Nintendo Switch Sports Is, Predictably, Leading To Smashed TVs

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Nintendo Switch Sports Is, Predictably, Leading To Smashed TVs​


Remember, folks, the Joy-Con wrist straps exist for a reason.

After over a decade, the Nintendo Sports series has returned with Switch Sports. The follow-up to 2006's Wii Sports, the newest sports simulation game from Nintendo comes with plenty of fan-favorite minigames such as bowling, tennis, and more. However, it also comes with a major problem long since forgotten: busted television screens.

Despite Nintendo Switch Sports releasing less than a week ago, players are already reporting television casualties resulting from accidentally flinging their Joy-Cons, according to Kotaku. While the lightweight controllers certainly pack less of a punch than the Wii's remote (which shattered more than a few screens with the help of Wii Sports back in the 2000s), the colorful contraptions have already proven they can be just as lethal--just watch Twitch streamer 63man play tennis.




Another Twitch streamer, Northernlion, also launched his Joy-Con at his television screen on stream while playing Switch Sports this past week. While neither of these instances are quite as dramatic (or hilarious) as the Wii Sports Home Shopping Network incident of 2009, you gotta admit they're still pretty amusing.

However, these TV-slaying-sprees aren't for a lack of Nintendo trying to curb the issue. Just like the Wii Remotes, the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons come with wrist straps specifically designed to keep the controllers from becoming television-bound projectiles. If like so many you've been forgoing strapping in before playing your favorite motion control games, let this article be your friendly reminder to do so.

Regardless of its talent for bringing out player's more destructive tendencies, Nintendo Switch Sports is proving a solid success for the company. Reviewer Kurt Indovina scored the game 7/10 in his GameSpot review, writing that while Switch Sports might not be a particularly innovative entry in the series, it does do a good job of capturing its spirit. For tips on how to become a Switch Sports star, be sure to check out our beginner's guide.

Source: Gamespot
 
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idiot Nintendo fans, when will you LEARN?!

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I'll admit, I pretty much never use the wrist-strap attachments for the joycons. The joycons are so small I can cup them in my hands, so if they fly out of your hands you must have some premium Japanese-tiny hands
 
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Bunta said:
With the streamers one never knows if it's real or faked for reactions.
I don't know, I've spent many hours playing Wii games and this never happened to me. Strap attached or not
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you don't think people could be this careless and clueless? There's a thriving market for smartphone protection gear e.g. screen protectors and cases, and it must be for a reason. in my experience the average person is pretty clumsy.
 
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Snes nes said:
yeah the things are ridiculously small. If only they were bigger then I could actually use them.
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Gimme a Switch Pro with a screensize equal to an iPad, and detachable Pro joycons of equal length to a Wiimote. I want a controller with some heft.

Sony might steal some gaming $$ away from my Nintendo budget based on those new PSVR 2 akimbo controllers 🤤
 
DonDonDonPata said:
you don't think people could be this careless and clueless? There's a thriving market for smartphone protection gear e.g. screen protectors and cases, and it must be for a reason. in my experience the average person is pretty clumsy.
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I mean I can't argue with the reports of people smashing their TVs or a window glass with a remote. Maybe I'm just giving people too much credit.
 
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DonDonDonPata said:
Gimme a Switch Pro with a screensize equal to an iPad, and detachable Pro joycons of equal length to a Wiimote. I want a controller with some heft.

Sony might steal some gaming $$ away from my Nintendo budget based on those new PSVR 2 akimbo controllers 🤤
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well if they weight two ounces it'd make it more like exercise equipment for gamers.
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like this dude here. He needs a workout.
 
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DonDonDonPata said:
you don't think people could be this careless and clueless? There's a thriving market for smartphone protection gear e.g. screen protectors and cases, and it must be for a reason. in my experience the average person is pretty clumsy.
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I've spoken to just-stopped-being-teens who tell me their phone screen is permanently smashed from, I dunno... being a submental?

Also I had a TV customer who told me his dog had jumped up behind the TV, turned around and knocked the TV down and smashed it FIVE SEPARATE TIMES. I know thats a dog and not your own stupid clumsy hands but COME ON!

I said: "You sir... need the extended warranty. I'll ask one of the store staff to tell you about it at the till"
 
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