpa pfp

[@justsplat]

I want a fucking refund I did the same thing (didnt grow up with a wii, had a wii u tho 💀) I played for like 2 days though havent touched the game in multiple months

[@NickMario1]

@@justsplat how was the WiiU?

[@plows2940]

Switch Sports feels like another of the boneheaded decisions that was primarily made to push their garbage online subscription service with everything else about it being an afterthought. It honestly feels like almost all of Nintendo’s terrible decisions ever since the Switch launched have been in some way related to Nintendo Switch Online. Everything from requiring a subscription to play online in the first place to cloud saves being the only way to back up save data to voice chat only being supported via the mobile app to the closure of 3DS/Wii U eShops and Online services which was likely done in favour of making NSO the only official way to play any Nintendo games online or access legacy titles as it meant the only non-subscription alternatives were eliminated.

[@lpfan4491]

It is obscene how much better the Switch experience would have been if they like...cut the online access out of the NSO paywall entirely(barely anyone gets NSO for the online, lmao), aswell as having the permanent VC sales alongside it. It would improve the customer experience 10-fold, deincentivise them to make duds to shill online subs, aswell as get them more money overall. It's legit poor business for everyone including big N, lmao.

[@paperluigi6132]

3DS and especially WiiU was because numbers had reached the lows that would’ve made further server maintenance not worth it. Why keep the servers up for like the thousands of people still there when the MILLIONS of others have already left? Like it or not, it’s business at the end of the day, and Nintendo knew that it was time to pull the plug.

[@Porcupine2009]

@@paperluigi6132Luckily we still have pretendo though

[@jaxsterminator8634]

NSO IS PERFECT. SWITCH SPORTS IS PERFECT.

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

​@@jaxsterminator8634kindly hold your breath indefinitely

[@rustyshackleford234]

If the next console doesn’t include Miis and amiibo functionality, I’m gonna be sad 😭 I just miss when Nintendo had soul.

[@NickMario1]

Even if it does they probably won’t use them much still

[@joemamr710]

None of Nintendo’s systems included minis for the first 23 years of their consoles, and those are definitely the most soulful of all consoles.

[@DannyP-dm1pw]

Nintendo never had soul. Electronics never had soul. Nintendo never did Miis besides that era. Should us guys over 40 ask for the Power Glove and Rob the Robot to return because that was our childhood? Gotta get the nostalgic glasses off

[@joemamr710]

@@DannyP-dm1pw You are definitely right. The thing is, people don't understand the power of nostalgia, and how specific it is to a specific person/generation, when they first start feeling it in their late 20s and 30s. It's not until later in life that people realize that every generation has nostalgia for when they were a kid, and every generation thinks that everything was way better when they were a kid.

[@DannyP-dm1pw]

@@joemamr710 Yep which is why when I was in my late 20's early 30's all I did was talk about how amazing the 90's were as a teen for everything but now that I'm 44 I just love hearing people enjoy memories that made their childhood great because the reality is not every person had a great childhood to begin with. I love hearing my younger cousins or friends talk about N64 or Gamecube the way I talk about SNES. Then again I was 20/21 during Xbox, PS2, Dreamcast and so forth. I loved it. Working and buying my own stuff and games. But yeah my biggest nostalgia is probably for Super Nintendo, Street Fighter 2 and then Tecmo Bowl on the NES. I also grew up with Gameboy and Commodore 64. I didn't have a NES in the 1980's. My 80's have great memories of toys, cartoons and sitcoms. It was a great time that can't be duplicated with today's technology. I still love physical things. CDs, VHS, cart games but I also realize the power of today

[@lupeylycan]

honestly the character customization was pretty cute, it just was like............ not at all what anyone asking for a new wii sports wanted in the first place. its like if nintendogs was rebooted to look like littlest pet shop like, i guess thats a cute dog, but its also not what i wanted from this particular product

[@PKLuver944]

This made me laugh, yet it's also very true

[@Kyarchuu_draws]

Honestly it would have been really fun if it was with the original miis as well as if it wasn't locked to online players. I loved being able to customize my miis in Tomadachi life so I can imagine how fun it would be to be able to unlock outfits by playing sports

[@ask343]

Well you can use miis and outfits with them in Switch Sports, it's just annoying that you can't use hats or glasses with Miis

[@Chad_Wick]

switch sports (miis) look like stretched out animal crossing characters.

