After a slew of delays and bugs,NintendoSwitchSports' free golf update is finally on the way. The spiritual successor to the popularWiiSportsgame has not had an easy year since it launched last April. It has not proven as successful with fans since currently,NintendoSwitchSportsincludes only a handful of sports mini-games ranging from bowling to volleyball that players can compete in with their friends either online or offline.Since launching, more recentupdates forNintendo Switch Sportshave caused havocfor gamers and were even pulled temporarily by Nintendo. The major bug prevented players from entering into matches and would actually crash during loading. That issue likely forced Nintendo to delay releasing any more additions to the game. With how delayed the newest addition has been, fans who used to play have seemingly moved on.RELATED:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Confirms Booster Course Pass Wave 3 Release DateThe free golf update toNintendoSwitchSportswill be added to the game on November 28, according to an announcement made by Nintendo on its official Twitter page. Those still interested in diving into this sports title can enjoy teeing off in 21 different holes from theWiiSportsseries. The golf update will include two modes; a survival mode where players will have to survive being eliminated and a more laid-back casual one for gamers just to have some informal competition with their friends. Hopefully, this rollout goes more swimmingly.Nintendo actually compensated playersfor issues in the lastNintendoSwitchSportsupdate.
Reception from fans to the recent news has been mixed. Some gamers stated that because they have waited so long to play, they aren’t even interested now. Others pointed out that it’s been well over seven months and that the golf courses included aren’t new but just re-used fromWiiSports. Many believe that the golf update should have been included from the start. Unfortunately for current players, they won’t be able to get any compensation from Nintendo besides in-game rewards. However,Pokemonfans are seemingly being compensated. This comes aftersomePokemonplayers demanded refundsforPokemonScarletandVioletwhich has significant bugs and performance issues.
As of now, golf is the only announced free addition toNintendoSwitchSports, and it’s unknown if more sports will be added next year. Since it has been so long since its launch, this would be highly unlikely at this point since Nintendo already has its hands full with the fallout fromPokemonScarletandVioletbeing the lowest-reviewedPokemongamesever. Perhaps Nintendo will learn from its previous mistakes withNintendoSwitchSportsand make sure the golf update goes swimmingly and wins back players.
