We tried Nintendo preview Switch Sportsunveiled at Nintendo Direct last February and available from next April 29th. It is the version for the latest console Nintendo of the historic title that made the Wii fortune, the game maintains allure and fun of the previous one, especially with regard to group entertainment, but exploits all the potential of the new platform in terms of online interaction and precision of game movements.
There are six sports available: football, volleyball, bowling, tennis, badminton and chanbara, a seventh will arrive in the fall. The classic basic mechanism remains, the simulation in real life of the real movements required by the specific sport to move the avatar on the screen, everything is possible thanks to the Joy-Con controller (smaller and more comfortable than those for the Wii) and in some cases also thanks to a special one leg band.
The movements are extremely realistic e i controller sensitive even to the details of the actioneven more than in the past, those who expect not to work hard and sweat have the wrong video game, now it is increased the amount of fun thanks to a higher level of interaction. It is possible to play up to a maximum of four people in most cases (two for badminton and up to 16 for bowling), in teams or as a challenge. When and if needed, the characters managed by the CPU intervene, excellent level of customization of the avatar with possibilities that follow current and youthful trends in terms of inclusion and aesthetics.
In the era of the metaverse, the intention of Nintendo is to exploit and implement to the maximum the sfide on-line that current technology offers compared to the days of the Wii.
We have tried our hand at all six disciplines, a short and effective tutorial accompanies the first game of each sport and is essential to continue. There volleyball it is simple, but at the same time compelling, timing is the fundamental aspect to take home shots that can petrify the opponent and whether you play with a partner in flesh and blood or against, the team spirit or challenge not missing. Similar in terms of simplicity and fun is the tennis, in which after ten minutes of play it is possible to master even more complicated and winning strokes such as aces and volleys. The badminton raises the bar of difficulty a bit in our opinion, in addition to timing it is also necessary to be very careful with the movement of the wrist in all its nuances and at the beginning it is not very intuitive.
