Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort releases worldwide on Thursday, October 22, 2026, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2.
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Release date: Thursday, October 22, 2026 · Nintendo Switch 2 · $59.99
- Release date
- Thursday, October 22, 2026
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Price
- $59.99
- Pre-order
- Pre-orders open
- Last verified
- July 7, 2026
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is a first-party, motion-controlled sports collection from Nintendo and the follow-up to 2022's Nintendo Switch Sports. It packs in twelve activities — Boxing, Tennis, Volleyball, Bowling, Basketball, Golf, Table Tennis, Archery, Skateboarding, Power Cruising, Prop Plane and Thumb Wrestling — many set on the tropical Wuhu Island that fans remember from Wii Sports Resort. The lineup blends familiar swing-and-serve favorites with newer events built specifically around the Switch 2 hardware.
The game is confirmed for a worldwide launch on Thursday, October 22, 2026, and it is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive that is not releasing on the original Switch. It leans on the Joy-Con 2's refined motion sensing and new mouse-style controls for aiming and precision, and supports up to four players locally as well as online multiplayer. Nintendo lists a $59.99 boxed price, with a lower $49.99 digital download on the eShop.
Anticipation is high because this is one of the marquee family and party titles for Nintendo's new console, reviving the pick-up-and-play appeal that made Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort household staples. Pre-orders are already live across major retailers, and players are keen to see how classic events feel with the more accurate Switch 2 controls. With a firm October date on the calendar, the countdown is now about waiting for launch day rather than wondering whether it will slip.
Global unlock times
When the countdown hits zero, here is the local time in cities around the world.
| City | Local unlock time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles UTC-7 | 5:00 PM · Wed, Oct 21 * |
| New York UTC-4 | 8:00 PM · Wed, Oct 21 * |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:00 PM · Wed, Oct 21 * |
| London UTC+1 | 1:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Berlin UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Paris UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Istanbul UTC+3 | 3:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Riyadh UTC+3 | 3:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Cairo UTC+3 | 3:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Mumbai UTC+5:30 | 5:30 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Bangkok UTC+7 | 7:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Jakarta UTC+7 | 7:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Hanoi UTC+7 | 7:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Manila UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Kuala Lumpur UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Singapore UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Tokyo UTC+9 | 9:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Seoul UTC+9 | 9:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Shanghai UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Taipei UTC+8 | 8:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Karachi UTC+5 | 5:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Dhaka UTC+6 | 6:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Mexico City UTC-6 | 6:00 PM · Wed, Oct 21 * |
| Bogotá UTC-5 | 7:00 PM · Wed, Oct 21 * |
| Buenos Aires UTC-3 | 9:00 PM · Wed, Oct 21 * |
| Santiago UTC-3 | 9:00 PM · Wed, Oct 21 * |
| Chicago UTC-5 | 7:00 PM · Wed, Oct 21 * |
| Toronto UTC-4 | 8:00 PM · Wed, Oct 21 * |
| Madrid UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Rome UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Moscow UTC+3 | 3:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Warsaw UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Lagos UTC+1 | 1:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Johannesburg UTC+2 | 2:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Sydney UTC+11 | 11:00 AM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
| Auckland UTC+13 | 1:00 PM · Thu, Oct 22 * |
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