
Thus, the lack of a disc drive makes it impossible for the Switch to play disc-based Wii games. Only the PSP from Sony and its successor, the Vita perfected the disc-based portable gaming system work. Using a disc-based system would require physical moving parts, along with additional noise and bulk, making the system much more fragile. The ability to take the Switch on the go basically prohibits the ability to use Blu Ray discs for games, which both the PS4 and the Xbox One use.

The Switch’s cartridges are small, flash-based technology that isn’t too far off from what the DS and 3DS used to play games. For more news on the latest games coming to Switch, stick with us here on Shacknews.If you have a Switch, or if you know someone with one, you’ll know that it represents a return to cartridges for Nintendo home consoles for the first time since the demise of the N64 following the GameCube launch in 2001. Here, we also got the surprising news that Rogue Legacy 2 will be released on the Switch today. The Sports Story release date was revealed during the latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase. Golf Story was one of the most beloved games of 2017, and fans have been patiently waiting for its follow-up. Similar to Golf Story, Sports Story takes an RPG approach to sports games, with players building their characters, completing missions, and progressing through a branching narrative. The game was delayed in August of 2020 to an unspecified date, and things have been pretty quiet since then, outside of a brief development update given in the summer of 2021. Sports Story was revealed at the end of 2019, originally aiming for a 2020 launch. The end of the trailer reveals that Sports Story will hit the Nintendo Switch next month. Tennis, fishing, golfing, BMX, volleyball, and kickball are all seen in the trailer, and there are even more that have yet to be revealed.

In the new trailer, we get a fresh glimpse at all of the sports players will participate in when they jump into this new RPG. Sports Story was highlighted during the November 2022 Nintendo Indie World Showcase. Sidebar Games has revealed that Sports Story will come to the Nintendo Switch this December. After an extended period of silence with no update, we finally have some news on when the new Story game will arrive. The follow-up to Golf Story expands the universe, allowing players to partake in various sports as they build their legacy. Sports Story has been one of the most highly-anticipated indie games since Sidebar Games first revealed it back in 2019.
