As Nintendo Switch Sports launches, Nintendo has issued a safety advisory reminding gamers to be careful when playing this energetic game, which has also inadvertently evoked memories of hilarious Wii crashes.
Nintendo posted the information on its Japanese Twitter account, showing a selection of security-related images for Nintendo Switch Sports. These demonstrate the optimal distance players should keep from the TV, as well as from each other, to avoid unnecessary accidents or injuries. Another image shows gamers how to firmly attach the Joy-Con controller to their wrist.
【保護 の へ へ】 お 子 が 『『 『Nintendo Switch Sports』 を は 、 安全 ため ため て て いただく お願いいたし ます。 で いる お お お ため 同士 で で ぶつかる 、 テレビ に に など など など などなど など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など など などなど など など など など など など など など など など など など など でぶつかる テレビ に に に に に に に にtwitter.com/a2thrfyqyiapril 28, 2022
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A rough Google translation also tells us the content of the text (thanks, Nintendo Life) and says the following:
" For your safety, please accompany your child when playing Nintendo Switch Sports. Be careful not to bump into children playing with each other or touch the Joy-Con of the TV.
"Also, when playing Nintendo Switch Sports, please connect the wrist strap to the Joy-Con and lock it, then adjust the cap so that the wrist strap does not come off your wrist and tighten it firmly."
Will Nintendo's timely withdrawal help anything?
For many, ourselves included, it creates a strange sense of nostalgia when looking at these Nintendo-published diagrams, especially if you played Wii Sports frequently at the time. The immensely popular Wii bundle title was keen to warn gamers about the risks of shaking the Wii Remote with reckless abandon.
An unintentionally humorous diagram featured a player not caring about their surroundings, knocking over a vase and another person unlucky enough to be nearby.
So it's no surprise that Nintendo wants to keep Nintendo Switch Sports crashes to an absolute minimum. The Nintendo Switch game encourages players to be a little more active and alert than most, so information on how to protect yourself, others, and your property is welcome.
It's also not the first time that Nintendo has been cautious about Switch games. Exercise-based games like Fitness Boxing and Ring Fit Adventure come with their own custom warning information.
Mario Party Superstars also brought back a controversial N64 minigame in which players frequently injure themselves by rubbing their palms together on the analog stick. The minigame in question, Tug O' War, now has a special warning on Switch urging players to avoid this method of gameplay to prevent skin irritation and damage to the Joy-Con controller's analog stick.
Hoping that Nintendo Switch Sports players can keep unwanted crashes to a minimum. Either way, we'll be keeping an eye on social media in the unlikely event that gamers start throwing their Joy-Con controllers at their fancy new TVs. For research purposes only, of course.
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