After recently announcing that basketball would be coming to Nintendo Switch Sports, Nintendo has now officially released this free update for the basketball sport.
As previously revealed, it will feature a trio of different game modes, including two-on-two matches, a solo three-point contest, and a ‘Five Streak Battle’, with local and online multiplayer support included as well.
Here’s the full breakdown, courtesy of Nintendo’s support page . In addition to Basketball, “several issues have been fixed” to improve the overall gameplay experience:
Last update: Ver. 1.5.0 (released July 9, 2024)
Basketball
- Basketball has been added. It can be played in all modes: global play, local play and play with friends.
General
- Various issues have been fixed to improve the gameplay experience.
As you can see above, Nintendo also uploaded a new overview trailer featuring both basketball and golf. The free golf update will be added to Switch Sports in 2022.