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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Hands-On Preview: Wuhu Island Is Back, Baby
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort revives Wuhu Island, the setting of 2009’s Wii Sports Resort, for a new collection of motion-controlled sports. In a hands-on preview at San Diego Comic Con, IGN found the return appealing and suggested the game may address concerns that 2022’s Nintendo Switch Sports launched with limited content.
The new game will include 12 sports at launch, matching the original Wii Sports, though with a different selection. The preview covered archery, 100-pin bowling, power cruising and thumb wrestling; archery and bowling were praised, while thumb wrestling was viewed as potentially less deep or replayable than the original game’s swordfighting.
In short
- Wuhu Island returns in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort.
- The game includes 12 sports at launch.
- Early impressions favour archery and bowling.
Explained simply
Wii Sports Resort was a popular 2009 game for the Nintendo Wii that used motion controls, where players held controllers and moved them through the air to perform actions in various sports. The game was set on Wuhu Island, a fictional tropical location.
Nintendo released Nintendo Switch Sports in 2022 for the Switch console, another motion-controlled sports game. The launch version was smaller in scope than earlier Nintendo motion sports games, with fewer sports available at release.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort returns to Wuhu Island with more sports at launch. The return to this setting represents the next evolution of Nintendo's motion-controlled sports series on the Switch.
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