And yet, I have been dumbfounded for the better part of 15 years by Nintendo’s decision to put one of its biggest hits of all time on the back burner. Nintendo only has so many internal studios and trusted partners, and only so much space in a year to release games without competing against itself. This meager attention to franchises - franchises that other game publishers would make a deal with the devil to annualize - has more to do with practicality than stinginess. I’m looking at you, F-Zero and Golden Sun and Wave Race and Earthbound. Nintendo’s treasure box is so deep that it will go years, even decades, without creating a sequel for many of its hit franchises. There is also exploration in-between all of the sports, including taking a train, helicopter, or houseboat to check out dungeons, ruins, and the “mysterious Wildlands.Alchemy doesn’t exist, but Nintendo does.Īt any moment, Shuntaro Furukawa can greenlight a new Metroid or Animal Crossing or Zelda or 2D Mario or 3D Mario or Mario Kart or Mario Teaches Typing, and a few years from now, that decision will have produced the closest the entertainment industry has to a guaranteed profit. From there, gameplay will branch out to include unlockable BMX, minigolf, cricket, volleyball, fishing, and other activities.
This new game contains eight more unique golf courses, a tennis world tour, and the ability to start a soccer team. The game was originally revealed in December 2019, as a more fully featured follow-up to the well-received Switch exclusive Golf Story.
The last Nintendo Indie World Showcase had announced that Sports Story would come out on Switch sometime in December, and now here it is at last. Today, the event culminated with the surprise announcement that Sidebar Games’ Sports Story is out now on Switch, available to download from the eShop for $14.99. It is the final day of “ Inside the House of Indies: Holiday Event” at the Nintendo YouTube channel, which has cast a spotlight on several upcoming and newly launched indie games for Nintendo Switch.
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