[@NathAnarchy45]

All they had to do was port wii sports resort and original to the switch 💀

[@lpfan4491]

The Mii2.0s will never not be funny in a cursed way. I can remember when people in the german community made fun of them for having "zoomer haircuts". (They only stopped because the game lost all relevance after 2 months.)

[@Level_Eleven]

“Soccer is just running towards the ball the whole time” That’s basically every sport

[@modables]

2 comments is crazy you really got his dick in your mouth

[@sander303]

The soundtrack to Switch Sports makes you feel like you're in purgatory

[@juliannocartagena2007]

How?

[@sander303]

@@juliannocartagena2007 Listen to it for an hour while nothing happens in the bowling game

[@barelyhere7200]

People give games like hey pikmin and federation force a lot of shit which is funny because they’re not even bad games. Games like Mario strikers battle league and Nintendo switch sports deserve the hate way more

[@OriginalGameteer]

As someone who's played through the entirety of Hey!, this is very true Hey wasn't... great imo, but I definitely have more positives to say compared to Battle League and Sports

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

Hey Pikmin and Federation Force are fine enough games that came out at a bad time. They at least had some charm in them. Switch Sports and Battle League just proves that Nintendo pretty much stopped caring about their quality and people will still buy their games anyway.

[@AnAverageGoblin]

Metroid Federation Force is legit a clunky awkward mess that treats Samus like a useless sack of potatos lmao

[@barelyhere7200]

@@AnAverageGoblin i’ve played Federation force and that is not true at all💀

[@AnAverageGoblin]

@@barelyhere7200 you have shit taste then lol

[@PikaPikaLOL]

It’s sad because I think the game could’ve easily been great. 2 things brought it down - a lack of games (considering Resort and having to wait for an extra one to be added) and perhaps the even bigger problem, it got caught in the crazy for online multiplayer battle royales when Wii Sports is best when you’re in the same room

[@theotherjared9824]

If you go into the official financial data, Nintendo Switch Sports has sold more than you would expect. It has a really long tail and has sold at a consistent rate for years, seeing an uptick in late 2023 when all the content released for it. It has likely crossed 13 million copies by now.

[@themaskedwander]

Would the numbers of the bundle console count to tho? I technically have 2 copies as I pre ordered it but recently got a console bundle that Switch Sports came free with for €299.99

[@theotherjared9824]

@@themaskedwander It would mainly be physical copies because of the leg strap.

[@themaskedwander]

@theotherjared9824 never thought the leg strap made much of a difference since it's only for the one sub sport

[@themaskedwander]

​@@theotherjared9824 the bundle includes the strap with it

[@paperluigi6132]

And it has officially crossed 13M as of March. By now, there are officially more people that own Switch Sports than there are people that own a WiiU.

[@fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771]

Literally the only time I've ever felt excited over this game was the Star Fox asset names left over in the files

[@sahaprocks7751]

Wait really? Ok yeah that is the most exciting thing about this game

[@NickMario1]

Oh yeah I forgot about that

[@andreworders7305]

Why did they chose to go from like 12 sports to six

[@CuteRedPanda64]

Not to mention the 12 sports they have 2 to 3 different mode each, Switch sports has only one each.

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

Not only that, but Golf, a sport that was there since the original Wii Sports, TOOK A LONG TIME TO BE PUT ON THE SWITCH ONE

[@NickMario1]

7

[@N0NFAM_0US]

@@RayoMcQueen95990 no boxing :(

[@Avm371998]

They could've just ported wii sports and it would've been more successful

[@EthanMickanen]

This game is actually $60, not 40. You have to pay 40 for the game, and then pay 20 dollars for the Nintendo online just so you can play the game

[@OceanPlays08]

Bruh

[@RonRon0110]

The game is 40 dollars.

