Nintendo Switch Sports - Thoughts?

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I just got it on Saturday and I've been having a lot of fun with it! The only mode I haven't played is Badminton. Here are my thoughts so far...

The Good:
- The sports the game currently has feel solid and are fun.
- Online connectivity has been stable and quick to find matches.
- Motion controls work well for the most part.
- Emotes to interact with people online.
- Pro League is optional and can be paused for individual sports.
- Supports both split screen online and individual profiles so you can both unlock rewards while playing online.
- Miis are supported if you don't like the current new avatar style.

The Bad:
- Limited amount of sports to play and no variations of the existing sports online.
- Cosmetics are locked to online play and are on a rotational basis.
- Can't play online co-op with friends against random people online.
- Tennis for some reason doesn't let you have a random online partner, but Volleyball does. However, you can have a split-screen partner for online.
 
i bought mine on saturday as well and i think it's a ton of fun so far!! i've been playing it with my sister and haven't tried the online feature yet. but i have tried out all the games, and my favorites are tennis & bowling! chambara is also fun too. and i do agree about the limited amount of games :|
 
So far I've played tennis, chambara and bowling, and they've all been a lot of fun! I also really like the new character designs; they're very cute.

I've been playing 2-player local (co-op and 1v1), and I was wondering how to unlock the additional cosmetics, so I'm glad Dark mentioned it's strictly online. I'll definitely be trying online play.

I haven't tried enough of the sports yet, but I've really liked it so far. I thought it was an interesting choice to add golf in the fall, so I'm interested to see what the updates bring. 😊
 
I haven't played it yet but I watched Poofesure play it and I liked what I saw. Plus, you can put Mii faces over the avatars.
 
I haven’t bought the game yet because I want to get a physical copy, but couldn’t go to a store this weekend. I am hoping to be able to finally go today.
 
I had a chance to play some more today, and I like this game even more than before! 😊

Things I like:
🌟 You can play online with multiple local players
🌟 Love that you can sign up for multiple sports at once
🌟 Wait times were relatively short, there were only a couple of times where I waited a little bit to play soccer/football, otherwise it was super smooth
🌟 All the sports have been really fun
🌟 I like the knock-out style of bowling (although I'm apparently terrible)
🌟 Love that they change the prize pool every week
🌟 Pro league
🌟 The stamps are nice (and cute), and they're positioned thoughtfully so they're easy to quickly use
🌟 I really like the customisation options, including being able to change the appearance of your equipment (volleyball, sword, etc), and change your stamps
🌟 Online split screen is nice, and both players can earn points/items at once
🌟 I have to reiterate that I do love the look of the characters 👀

Things that are a bit off:
- I have NSO, but I feel for people who don't. Unless I'm missing something, they can't unlock customisation items?
- Too often in soccer/football do players use only high kicks and no low kicks. 🤣 Regardless of anything, I'm looking forward to seeing the effect of incorporating the leg strap!
- While I like the rotating prizes, everybody looks a bit the same at the moment, as we've all been winning the same prizes. It might have been good to release a few more prize pools initially.

I thought my favourites would be tennis and bowling, but I have to say that my favourite so far is probably football/soccer. I'm just really enjoying it. And also tennis (second).
 
I have bought it but not playing it yet every Friday I have a games night with my family this will be a good game to play
 
I quite like the game, it's great to play with friends and family! I like the addition of new sports, but I do have some gripes about it, the main one being the lack of Miis. Sure, you can have the head of a Mii for your character, but it's just not the same. I miss getting excited when I saw my favorite Miis in the backgrounds. TwT
Also, where the heck is Swordplay Showdown? Maybe they can implement that into the game and call it Chambara Challenge. That'd be so cool.
 
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