Nintendo revealed more about the Golf Update for Nintendo Switch Sports, but sadly also had to announce that the update will be arriving later than expected. It will now be coming out in ‘Holiday 2022’, as opposed to this autumn.
The Golf Update will add the whole new sport to Nintendo Switch Sports, reviving a popular pastime that was featured in the original Wii Sports. In fact, it will be exactly what you had in Wii Sports, with 21 holes drawn from the Wii Sports series.
You’ll be able to play in local play, or head online in the ‘Survival Golf’ mode for up to 8 players. Similar to the knockout bowling mode found in the original release of Switch Sports, Survival Golf will be a mini battle royale. After each hole, the player that hit the most strokes will be eliminated, so you’ll need to bring you A-game to each and every hole that you play.
It’s…. a bit disappointing that there’s no new links included in the Switch Sports update, especially as the original release felt rather light on content when it launched earlier this year. Since then there have been a handful of updates, adding more leg strap support for football and new volleyball moves in late July. Golf is the last promised content from Nintendo,
“Nintendo Switch Sports is a fun reminder of the Wii Sports craze,” Jason wrote in our Switch Sports review, “bringing back some classic sports and adding some new ones that make use of the Joy-Con and motion controls in more advanced ways. It’s all just a bit shallow, though, and difficult to wholeheartedly recommend unless you expect to play online a lot or constantly break it out for local head-to-head battles.”
