Soccer is also a great addition players of Rocket League will feel right at home.
However, once the mechanics are learned and players understand how to make a straight shot, it is not uncommon to get a strike or spare on every round, making the shine wear off quickly. Chambara also features three different stances for players to experiment with that change the gameplay enough to make it the most mechanically deep and rewarding sport on the roster.īowling also makes a return and can be played with up to four players.
Chambara, a new addition to the series where players try to whack each other off a platform using an air-filled soft stick, is a fantastic inclusion due to its real-time strategy of blocking opponent’s strikes and hitting back when they are exposed. For one on one bouts, badminton is a great and beginner-friendly option simply swing the Joy-Con to hit the shuttlecock back and forth across the net. Out of the sports that are present, all six are enjoyable in short bursts. And though golf is slated to be added in the fall, it is perplexing as to why classic games such as baseball and boxing are absent. While it is a varied roster of sports, what is more glaring are the omissions. Nintendo Switch Sports has a selection of six sports to choose from: volleyball, badminton, bowling, soccer, chambara, and tennis. However, twelve years later, motion controls are not as revolutionary as they once were, and though Nintendo Switch Sports is good for a few hours of couch co-op, it’s not likely to be added to the conversation for best Switch multiplayer titles. With the nature of the Switch’s Joy-con controllers, the motion-controlled gameplay seems to be a natural fit with Nintendo’s best-selling console since the Wii. The game got a sequel in 2009 with Wii Sports Resort, but since then, Nintendo’s popular franchise has been dormant.įlash forward to 2022 and the release of Nintendo Switch Sports, the long-awaited sequel to Wii Sports. The combination of the game’s novelty and the Wii’s success led Wii Sports to become the fourth best-selling game of all time.
Being one of the first games to successfully implement motion controls in an engaging way, both hardcore and casual gamers found enjoyment in swinging the Wii remote with friends to play the likes of tennis, golf, and baseball.
Wii Sports first came out in 2006 and took the world by storm.