[@DannyMeasho999]

you act like the ONLY fun of this game is online. you should play soccer with friends (and the pen mode if you have the leg strap). its pretty fun even with CPUs. also tennis powerhouse with friends is hard!

[@EthanMickanen]

@@DannyMeasho999 I don’t really gaf about the game as a whole

[@EthanMickanen]

@@RonRon0110 ok

[@PigBoy99]

B A S K E T B A L L

[@GravityTrash]

I was excited for Switch Sports until I realized that Ring Fit exists and is a game that quite literally takes advantage of all aspects of the joycon in a way that 1-2 Switch and Switch Sports just couldn't.

[@NeonIceyy]

Honestly, Go Vacation being re-released on the Switch had me way more excited than Switch Sports ever did. I knew immediately by that launch showcase if it would appeal to me or not. And I causelessly decided to just wait, and see how well the game does in a year and, how much gets added. I got my answer very fast. Glad I never jumped in.

[@NickMario1]

LMAO SAME

[@AslgamingOffical]

Honestly if Nintendo just re-released Wii sports for the switch and maybe added a few new features like online play and being able to rome the island I'd be happy

[@andrescube64]

Most people believe that switch sports killed the Wii Sports series but if you were there back in 2013. Wii Sports Club killed the series and switch sports made it more apparent that it’s even more dead.

[@derpoltergeist8265]

I agree with this take.

[@andrescube64]

@@derpoltergeist8265thanks!

[@ArbitraryOutcome]

We don't talk about Wii Sports Club

[@isaiah4820]

The series isn’t dead. People still love it. It’s simply been abandoned and replaced by nonsense.

[@troin3925]

When I think about it, Wii Sports is probably the best launch title for a video game console ever made. Not only does it show what the Wii is capable of, but people (especially families) still play it to this day.

[@GregCubed]

That blue ball line went egregiously hard

[@kylespevak6781]

I forgot Metroid prime 4 got announced. I feel like that's going to be the swan song of the console like Breath of the Wild for Wii U

[@NintendoTransformer]

I was in such denial when I got this game. I thought I had to unlock all the other games (which actually would have been fun) but then after an hour or so I was just like, “This is it…. isn’t it.”

[@s_sunshower]

I feel like the 3ds/Wii U was the last era they ever had where they tried to implement some level of personality/connection to the user withij the console. There's customization on the Switch, no music, no fun gimmicks or hidden tricks, nothing fun about it other than the fact that it can play the next generation of games. If the 3ds was capable of handling the graphic requirements of the Switch, I'd still take it over the Switch any other day.

[@3dsfan2002]

Too bad, many fans on the internet trash 3ds Mario by calling it bland era, and 3ds Pokémon becoming the beginning of it’s downfall and smash 4, honestly why is smash 4 getting so much hate. And these games aren’t even bad, they just get hate for lame reasons

[@mps64]

Knew the game was gonna flop when one of the dev interviews had one of the devs state that they couldn't recapture the charm of the original games I actually hate the switch era man

[@lampshade7189]

That is an insane thing for a dev to public admit 💀, not even Batman would’ve gotten that outta me

[@NickMario1]

How much do you hate it? I wanna hear it all lol

[@lulin2546]

@@NickMario1 nick i can see u own switch sports how do u like it!

[@Cute___E]

I'd say that the Switch era overall has been pretty good, but a lot of the smaller projects like this have been disappointing. Still, things like Odyssey, BotW, TotK, and Smash Ultimate have been absolutely incredible. These last few years have definitely suffered a bit, though

[@staringcorgi6475]

@@Cute___Ethe gamecube era was better though as it was more riveting

[@somehow_a_wizard]

Thumbnail image has two right hands. Perfect.

