The recent release of Nintendo Switch Sports recalls an old phenomenon related to Wii Sports. Sixteen years ago, gamers broke their TV while gesticulating in front of it, without taking any precautions.
Nintendo Switch Sports is now available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. It is a compilation of mini-games inspired by real sports disciplines and, above all, a Madeleine by Proust for those who have spent hours and hours in front of Wii Sports over ten years ago. With the same risk: that of breaking his television.
Indeed, like Wii Sports, Nintendo Switch Sports asked to gesticulate in front of his screen with a small joystick in his hand. And all it takes is a sudden, ill-controlled gesture to instantly send his Joy-Con towards his OLED television as thick as a cigarette leaf and, perhaps, smash it into a thousand pieces. This mishap happened to a streamer, as shown in this video posted on May 1, 2022.
Put on your wrist strap when playing Nintendo Switch Sports
This obviously unfortunate sequence, since a monitor did not survive it, recalls so many other videos broadcast at the time when Wii Sports was massively played. This montage broadcast in 2009 on YouTube multiplies the same scene: a player who is a little too enthusiastic who involuntarily lets go of his controller, the laws of physics doing the rest.
Of course, there is a simple way to avoid this inconvenience: use the straps, supplied with the console. If you’ve forgotten they exist, be sure to take a look inside the box — they should still be there, neatly wrapped in plastic. Otherwise, you can still buy some, at €7.99 each. Note that Nintendo reminds to use it at the launch of Nintendo Switch Sportswith a reminder screen that appears before the main menu.
With the straps tight on your wrist (and properly attached to the Joy-Con), there’s no longer any risk of the controller slipping out of your hand. Two other tips can be given: hold the Joy-Con firmly and, as far as possible, control your gestures and your emotions. It is actually useless to take yourself for a professional tennis player when you virtually hit a ball.
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