Nintendo Switch Sports Resort 1.1.0 adds online play
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's 1.1.0 update adds online matches, remote multiplayer and a new Mii appearance setting ahead of launch.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is getting its launch-day online features before the game reaches shops worldwide on October 22. Version 1.1.0 is already rolling out in some regions, and the update is required before players can access the game's online features. Nintendo's own preview confirms that the Switch 2 launch version is built around 12 sports, with solo, local and online play at its centre.1
The patch adds online matches across nine competitive sports, alongside a promotion system for players who want to climb into higher leagues. There is also a Casual Online option, which removes the pressure of recording wins and losses while keeping the same broad multiplayer structure. Players can team up with a friend who is far away, compete against people around the world and use a temporary Join ID to play with people who are not on their friends list.2
The update also expands remote multiplayer. Play with Friends Far Away supports up to eight players, with groups able to split up and play different sports at the same time. Across the competitive and recreational modes, Nintendo says the game supports 12 sports in total, while the patch also includes unspecified fixes intended to improve stability.
Away from online play, version 1.1.0 adds a setting for how often Mii characters appear. It sits under Options, User Settings and Other, but the setting is for offline use in competitive sports. Choosing Always makes registered Miis and a guest's Mii appear every time, while multiplayer sessions use the most frequently selected setting.
Our opinion
A mandatory day-one update is hardly glamorous, but this is a meaningful one rather than a routine bug-fix download. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's appeal depends on making a living room feel busy, and the combination of leagues, casual matches and eight-player remote sessions gives the launch a much stronger social spine than the base sport list alone. The important test will be whether those online modes feel populated after the first week, not whether the patch notes look generous on day one.