When you think of the biggest Nintendo games, images of Link’s green tunic, Mario’s blue dungarees and Princess Peach’s pink dress invariably come to mind. Yet where mascots Samus, Starfox and Kirby won the battle for players’ hearts, it was 2006’s Wii Sports that truly conquered the world’s wallet.
Bundled with Wii consoles outside of Japan,Wii Sports shifted a mind-boggling 82.9 million units, cementing itself as the third best-selling video game to date. By all rights, Nintendo’s Sports series should be a titan on par with Grand Theft Auto, yet despite Wii Sports' ubiquity, its patchy sequels have never come close to the same impact.
Where the original Wii Sports succeeded on novelty and sheer simplicity, its sequels struggled to expand the formula, adding mini-games without any of that trademark Nintendo soul. This time around, Nintendo has decided to give the faceless brand a likeable character of its own — Wuhu Island.
Taking place on an open-world version of the glistening isle (first seen in 2009’s Wii Sports Resort), Switch Sports Resort on Nintendo Switch 2 immediately oozes the good-time feel of an all-inclusive holiday with its most inviting dose of sun, sea, and sports yet.
The first stop on my sporty getaway is a testament to that breezy vacation feel — a tour of the island itself. Taking to the skies in the Pilotwings -esque Prop Plane mode, I grip the Joy-Con 2 between my fingertips, soaring across the sun-drenched isle like I’m steering a paper airplane.
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