While Nintendo Switch Sports was released on Friday, the time is to take stock of the opinions of the press while waiting for our test, which is on the way. With respectively 73% and 74% on OpenCritic and Metacritic, the title is well received by the press, but without much excitement either. The fault with a selection of sports too small for the moment, especially since three sports, note some, are only iterations on the principle of tennis. Here is a small press review of what was said by the critics:
Nintendo Switch Sports effortlessly entertained my family and a friend’s family for an entire afternoon, and it’s the kind of game you’ll be throwing for an hour here and there when people visit you, and for years. He is extremely welcoming, a quality that I particularly appreciate in a game.
The Guardian4/5
Nintendo Switch Sports, like Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort before it, is best enjoyed as a party game, perfect for any gathering that crave fun […]. While its mix of old and new sports varies in quality, Switch Sports largely sticks to what made its predecessors memorable: intuitive motion controls, the ability to effortlessly move a group of people, and killer menu music that will be stuck in your head all day. Don’t expect to spend much time with it once the novelty wears off.
IGN7/10
Nintendo Switch Sports is aimed at that audience, from retirees to new parents, nostalgic for a kind of gaming experience that’s never really been recreated since. These are the latest generations who are unfamiliar with modern gamepads. And, for Nintendo, that audience could be more than enough.
While Switch Sports is fun for a while in single-player, it lacks incentives to keep playing beyond just having fun, and the lack of variety in environments doesn’t help. There is only one place, the impressive Spocco Park. If you have friends to play with, of course – whether local or online – the fun is increased tenfold. It really is first and foremost a social game.
GamesRadar4/5
Curiosity fueled by nostalgia at the idea of seeing your Mii throwing itself desperately from the baseline to catch a tennis ball is likely to attract crowds. However, we prefer to warn: the yellow card was given to football whose rhythm and controls do not really go straight to the point, and the rest of the selection is not always convincing. However, with the guarantee of being able to bring out their golf clubs at the end of the year, we secretly nourish the hope of seeing this title followed over the long term and expanded into other disciplines in the future. Until then, we’ll have to settle for that.
gamekult6/10
Nintendo Switch Sports is charming yet simple. It’s not a bad game, but it lacks a huge amount of content to recommend it. Online play is the best option on offer, with unlockable customizations and a larger-than-expected player pool, but its limited reach means you’ll be doing the same thing every time. Local play is hampered by the lack of any unlockables, and with such limited options to change the way each sport plays out, it eventually becomes quite tedious.
Nintendo Life6/10
If you are looking for a fun game to play with others locally or online, then Nintendo Switch Sports is probably a very good pick. But if you plan to play alone, the too slow pace of certain sports could become frustrating over the games, as the computer will never be as rhythmic as a living game partner. Special mention to the football mode which has good potential if Nintendo decides to make it more lively.
JVFR7/10
Finally, remember that the game is available on theeShopas well as at the retailers below, at a recommended price of 39.99€.
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