Wii Sports is back on the Switch 2, and it rules
Nintendo is launching 'Nintendo Switch Sports Resort' for the Switch 2, a new entry in the long-running motion-controlled sports franchise. The game features 12 activities and emphasizes simple, accessible gameplay mechanics.
Why it matters
As a successor to the best-selling Wii Sports, this title serves as a critical software pillar for Nintendo's new console hardware.
Wii Sports holds an important place in Nintendo’s history. It’s the best-selling piece of software the company has ever made, one that permeated culture in surprising ways, and its success helped rejuvenate Nintendo after a period of steady decline. It also kicked off one of the company’s most important and unassuming franchises. While subsequent sports titles from Nintendo never sold quite as well as the original Wii Sports, they’ve become a fixture for each new console, much like a new Mario Kart or Pokémon. And now the Switch 2 has its own version, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and it’s the best so far.
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