Press release:
October 22, 2026 – Head to the island resort of Wuhu Island and play 12 different sports using intuitive motion controls in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, launching exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 today on October 22nd.
Wuhu Island is home to all sorts of unique sports, including Boxing, Table Tennis, Archery, Tennis, Volleyball, Bowling, Basketball, Golf, Thumb Wrestling, Skateboarding, Power Cruising and Prop Plane. Plus, players can warm up for the activities with a little skipping in Jump Rope.
Players can get competitive using the Joy-Con 2 controllers as bows, rackets, handlebars and more or explore the island and hunt for photo spots in Leisure Sports like Prop Plane or Skateboarding. In the Island Crown mode, each discipline has a champ that players will need to beat if they want to claim the crown for themselves. They say that if one surpasses an Island Champion, they can go up against a seasoned master of the sport.
Players can gather family and friends*1 for a sporting island retreat in their living room, or face-off online to connect from afar*2. They can also put their skills to the test against players around the world online in the Pro League and compete against others at a similar level, starting at E. If they win, they’ll start to climb the league. Players that prefer to just play for fun can also join the Casual Online Play mode, where wins and losses aren’t recorded.
Whether players are rocking the Sportsmate or Mii character look, there are all sorts of items and clothing they can unlock. Spocco Points can be redeemed in the Item Center for clothing, sporting equipment, hairstyles and more. Players can earn Spocco Points whether they’re playing online or offline, solo or with friends. The Item Center also rotates items on a weekly and monthly basis.
For further updates:
Nintendo Switch 2 website: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/switch2
Nintendo of Europe on X https://x.com/nintendoeurope
Nintendo UK on X https://x.com/nintendouk
Nintendo UK on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NintendoUK
Nintendo Switch UK on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NintendoSwitchUK
Nintendo UK on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/NintendoUK
Nintendo of Europe on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nintendoeurope
Nintendo Switch on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/NintendoSwitchEurope/
About Nintendo:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has been providing a wide range of entertainment products and experiences since its founding in 1889, beginning with the manufacture and sale of Hanafuda playing cards. Since the 1983 release of the Family Computer (Famicom) system in Japan, and continuing through Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo’s focus has been the development, manufacturing, and sale of its gaming systems and software. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 6.1 billion video games and over 870 million hardware units globally, and has created franchises such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Pokémon™, Metroid™, Kirby™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™, and Splatoon™. Nintendo’s continuing mission is to create reasons to choose Nintendo for unique, family-friendly entertainment that puts smiles on the faces of everyone it touches.
A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Frankfurt, Germany, serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in Europe. For more information about Nintendo of Europe, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/eu.
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround
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