[@Conor1_23]

"I felt that since the game had finally concluded with updates" Me after the most recent direct: "ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?"

[@VitaminNick-k1r]

When you think about. This game was the “mega mind vs the doom syndicate “ of Nintendo’s catalog. We’re booth were things people were asking for but when they were revealed they were the exact opposite of what people wanted from them existing, and the internet tore them to shreds.

[@juliannocartagena2007]

Hey at least some people LIKED Switch Sports. I have never seen a SINGLE positive thing about that Megamind "sequel".

[@DarthRaichu]

This game had so much promise. So sad to see how much it disappointed me when I got my hands on it

[@SKCro.]

Honestly, if they had ported Wii Sports Resort to the Switch completely unmodified (even without new textures), it would have been *way* better than Switch Sports - Wii Sports Resort had 12 sports, twice that of Switch Sports, including many people loved from the original Wii Sports, like Bowling. Even if some like Soccer or Tennis (the former not existing before Switch Sports and the latter being replaced by Table Tennis) were missing, it still would have been a great way to bring this incredibly underrated game into the public eye once again.

[@reindertfranke1892]

I often get commercials for this game on KZbin (Europe) in 2024. I purchased the original Wii at launch to try out Sports. Resort was a worthy successor and now this? Wuhu island is the most underrated Nintendo character IMHO… Great video, keep up the good work (blue ball LOL).

[@TheChurchOfDeadMetal]

Remember Nintendo’s Switch Sports Playtest Policy? Now we know.

[@Level_Eleven]

“Like having jail time on your resume” I am stealing that

[@Fenyxclips]

When I heard Switch Sports was coming, I was worried. Then watched Smii7y (was the first video I saw after release) play it and was not happy with the direction. Borrowed a copy from a family member who owns the game and gave it a spin. Made someone rage quit in tennis which was funny, but it didn't feel the same. Went as far as to getting my Wii out and getting Wii Sports Resort to relive the memories. Even as far as to getting more controllers so my younger siblings can experience the "Golden Age" as I consider it. The confliction was something to see. Both have a Switch (yet never play it) and in the matter of moments, they couldn't decide on whether Switch Sports or Wii Sports Resort was better. The simplicity was just better. Plus the modes...That moment you load up 100 pin bowling and see them all standing there for the first time. Or flying around the island. Or Wii Sports with Baseball or training. There was so much more choice!

[@DRANBOLT]

THANK YOU for talking about this, i wanted wii sports on switch so bad and to then see this game drop was the biggest slap to the face ever

[@lukeskywalker9507]

Thanks for making a video covering this, because this is my most hated game of all time, and I loathe it with a burning passion.

[@ask343]

Switch Sports killed my grandma!

[@mylifeisadumpsterfire5194]

How did they not add basketball? That was a top tier sport in resort

[@ask343]

Guess what

[@reshawshid]

I had enough pattern recognition skills to be wary of new Nintendo products over a decade ago. It's nice that others are finally catching on to how little Nintendo actually cares about them, but man, it sure showed how few people have basic pattern recognition.

[@Loid-sd3vd]

Watching this after the june direct proudly announcing basketball coming this summer (we ARE in summer why don't we have a date yet wtf) is even funnier, and apparently they found kayaking in the files, so they still are counting on having this game on life support for 2-3 more years ? Dear god just let it die already

[@lasercraft32]

Games like Nintendo Switch Sports are just reminders that Nintendo isn't the same as it used to be. That inner child is dead.

[@NickMario1]

Unrelated but do you like sonic more then mario?

[@Daralexen]

This is how I feel with Xbox as well with games like Redfall. It is hard to decide what is worse though.

[@peter7596]

Harvest moon magical melody music in the background…excellent choice

[@renisaclus]

i got recommended this NOW of all times

[@Allen-qs2xr]

Now that basketball is out, will Voyan change his mind????

