Nintendo Switch Sports Resort preview praises Wuhu Island return

gamingOct 6, 202624376

Hands-on previews say Nintendo Switch Sports Resort for Nintendo Switch 2 returns to Wuhu Island and leans into a sunny, open-world resort vibe. TechRadar reports an explorable, photo-spot filled rendition of Wuhu Island that channels a summer-holiday feel and includes a Prop Plane tour mode. The preview notes 12 playable events at launch, including new competitive entries such as thumb wrestling and Power Cruise jet-skiing, plus returning activities like skateboarding that use the Switch 2’s mouse-style controls. TechRadar describes thumb wrestling as a surprisingly tactical, Joy-Con-driven duel and says Power Cruise shows strong multiplayer potential. Review outlets including GameInformer, Eurogamer, Gamespot and IGN published hands-on previews highlighting the island exploration and the game’s mix of new and returning sports. Previews say the island’s detailed areas let players peek into venues such as a basketball hall while grinding rails and collecting collectibles, giving the title more world and set dressing than its predecessor.

Jeff Gerstmann

@jeffgerstmann.com

Hey, I got to check out Nintendo Switch Sports Resort while I was in New York last week. Here’s me talking about that while looking at some footage! youtu.be/wwycVvrIVPY

704d ago

Wario64

@wario64.bsky.social

"Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese-Language System (Japan Only) Choose-Your-Game Bundle Launches November 12 with Choice of Three Downloadable Games" www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/re... Choice of: -Mario Kart World -Nintendo Switch Sports Resort -Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

534d ago

pessimisticgemini.bsky.social2

MAN!! Wish they made a single language version for us here in the West!!😮‍💨

Literally The Devil1

Imagine choosing, as a company, to be so ultra nationalist that you dedicate time and money into making an inferior version of the same console so that you can sell it for LESS money to your own country. The funniest part is that people will still export (and hack) this because it costs $150 less.

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Spookydoof6

they're trying real hard to offset those price increases, huh at least someone is lol

𝙎𝙠𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙛𝙩5

Nintendo please... I need Tomodachi Switch 2 Edition with more resident slots.

VGAfanatic (FIRE EMBLEM, BABY!)4

The Fall season will be a good way to gauge how hard of a sell a $550 and current equivalent Switch 2 bundle will be for those who haven't gotten one yet. If Fortune's Weave and Ocarina of Time sell well enough, I wonder if they would get their own bundle(s).

Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror]

@nintendoamericax.bsky.social

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423d ago

Nintendeal

@nintendeal.com

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274d ago

Game Informer

@gameinformer.com

We spent an hour exploring Wuhu Island and competing in various events in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. Read our full hands-on preview here: gameinformer.com/preview/2026...

A screenshot of skateboarding in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

214d ago

Jordan Minor

@jordanwminor.bsky.social

Come for my hands-on (thumbs-on?) preview of Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, stay for my musings on the value of family gaming overall www.pcmag.com/news/nintend...

254d ago

MarioDiamond63

@mariodiamond63.bsky.social

Doing some experiments with Starlow and the Jellyfish gal from Switch Sports Resort #Diamond63Art

164d ago

THQ Nordic

@thqnordic.com

Unleash the power of the brush on the go with Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - OUT NOW on Nintendo Switch 2!

174d ago

Victor Lucas

@victorlucas.bsky.social

Brand New Reviews on the Run! • Ace Combat 8 • LEGO Batman and Witcher 3 on Switch 2 • Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother • Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Hands On! • Toem 2 Direct Link: youtu.be/L4_N2Wy9Rx0?...

123d ago

may

@maysuser.name

why is switch sports resort—among the most summer coded games to ever exist—a holiday title

163d ago

Queen Bree of the Mount Things1

There are TWO Jimmy Buffett Christmas albums

bee-sniffer.bsky.social1

That squares My family listens to beach boys at Christmas Nice to think about warmer weather when it's cold

lurking tiger1

so i can live the fantasy of playing sports i dont play already during a time where my region is freezing over, i suppose...................

joner1

pretend its nicer outside when in reality your door is sealed shut and theres 4ft of snow outside

Eurogamer

@eurogamer.bsky.social

I spent an hour playing Switch Sports Resort and my favourite mini-game involves the Switch 2's least-loved gimmick: mouse controls www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-swi...

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort screenshot showing a player flying a plane over Wuhu Island.

144d ago

VGAfanatic (FIRE EMBLEM, BABY!)

@vgafanatic.bsky.social

I take it they have a lot of faith in Switch Sports Resort. Given how well the first one sold, that's probably wise in addition to bold.

64d ago

IGN

@ign.com

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53d ago

Tokyo Game Life

@tokyogamelife.bsky.social

Nintendo will launch a special bundle with either Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, or Tomodachi Life on 11/12 in Japan! It’s 63,980 yen, so you’re nabbing a game for around 4,000. Mario Kart definitely has the biggest savings 🤔

94d ago

Vooks

@vooks.net

Wuhu Island is back, along with a bunch of new and returning sports in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. Our preview: www.vooks.net/ninten...

64d ago

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techradar.comPlaying Nintendo Switch Sports Resort feels like being transported to your dream summer holiday cnet.comI Played Switch Sports Resort: Motion Gaming Is Still Nintendo’s Secret Weapon - CNET ntower.deNintendo Switch Sports Resort für die Nintendo Switch 2 in der Vorschau

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