Nintendo Switch Sports

Prototype Info Prerelease Info

Unused Logic AI Nodes#

 Logci_StarFoxLaserEnegyItem
 Logic_StarFoxPassStraightRing
 Logic_StarFoxEnemyWolfen
 Logic_StarFoxLaserEnegyItem
 Logic_StarFoxPassStraightRing
 Logic_StarFoxTestRing

Present in Node.aidefn.byml.zs are definitions relating to logic AI nodes for Star Fox related game actors. The code for them does not appear in the executable and logic ai related systems go unused in this title.

Early Cosmetic Information#

In multiple cases information about future in-game cosmetics were included in the game despite said cosmetics not even existing in-game until multiple updates in the future.

• Present in the game's earliest release are numerous untranslated names for cosmetics that have not been released/hadn't been released at the time of the update.

• The 1.1 update added names for 15 emote stamps that haven't released at the time of writing. These names were removed in the following update.

Whistling Friend
Angry Friend
Shocked Friend
Sparkly Friend
Satisfied Friend
Way to Go Friend
Great Job Friend
Smiling Robot
Troubled Robot
Baffled Robot
Bawling Robot
Flabbergasted Apple
Devious Banana
Inquisitive Pineapple
Chill Strawberry

• A total of three in-game titles for your player are earned via doing certain tasks as opposed to being unlocked as a reward for completing online matches, all of which have been included in the game since Ver. 0.5. The "Staffer" and "Legend" ranks were both available at the launch of Switch Sports, becoming available to use once you've reached a high score goal in the tennis minigame included in the game's credits and reaching A rank in the competitive online mode for every sport respectively. The "Completist" title still isn't unlockable at the time of writing, however other pieces of evidence included in the game seem to indicate a player will earn this title once they've unlocked all the cosmetics added to the game's online mode.

Golf Leftovers#

Despite Golf being a sport not only unincluded at launch, but also being moved further to November of 2022, it still had numerous references left in the game prior to its addition.

• Multiple golf related leftovers hinted at specific information on how many golf holes the game would include/which ones would be included. This was major as the only hole of golf Nintendo had confirmed to be included was "Classic 5" from the original Wii Sports, which was shown in the game's first trailer. The predictions from this info later went on the be confirmed, as Nintendo mentioned a total of "21 holes from the Wii Sports series are included" (despite seemingly discluding any holes from the third entry in the series, Wii Sports Club) in the September 2022 Nintendo Direct. The layout file LGlfCourseIcn.Nin_NX_NVN.blarc.zs includes 21 blank texture files which are named in a manner which suggests the "Classic 9", "Resort 9", and "Special 3" courses would be included. Strings from the game's executable also listed the full course lineup: Classic3A, Classic3B, Classic3C, Resort3A, Resort3B, Resort3C, Special, Classic9, Resort9, All18

• The icon for golf is attempted to be used by the game in a multitude of places, however a blank texture is simply used instead.

• The bonus point multipliers for golf were also left in the game's executable. These include Golf_NiceShot, Golf_1UnderPar, Golf_2UnderPar, Golf_3UnderPar, Golf_Fairway, Golf_GreatApproach, Golf_HitPole, Golf_LongPutter, Golf_ChipIn, Gold_HoleInOne (and yes, the last one does misspell "golf" as "gold"). A different line also revealed you'd originally earn 40 base points for playing online golf, a value currently only obtainable in bowling matches.

Regional Differences#

• In certain language settings of the game, Soccer is named Football to fit with the sport being called as such in other regions.
• Each language has its own unique announcer.

Revisional Differences#

v0.5#

Released February 15, 2022. This was the Online Play Test.

Parameter\PlayerEquipmentHeadMiiParam\HeadMii.elsa__parameter__PlayerEquipmentHeadMiiParam.bgyml contains a version of the Mii head where the OffsetUp parameter is set to -0.025. This value was decreased by 0.019 in later revisions. Also, Model\Mii.bfres.zs contains a base for the Mii's model. It's materials are altered in later revisions.

0.5	Later Revisions

v1.0#

The initial retail release, adding the ability to play the sports not available in the Online Play Test.

v1.1#

• Released April 28, 2022. Adds the ability to play online as well as the first 14 unlockable cosmetic collections.
• For some reason, the highlights when you threw the bowling ball present in 1.0 were removed.
• CPU appearances were updated to use the update's newly added cosmetics.

v1.2#

Released July 26, 2022.

• Adds the leg strap Soccer mode which was advertised in the game's original trailer.
• Adds 13 new cosmetic collections.
• Adds two new pro league ranks, S and ∞.
• Adds the Slide Attack and Rocket Serve moves to Volleyball.
• Friend matches can now be joined via six-digit codes. Previously, this required all players to be friends on the Switch.
• Offline mode now has the ability to play against CPU Miis at a secret hardest difficulty by holding certain buttons when loading into a match.
• Soccer now has a playable waiting area.
• Different (agreed by the community to be worse) bowling physics are implemented.
• CPU appearances were updated to use the update's newly added cosmetics.

v1.2.1#

Released October 12, 2022. Adds nine new cosmetic collections, likely to compensate for Golf's release being delayed, though Golf did end up releasing weeks before the final collection of this update was released.

This update also attempted to crack down on players who used "manipulated" save data, only to end up breaking parts of the game, resulting in multiple players reporting crashes in both online and offline modes while trying to play multiplayer. Nintendo made a statement on October 14 recognizing the issue, and subsequently took the game's servers as well as the game's save data backup option offline in order to fix the issue.

CPU appearances were updated to use the update's newly added cosmetics.

v1.2.2#

Released October 17, 2022. Fixes the crashing issues created in v1.2.1.

v1.2.3#

Released October 19, 2022. Allows players to once again use the save data backup option.

v1.3.0#

Released November 28, 2022.

• Golf is added as a playable sport, with 21 holes from Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort.
• LAN play is added.
• 4 new collections were added. The Office Collection, originally intended to release on December 1st, 2022, had its release date swapped with the Golf Collection.

v1.3.1#

Released January 24, 2023

• Adds new collections.

Internal Name#

The game's internal name is Elsa.