[@shaolinotter]

all I want is an expanded wii sports golf or a solid mario golf. switch mario golf broke my heart

[@simaomartins4723]

When I bought my Switch for Christmas 2022 I considered buying the game because of my love for Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort but I went with Zelda and Pokemon instead best decision of my life

[@ask343]

Pokémon certainly wasn't the best decision of your life...

[@simaomartins4723]

​@@ask343 i picked up Legends arceus its not as good as the ds and 3ds games but its not a bad game at all

[@ask343]

@@simaomartins4723 Okay fair enough Legends Arceus is the only good Pokémon game on Switch, I thought you were gonna say Sw/Sh or Scarlet/Violet

[@Chineseisntalanguageapparently]

Holy shit that montage of people reacting to the miis was the best part of this video

[@heroicgangster9981]

i love switch sports slander, also i love going savage each time Nintendo tries to ripoff the success of Splatoon

[@HauntakuTV]

Splatoon is also finished now. There's no more Splatoon games planned in the future. The devs are done. We weren't even supposed to get a third game, but the devs worked really hard and it paid off. I hope they're doing okay.

[@heroicgangster9981]

@@HauntakuTV the fact that splatoon games get expansion dlcs, story modes, and crossovers really shows the actual soul splatoon got. if more games were like splatoon, i wouldn't be savage. but it's like Nintendo thinks being Splatoon means to just update the game with new content to play around with. i mean it is. but also so much more added to the surface.

[@ramenpix]

@@HauntakuTV There is no way Nintendo's just gonna let the Splatoon series end

[@koveltskiis8391]

@@HauntakuTV??? Source?

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

Agreed. Splatoon works because it’s a multiplayer shooter game, and most of the fun parts come from the online, so it makes sense to give that game free updates. But sports games? REALLY!?

[@HauntakuTV]

An easy fix would be to give everyone access to the in-game cosmetic items intead of making it a stupid battlepass thing

[@Lynnfield3440]

Switch sports is honestly the main game I played. The soccer mode was a lot of fun in my opinion even if it had some issues.

[@andreworders7305]

21:36 something New Horizons didn’t have besides the Mario anniversary

[@TigeriPlaysGames]

they could've done so much with the city setting, man. especially with how willing they are in this to make games like soccer where you have more traditional joystick controls mixed in. they could've brought back basketball, done skateboarding with motion control air tricks or balancing, done parkour where you have to make climbing motions and are going for a fast time, anything like that!

[@eyecantswim]

R ppl rlly saying the ENTIRETY of this video is discredited just cuz they’re adding basketball? The minimal options for sports wasn’t the only criticism ya’ll. Since when did we settle for shit being just mid from billion dollar companies.

[@eyecantswim]

*trillion dollar

[@ask343]

​@@eyecantswimok I don't think Nintendo is trillion dollar lol

[@eyecantswim]

@@ask343 ur right bro I regoogled that shit and it was in yen point still stands tho

[@ask343]

@@eyecantswim Tbh the lack of content at launch was my only problem. I like the sportsmates and I think the game has a lot of charm, the aesthetics of Spocco Square are amazing, and I don't mind the live service rewards since you don't pay real money for it

[@eyecantswim]

@@ask343 thats fair. I think the game is honestly serviceable and even good. Its the main switch game I play with my lil sis. It just couldve been so much better esp considering we’re a decade and a half past the original inception of nintendo sports

[@marinamym3720]

THAT ONESHOT FRAME YOURE MY FAV YT CHANNEL OF ALL TIMES greetins from spain thanks for ur content

[@jamiecal11]

This and Mario Strikers being very disappointing in close proximity, pretty much ended my interest in the Switch (a few of the major titles aside).

[@NickMario1]

And scarlet and violet

[@jaxsterminator8634]

Those games are perfect.

[@roberthensley7130]

I think Ring Fit was the true Wii Sports / Wii Fit successor for the switch.

