Nintendo has detailed its incoming update for Switch Sports, which will be available from July 26.
This update will bring several new features to the game, including leg strap accessory support and new volleyball moves.
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First, once this update goes live, you’ll be able to use the in-game leg strap accessory in both four-on-four and one-on-one soccer matches. For those who haven’t gotten their hands on this kit yet, you can purchase one from the My Nintendo Store.
The update will also introduce new volleyball moves, which are called “Slide Attack” and “Rocket Serve”. Nintendo promises that these moves will “make your spikes even more unpredictable” and allow you to “catch your opponents by surprise from the start of the match.”
Finally, soon we’ll all have new rankings to strive for. Nintendo is introducing both S Rank and ∞ Rank (which I’m reading as Infinity Rank).
Nintendo has promised more content to come, with golf set to enter the game alongside the free autumn update.
Eurogamer gave Nintendo Switch Sports a Recommended badge at launch, with Donlan calling it a “delight”.
Speaking about the game’s inclusion of volleyball, he wrote: “As a solo game it’s fine, but online, say with all four players, it’s an absolute riot. It’s brutal.
“Who knew that a timing game could make you so furious? Who knew that putting yourself in the right spot, hitting the ball and seeing it on the green, meaning the timing was perfect, I think, would bring such joy angry?”