A long-awaited update to a Nintendo favorite franchise has officially landed.
The new Nintendo Switch Sports Resort landed for the Switch 2 on Thursday with new games and features for players of all ages.
More games, enhanced experience
In keeping with the motion-control fun introduced way back with the Nintendo Wii, the Nintendo Switch Sports Resort presents a dozen different sports to try to master.
- Tennis
- Bowling
- Prop plane
- Power cruising
- Boxing
- Archery
- Thumb wrestling
- Skateboarding
- Volleyball
- Table tennis
- Basketball
- Golf
Thumb wrestling and skateboarding are new from the original Switch version, and there is a jump rope mode for warming up.
The skateboarding game allows players to take advantage of the mouse function on Joy-Con 2 controllers who want to grind rails and perform aerial tricks.
Ways to play Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort has modes for those who prefer to play by themselves, with friends in their living room or online in ranked pro leagues.
(A Nintendo Account and paid Switch Online memberships are required to play online.)
Of course you can also personalize your character (a.k.a. Sportsmate) to add your own style by changing hairstyles, outfits and equipment
Players can earn Spocco Points to use for such items by playing the various sports or just exploring the island in skateboarding, power cruising and prop plane modes.
As in the original, players can also bring their Mii into the game to use as their character.
Nintendo also announced this week new icon elements are available for Switch users looking to spend My Nintendo Platinum Points.
The first wave dropped Monday with more set to come over the next three weeks.
While the Joy-Con 2 and wrist strap can be used to play every game, third-party peripherals are also available to enhance the experience. Those include tennis rackets and golf clubs.
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How to buy Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
If you already have a Switch 2, the new Sports Resort is available for $49.99 at Nintendo.com or other retailers.
The game is also available in a bundle with the Switch 2 for $529.99.
Switch Online accounts start at $19.99 per year for individuals and $34.99 for an annual family.
Features that are part of the online accounts include access to many class NES, SNES and Game Boy games as well as Nintendo Music and the ability to save data in the cloud.
An expansion pack is also available with all those benefits plus access to classic games for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Virtual Boy and SEGA Genesis as well as some expansion packs for current Switch 2 games including Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
The expansion pack runs $49.99 per year for an individual and $79.99 for the family option.
