The archetypical PC gaming experience is to hover above an empty grid, plop down a few new buildings, and watch a bustling community grow within your borders. Two Point Campus (Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X) Nintendo Switch Sports is probably not going to rock the world like its predecessors, but we’re always in desperate need of a game to bring home to our parents. Nintendo Switch Sports will include soccer, volleyball, bowling, tennis, badminton, and something called “chambara,” which I understand to be fencing. Now the publisher is returning to the well five years into the Switch’s lifespan. The game was a brilliant marketing strategy for Nintendo, as Wii Sports sold zillions of consoles to people who had no interest in the next Zelda game. Wii Sports wasn’t all that technically precise - I never could tell how much my movement was impacting the action - but it was undeniably fun. The sprite on screen would dig a serve out of the baseline with just a limp-wristed swing of the Wiimote.
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The minigame collection, included for free in every Wii console sold, boiled down tennis, boxing, golf, bowling, and baseball into their base fundamentals. In 2006, countless moms across the country became gamers thanks to Wii Sports. We’re all going to have a lot of fun talking about games this year. Titillating rumors, coded memes, and semi-concealed spoilers slowly build up pressure in the timeline as we all race to see the credits roll in order to join the conversation. I think the most fun I have playing video games is when everyone in the hobby is knee-deep in the exact same campaign.
That will remain true going forward - the indie scene is as vibrant as ever - but I’m thrilled that the Zeitgeist is back. Last year, we highlighted some of the more offbeat games catching traction in the void left behind by absconding triple-A publishers. Smaller studios are actually pushing their shipping dates earlier into the year, just to eschew the onslaught. Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, and a new Destiny expansion all come out in the same week. That collective evacuation led to a historic, panic-inducing bottleneck at the end of February. The power brokers of the game industry admitted defeat last summer and hastily retreated from the 2021 Christmas season. After a long COVID slumber marked by dispiriting delays, botched launches, and the murky unreality of living through the aftershocks of a global pandemic, the first few months of 2022 were absolutely lousy with high-profile releases. Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photos Courtesy of Publishers
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