Wuhu Island: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's Best Feature

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's tropical setting makes it more fun than its minigames.

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Wuhu Island: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's Best Feature

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's tropical setting makes it more fun than its minigames.

In brief

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's tropical setting makes it more fun than its minigames. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's Wuhu Island setting is the game's best feature, not the minigames. Originally reported by Mashable.

Wuhu Island's return

Wuhu Island's return

Nintendo resurrected Wuhu Island, the tropical setting from Wii Sports Resort, for Nintendo Switch Sports Resort on Switch 2.

Wuhu Island's magic

Jet-ski screenshot in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

Wuhu Island's tropical setting makes the game feel like a vacation, with landmarks and minigames all in one connected space.

Minigames are good

Basketball screenshot in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

The game has a dozen motion-controlled minigames, including tennis, bowling, boxing, and new ones like thumb wrestling and basketball.

Wuhu Island is the focus

Bowling screenshot in Switch Sports Resort

Wuhu Island's setting is the game's best feature, with landmarks and minigames all in one connected space.

Wuhu Island's size

Wuhu Island is much larger than in previous games, making it easier to find minigames and landmarks.

Wuhu Island's personality

Wuhu Island has goofy descriptions of landmarks, adding personality to the setting.

Wuhu Island's visual style

journalist alex perry looking at a smartphone

Wuhu Island has a sharp, clean, colorful visual style that works well for the game's large setting.

Wuhu Island's future

Nintendo hopes to keep Wuhu Island alive in future family-friendly games.

The main idea

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's Wuhu Island setting is the game's best feature, not the minigames.

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