The game sold nearly 190,000 copies in its first week in Japan, topping the weekly sales charts. [35] Similarly, the game topped the weekly sales charts in the UK, [36] South Korea and Taiwan. [37] In the United States, it charted at number 5 for the month of April based on physical sales alone, becoming the second best-selling new release of the month, behind Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. [38]

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Famitsu Sales: 4/25/22 - 5/8/22 [Update 2]". Gematsu. May 12, 2022. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022 . Retrieved May 17, 2022. Nintendo Switch Sports review: a simple, formulaic nostalgia-fest – and one of the most fun games of the year". VG247. April 29, 2022. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022 . Retrieved May 20, 2022. Although I stood relatively still when playing a match of badminton against my mom, making the bare-minimum motions with the Joy-Con necessary to trigger on-screen movements, my mom would lunge across the room to return a shot, throw her shoulder into each smash, and ultimately ended up winded because she wasn’t playing Switch Sports like a video game: she was playing it like the real thing. Similarly, when bowling, both my parents tended to walk up to the screen every time they threw the ball because the simplicity of it made those movements feel all the more natural to them – like they were bowling a round in real life. The special sauce that Wii Sports always had to bring in frequent gamers and the uninitiated alike is absolutely still here, and it’s the simplicity of the motion controls that makes it work. Norman, Jim (October 14, 2022). "Nintendo Pulls Latest Switch Sports Update Following Game Crashes". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022 . Retrieved October 16, 2022.Review | 'Nintendo Switch Sports' is a grab bag of great games and duds". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022 . Retrieved May 20, 2022.

environments - the warm atmosphere of a stadium, the energy of the city and the heat of western... - to triple your enjoyment! Travel without even getting off your couch... but still get some "exercise"! Veltin, Tobias (February 13, 2022). "Nintendo Switch Sports: Wer sich über fehlende Miis aufregt, sollte genauer hinschauen"[Nintendo Switch Sports: If you are upset about the missing Miis, you should take a closer look]. GamePro (in German). Archived from the original on September 16, 2022 . Retrieved February 21, 2022. Parrish, Ash (April 27, 2022). "Nintendo Switch Sports isn't a must-own, but it's a great party game". The Verge. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022 . Retrieved May 20, 2022.

a b Ronaghan, Neal (May 5, 2022). "Nintendo Switch Sports Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022 . Retrieved May 7, 2022. Shea, Brian (February 9, 2022). "Nintendo Switch Sports Carries On The Legacy Of Wii Sports In April". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022 . Retrieved February 21, 2022. Play together in person* or online** with family and friends, or challenge players around the world. In addition to customising your avatar with items collected from playing online, there are all kinds of ways to have fun, such as testing your ability in the Pro League where you can try to increase your rank by winning in the different sports. The main goal of the game is to have fun more than anything else. Sure, the mini-games all have a goal, and earning more coins to buy more clothes or better items can be seen as a goal as well, but Instant Sports is more about the fun you have with other players. This is really not a title that plays well solo. Yes, it can b played solo, but it’s a rather dull affair. The real fun that is to be had here comes through when playing with a pal or three. The Mini-games on offer are varied and, as to be expected, the gameplay and enjoyment of them are just as varied. As of March 31, 2023, Nintendo Switch Sports has sold 9.6 million copies worldwide, including 1.72 million copies in Japan. [39]