[@sirlawrence1963]

Even if the game has its problems, this is the one game I have consistently on rotation when the boys get together, the perfect casual couch drinking game. Been playing on and off since it’s come out till today. Had the boys over and played golf for 7 hours straight once, some of my favourite video game moments…

[@NickMario1]

How could you play golf for 7 hours straight lol

[@sirlawrence1963]

@@NickMario1 A mix of alcohol and a share incompetence at the game leading to 18 hole game taking 10 times longer than it should, and we played a few 18 hole games...

[@blackcatbooks64]

13 million units sold, a new update just a couple of months back, and I've been playing it constantly since release. Yep... I'm thinking Nintendo Switch Sports is something special indeed. BTW I'm old enough to remember when people like you were saying the same thing about Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort.

[@Slashser]

If there's anything positive about this, is that maybe this was Nintendo experimenting on the live-service mode, and them abandoning it so quickly means that they don't mean to return to it anytime soon. It's what I choose to believe anyway, I despise live-service games

[@superrob1500]

I only really ever played Tennis and Bowling on this game and the fact that Online bowling doesn't let you choose if you want normal or obstacle bowling (which I hate) was enough for me to give up. No Baseball or Boxing on a console with motion controls, criminal. This video did give me a new perspective, I had never thought how useless the game is in offline mode, I always played online and never gave it a second thought.

[@fernie5686]

Honestly I had fun with my grandpa with this game and thats really all that mattered to me

[@Roast52]

I feel like the building in the bottom right corner of the map could definitely be added as basketball, seeing as it looks like a basketball logo on the top.

[@ask343]

CORRECT

[@gundamzerostrike]

June... 2024... We got a new update: Basketball. Now you have to make a part 2, bro.

[@utopes]

Good vid dude :) the “out of the park” bit during the golf stall and the godot theme with the voice trailing out were two masterclass editing techniques, well done. I like ur craft, u have a new sub :D

[@TSiber]

METROID PRIME 4 IS REAL!!!

[@therealPinta77]

I will say that as someone who really only ever played golf and bowling anyway on wii sports, I think switch sports is way underrated. I think alot the criticisms you have are fairly valid, but I also think that a lot of the 10 million people who bought the game, and their family who is only going to play every now and then don't care about all the cosmetics and online. I think this game actually does a good job at balancing stuff you can work towards on your own and party play

[@sqyx93]

Whenever i see a picture of switch sports i think of SpongeBob steel sting sound

[@sqyx93]

It came out right on my birthday but i didnt buy it

[@braziliantsar]

​@@sqyx93Good on you. That game is slop

[@Fiduciariesonio]

Steel Sting

[@juliannocartagena2007]

That overused noise?

[@sqyx93]

@@juliannocartagena2007 the disappointment noise

[@calamaria9221]

Honestly I passed on Switch Sports because it felt like it focused so much on online play and solo play was an afterthought. Also I thought they would at least put in the original sports lineup. I also didn't like having to hold down the button the whole time in bowling and idk sometimes you just want to play a regular 'ole bowling where it's just you. Oh and hearing you couldn't party up with a friend (as I was thinking of convincing my online friends to get it). Anyway, there's no way they couldn't have put in Boxing when there's at least 3 Fitness Boxing games in the eShop. I also don't know why they didn't have Golf ready on release. I didn't follow this game, but it's also crazy how they just stopped at Golf in terms of adding more sports. Like idk, back when they announced Golf was coming soon I got the impression that more was coming. Like baseball, basketball, and modes/challenges that were in the previous Sports games. I do think the player models looked cute, though I still do miss the Miis, but it was an absolute crime they took away the animation of throwing your bowling ball behind you and everyone watching getting scared. I'm glad I played in the playtest and decided not to get this game now that I know what ended up happening.

[@woafie]

I NEED to know how you write scripts for your videos. like some of these jokes are so witty 😭

[@JBLilPaper]

I took my switch on vacation a few months ago. Me and my cousin decided to try to play switch sports together. To our horror, we realized you can’t play 2 player without the switch docked. Like WHY NINTENDO? YOU CAN ON 1 2 SWITCH! WHY NOT ON THIS GAME??? I haven’t gone back to the game since

[@MnasonMarlatt]

Am I the only person who actually likes this game??! 😭

[@tgreg9542]

I with you brother. This has to be the most hated game all time😂😂😂

[@frosticle6409]

Compared to old entries, this sucks. I’d rather go outside for Badminton. You can’t capture it in a game like this.

