<s>
is	O
a	O
sports	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
series	I-Device
of	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
sub-series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
"	O
Wii	B-Device
"	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Sports	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
8.61	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
Switch	I-Device
games	I-Device
.	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Sports	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
multi-sport	O
facility	O
named	O
Spocco	O
Square	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
three	O
sports	O
from	O
previous	O
installments	O
(	O
tennis	B-Device
and	O
bowling	B-Application
from	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
swordplay	O
from	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
;	O
the	O
latter	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
chambara	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
new	O
sports	O
(	O
soccer	O
,	O
volleyball	B-Device
,	O
and	O
badminton	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sport	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
was	O
issued	O
in	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
utilize	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
's	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
games	O
,	O
positioning	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
resembling	O
the	O
actual	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gyroscope	B-Application
functionality	O
embedded	O
within	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
are	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
motion	O
in-game	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
(	O
and	O
occasionally	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
)	O
to	O
simulate	O
motion	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Miis	O
,	O
new	O
avatars	B-Application
called	O
"	O
Sportsmates	O
"	O
have	O
been	O
introduced	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
more	O
detailed	O
hair	O
and	O
faces	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
arms	O
and	O
legs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Leg	O
Strap	O
accessory	O
introduced	O
in	O
Ring	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
physical	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
usable	O
in	O
Football	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
online	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
test	O
functionality	O
and	O
stability	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
register	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
those	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
was	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
during	O
specific	O
times	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
to	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takayuki	O
Shimamura	O
,	O
who	O
directed	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
series	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
this	O
title	O
as	O
producer	O
,	O
Yoshikazu	O
Yamashita	O
,	O
who	O
directed	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
as	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
started	O
a	O
while	O
after	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
system	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshiaki	O
Koizumi	O
,	O
Senior	O
Executive	O
Officer	O
,	O
Deputy	O
General	O
Manager	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
EPD	O
and	O
general	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Yamashita	O
and	O
requested	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
title	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Yamashita	O
,	O
90%	O
of	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
new	O
members	O
who	O
were	O
n't	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
Wii	B-Device
series	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
targeted	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
fall	O
2022	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
to	O
winter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
praised	O
the	O
minigames	O
for	O
being	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
motion	O
controls	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
removed	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
of	O
variance	O
and	O
nuance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
enjoying	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
family-friendly	O
entertainment	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
disliked	O
volleyball	B-Device
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
pace	O
is	O
slow	O
and	O
the	O
movements	O
too	O
obvious	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
liked	O
the	O
flexibility	O
of	O
badminton	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
attention	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
gave	O
off	O
"	O
precise	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
that	O
I	O
could	O
feel	O
in	O
my	O
hand	O
whenever	O
the	O
racquet	O
connected	O
with	O
the	O
birdie	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
satisfying	O
*	O
ting*	O
sensation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
playing	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Sports	I-Application
with	O
others	O
is	O
a	O
joyous	O
communal	O
experience	O
,	O
playing	O
alone	O
is	O
a	O
depressingly	O
isolating	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
felt	O
it	O
captured	O
the	O
joy	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
felt	O
like	O
a	O
step	O
down	O
from	O
Resort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
charted	O
at	O
number	O
5	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
April	O
based	O
on	O
physical	O
sales	O
alone	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
new	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
behind	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Skywalker	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Sports	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
4.84	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
