Jason Faulkner
Game RevolutionNintendo Switch Sports Review: ‘Underwhelming Compared to Its Predecessors’
Published 5/17/2022
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Switch - 4/29/2022
Nintendo Switch Sports
Get moving in Nintendo Switch Sports with Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Bowling, Tennis, Badminton, and Chambara (swordplay) using Joy-Con controllers! Controls are intuitive, so you can hit the court (or lanes, or field, or arena) and get started. With controlled motions you can curve your bowling ball, add spin to a tennis shot, or even use a Joy-Con with the included Leg Strap accessory to kick the ball in a Soccer Shoot-Out. Family and friends can join in on the fun on the same system or online.
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- Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 4, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
- Publisher
- Nintendo
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Critic avg
71
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14
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40–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 71 across 14 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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90–1001 review · 7%
80–894 reviews · 29%
70–795 reviews · 36%
Below 704 reviews · 29%
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Dalton Cooper
Game RantNintendo Switch Sports Review
Published 5/17/2022
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40
-31 vs critic avg
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Read originalDaniel Bloodworth
Easy AlliesNintendo Switch Sports - Easy Allies Review - YouTube
Published 5/16/2022
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65
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalSam Spyrison
Hardcore GamerReview: Nintendo Switch Sports
Published 5/8/2022
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalJay Guisao
Game InformerNintendo Switch Sports Review - Par For The Course - Game Informer
Published 5/4/2022
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75
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalChristian Donlan
EurogamerNintendo Switch Sports review - online or local, it's a treat
Published 5/3/2022
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalMarc McLaren
Tom's GuideNintendo Switch Sports review | Tom's GuideTom's Guide
Published 5/3/2022
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90
+19 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris Carter
DestructoidReview: Nintendo Switch Sports – Destructoid
Published 5/2/2022
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70
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlex Donaldson
VG247Nintendo Switch Sports review: a simple, formulaic nostagia-fest – and one of the most fun games of the year | VG247
Published 4/29/2022
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalSam Loveridge
GamesRadar+Nintendo Switch Sports review: "Really is a social game through and through" | GamesRadar+GamesRadar+GamesRadar+NewsaramaTotal FilmEdge
Published 4/29/2022
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