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Nintendo Reveals New Trailer, October 22 Launch for Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Game
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Nintendo announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday that Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, the successor game to Wii Sports Resort, will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 on October 22. The company also revealed a new trailer for the game.
The video reveals that in addition to the 12 sports available to play in the game, players can also freely explore the game's setting of Wuhu Island. The video also introduces the game's new Island Crown mode.
The game's 12 sports are:
- Boxing
- Table Tennis
- Archery
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Bowling
- Basketball
- Golf
- Thumb Wrestling
- Skateboarding
- Power Cruising
- Prop Plane
There is also a Jump Rope minigame for warming up.
Players can use either Sportsmates characters or regular Miis. The game takes place on Wuhu Island, the destination of the original Wii Sports Resort for Nintendo Wii. Wuhu Island also appears in other games such as Wii Fit, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Nintendo Switch Sports, the successor to Nintendo's Wii Sports game series, launched in April 2022. The game includes Soccer, Volleyball, Bowling, Tennis, Badminton, and Chambara (Swordplay). The game later added Golf and Basketball for a total of eight sports. The game introduced customizable Sportsmates avatars.
The original Wii Sports Resort debuted for Wii in Japan in June 2009 and in the West in July 2009. The game introduced the Wii MotionPlus technology for more accurate motion controls. The game included the following 12 sports: Swordplay, Wakeboarding, Frisbee, Archery, Basketball, Table Tennis, Golf, Bowling, Power Cruising, Canoeing, Cycling, and Air Sports.
Wii Sports debuted for Wii alongside the system's launch as a bundled game in 2006. The game included the following five sports: Tennis, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, and Boxing.
Source: Nintendo of America's YouTube channel
