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'''Basketball''' is a sport that first appeared in ''[[Wii Sports Resort]]'' and was added to ''[[Nintendo Switch Sports]]'' via a post-release update. It supports a 3 point shooting contest alongside a pickup game in the first game, and ''Nintendo Switch Sports'' adds the Three-Point Challenge and Five-Streak Battle modes, | '''Basketball''' is a sport that first appeared in ''[[Wii Sports Resort]]'' and was added to ''[[Nintendo Switch Sports]]'' via a post-release update. It supports a 3 point shooting contest alongside a 3-on-3 pickup game in the first game, and ''Nintendo Switch Sports'' adds the Three-Point Challenge and Five-Streak Battle modes, alongside the pickup game being reduced to 2-on-2 | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Players hold a Wii Remote or Joy-Con vertically and swing it up and down to throw a basketball. | |||
Players hold a Wii Remote vertically and swing it up and down to throw a basketball. | |||
====3 Point Contest==== | ====3 Point Contest==== | ||
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===''Nintendo Switch Sports''=== | ===''Nintendo Switch Sports''=== | ||
Basketball was added to ''[[Nintendo Switch Sports]]'' on July 9th, 2024,<ref>[https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1810313393011638340 NoA Basketball release date]</ref> featuring 2v2 play locally and online, along with Three-Point Challenge and Five-Streak Battle locally. | {{incomplete| Mode descriptions need to be elaborated on}} | ||
Basketball was added to ''[[Nintendo Switch Sports]]'' on July 9th, 2024,<ref>[https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1810313393011638340 NoA Basketball release date]</ref> featuring 2v2 play locally and online, along with Three-Point Challenge, Three-Point Contest and Five-Streak Battle locally. A standard match now supports 4 human players, a match lasts 100 seconds instead of 180 (and ends early if one team scores 12 points) and players playing alone now have an AI partner instead of controlling both characters in a team. The Three-Point Contest now only supports 1 player (instead of 4 player alternating play) while the Three-Point Challenge is the multiplayer equivalent, only that players now aim at the same basket simultaneously to see who can get the most points. The new Five-Streak Battle plays identically to Three-Point Challenge, only that instead of players trying to score the most points, they compete to see who can sink five consecutive baskets in 60 seconds. If 60 seconds pass without any player scoring five consecutive baskets, overtime is played where the first player to score two consecutive baskets wins. Despite both Five-Streak Battle and Three-Point Challenge both using AI opponents if there are less than four human players, neither mode is playable with only one human player. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:56, 15 July 2024
| Details | |
|---|---|
| First game | Wii Sports Resort |
| Latest game | Nintendo Switch Sports (future) |
| Number of players | 1-4 alternating (3 Point Contest in Resort), 1-2 simultaneous (Pickup Game in Resort), |
| Peripherals needed | None |
Basketball is a sport that first appeared in Wii Sports Resort and was added to Nintendo Switch Sports via a post-release update. It supports a 3 point shooting contest alongside a 3-on-3 pickup game in the first game, and Nintendo Switch Sports adds the Three-Point Challenge and Five-Streak Battle modes, alongside the pickup game being reduced to 2-on-2
Gameplay
Players hold a Wii Remote or Joy-Con vertically and swing it up and down to throw a basketball.
3 Point Contest
In 3 Point Contest, players compete to see who can sink 25 balls in 60 seconds. They point the Wii Remote down and press 
to pick up a ball. Orange balls are worth 1 point and blue/white balls are worth 2. If the player gets a perfect (all balls get into the hoop) then the game will award the player with extra points for the remaining time left. The maximum possible score is 50.2 [1]
Pickup Game
In Pickup Game, players play a regular match of Basketball. When they have the ball, they can press 
or the 
to pass the ball, shake the wii remote to dribble, and to prepare a shot, where they have 5 seconds to jump and shoot. Making a jump without shooting or taking too long forfeits the ball to the other team. When they are on defense, they can swing the Wii Remote to trophy to steal the ball, but missing may cause them to fall over. The team with the most points after 3 minutes wins. If both teams end up with the same score, it's a draw.
Nintendo Switch Sports
Basketball was added to Nintendo Switch Sports on July 9th, 2024,[2] featuring 2v2 play locally and online, along with Three-Point Challenge, Three-Point Contest and Five-Streak Battle locally. A standard match now supports 4 human players, a match lasts 100 seconds instead of 180 (and ends early if one team scores 12 points) and players playing alone now have an AI partner instead of controlling both characters in a team. The Three-Point Contest now only supports 1 player (instead of 4 player alternating play) while the Three-Point Challenge is the multiplayer equivalent, only that players now aim at the same basket simultaneously to see who can get the most points. The new Five-Streak Battle plays identically to Three-Point Challenge, only that instead of players trying to score the most points, they compete to see who can sink five consecutive baskets in 60 seconds. If 60 seconds pass without any player scoring five consecutive baskets, overtime is played where the first player to score two consecutive baskets wins. Despite both Five-Streak Battle and Three-Point Challenge both using AI opponents if there are less than four human players, neither mode is playable with only one human player.
Gallery
Wii Sports Resort
3 Point Contest
Pickup Game
The Game
A replay
Slam Dunk!
A Mii Taking a shot
Nintendo Switch Sports
Artwork for Basketball
A 2v2 match
A Three-Point Contest
A Three-Point Challenge
A Five-Streak Battle
An outfit unlocked from playing Basketball
Starting a 2v2 match
Trivia
- If the player holds the
button before pressing OK, the game will be set to nighttime.
