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Nintendo's New Switch Sports Is the Best of Wii Sports, Wave Race, and More

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Nintendo's New Switch Sports Is the Best of Wii Sports, Wave Race, and More

New Switch 2 exclusive introduces skateboarding and thumb wrestling to the franchise

With the original Wii Sports in 2006, Nintendo brought motion-controlled gaming to the masses with one of the most newcomer-friendly video games of all time — largely thanks to the game's simple but effective take on bowling. After selling 82 million copies, Nintendo naturally sought to recapture lightning in a bottle with a series of Wii Sports sequels for Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch. The latest entry in the series, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, is the most comprehensive collection of motion-controlled, sports-based games yet, and it blends casual pick-up-and-play design with nods to Nintendo's classic games catalog.

Bowling naturally returns in Switch Sports Resort, a Switch 2 exclusive and follow-up to 2022's Nintendo Switch Sports, as do activities like golf and tennis. But the latest Nintendo Sports game also includes something for fans of games like Wave Race, Pilotwings, and Punch-Out!! — and maybe even Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, thanks to a solid skateboarding game.

Polygon recently went hands-on with Switch Sports Resort for roughly an hour, and it feels like a collection of games that will appeal to Nintendo fans of every stripe. There's competitive and cooperative play, plus a chance to chill out and go "sightseeing" on the game's resort-style getaway, Wuhu Island. Updated versions of games like bowling and table tennis feel much like they always have. One hundred-pin bowling returns here, and split-screen table tennis offers a frantic alternative to traditional tennis.


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