[@HenrikMyrhaug]

I was really looking forwards to getting a sports game on the Switch, but when I saw they only had six sports, I was incredibly disappointed. What made the Wii sports and Wii sports resort so fun was that they had such a multitude of sports, with tons of hidden minigames. The fact there were so many options is what made the games so good, since if you got bored of one, you could just pick another sport or minigame, and you could continue having fun for hours. I also llved that WSR had a well executed theme of a holiday resort at a volcanic island, and so many of the sports had you seeing the island and exploring different areas of it. The fact they got rid of this concept and made the sports entirely disconnected again made it all look so boring. In the end, I am really glad I didn't get this game.

[@bignotori3074]

Basketball jumpscare

[@goldenfleecestudios]

This video made me realize how much Nintendo and gaming as a whole has changed since my childhood. Imagine if there was something like the mii channel today where every single customization was already there. for free. Not only that, but each wii came with a free copy of an iconic game that, again, requires absolutely no DLC and is completely finished. something that like is unthinkable today.

[@mstieferman]

Playing locally is pretty fun

[@tgreg9542]

Playing period is pretty fun, it’s a fun game just needed way more sports💯

[@eclipse3066]

5:29 don't forget BotW/TotK used miis as a customizable base for NPCs, not saying that's what miis should look like but the room for improvement is there 😭

[@junebugparadise]

is that the fucking shin megami tensei II dance hall music like 7 minutes into the video what the hell

[@NickMario1]

That game is based

[@GNVS300]

Damn I had no idea about the little cheat that allows you to face the OGs

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

I do not have any hesitation or exaggeration in my mind to honestly say Nintendo Switch Sports is the worst Nintendo game ever made. Sure, the game looks great, the character designs and artstyle looks nice, everything plays well, there’s no major bugs or glitches and the gameplay is solid overall. But, when it comes to how much it left an impact, the game is for sure, one of Nintendo’s laziest, most soulless, factory produced, corporate waste they ever put out. Everything about it screams lack of effort or care to put the slightest bit of actual love in it. It’s a little insulting that they market this junk as the sequel to Wii Sports Resort when that game was peak charm and fun game design, made 12 years before.

[@hullstar242]

Super emotional and exaggerated opinion lmao it’s a fun sports game. It wasn’t trying to save your marriage or stop climate change.

[@NickMario1]

There are far worse games out there lol, like I don’t like switch sports either but saying all of that is kinda reminding me of the old demeech thumbnail

[@Loner098]

While I don't agree that Nintendo Switch Sports is the worst Nintendo game ever made, because there are FAR worse Nintendo games out there (like Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, Chibi-Robo: Zip-Lash), I still agree that it is just not a good game.

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

@@Loner098 Paper Mario Color Splash is pretty good and at least Zip Lash and Amiibo Festival are fun to make fun of how terrible they are.

[@juliannocartagena2007]

@@NickMario1I respect your opinion but I don’t wanna be reminded of that Demeech video.

[@OGAggroD]

You're very funny, great writing and timing btw

[@Pluske1407]

Well a new sport is just added, so maybe they will add other sports as well in the coming year?

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

It took 2 years for them to add another sport.

[@Pluske1407]

@@dragonbornexpress5650 still better then nothing I guess😅

[@kylespevak6781]

26:36 This parallels so many game cycles. Currently Multiversus is experiencing it

[@OrangeToadGamer]

The only good thing we got from this game was *National Leg Strap Day*

[@NickMario1]

Demeech made that a holiday

[@MrJakeValle]

I still play this, they took away the feature that lets you’re guest (whoever your playing with) get two rewards a week. Now you get nothing because you don’t pay for two online subscriptions on one console.