{"id":873326,"date":"2025-12-19T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-switch-sports-adding-basketball-in-free-update\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:00:46","slug":"nintendo-switch-sports-adding-basketball-in-free-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-switch-sports-adding-basketball-in-free-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch Sports Adding Basketball In Free Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nintendo-switch-sports-adding-basketball-in-free-update.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hot off the Boston Celtics&#8217; NBA Finals victory last night, we learned of a new way we can step onto the court this summer.\u00a0Nintendo Switch Sports, the successor to the overwhelmingly popular Wii Sports series, arrived in 2022. While the <a data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"474ebab7-368e-422c-bfb0-69eef4a14f11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/review\/nintendo-switch-sports\/par-for-the-course\">initial offerings lacked depth<\/a> and sometimes left us craving more than the base game was able to deliver, Nintendo has stuck with the title and has improved the offerings through free updates. A few months after launch, the title <a data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"236b6aaf-61f8-424f-a9ca-4e5fb1ccce32\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/nintendo-direct\/2022\/09\/13\/nintendo-switch-sports-golf-arrives-this-holiday-season\">added golf at no additional charge<\/a>, and during today&#8217;s Nintendo Direct, we learned that another free update is coming to the game this summer to add basketball to the mix.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo Switch Sports&#8217; implementation of basketball uses motion controls to dribble, pass, and shoot. You can participate in two-on-two matches locally, or compete in Five-Streak Battle matches and Three-Point Contests. You can also take part in a solo Three-Point Challenge, where you need to make as many baskets as you can before time expires.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo Switch Sports&#8217; basketball free update arrives this summer. For more on Nintendo Switch Sports, be sure to read our review of the base game <a data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"474ebab7-368e-422c-bfb0-69eef4a14f11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/review\/nintendo-switch-sports\/par-for-the-course\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/nintendo-direct\/2024\/06\/18\/nintendo-switch-sports-adding-basketball-in-free-update\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot off the Boston Celtics&#8217; NBA Finals victory last night, we learned of a new way we can step onto the court this summer.\u00a0Nintendo Switch Sports, the successor to the overwhelmingly popular Wii Sports series, arrived in 2022. While the initial offerings lacked depth and sometimes left us craving more than the base game was able to deliver, Nintendo has stuck with the title and has improved the offerings through free updates. A few months after launch, the title added golf at no additional charge, and during today&#8217;s Nintendo Direct, we learned that another free update is coming to the game this summer to add basketball to the mix. Nintendo Switch Sports&#8217; implementation of basketball uses motion controls to dribble, pass, and shoot. 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