Nintendo Switch Sports – Update 1.2.0 is Now Live; Adds Leg Strap Support, New Pro League Options, and More

Nintendo’s latest update for Nintendo Switch Sports is now live, adding support for the Leg Strap in 1v1 and 4v4 Soccer. Volleyball has also been enhanced with two new moves: Slide Attack for catching opponents off guard, and Rocket Serves for starting the match off with a powerful strike.

Online Play for Pro League has also been updated with S Rank and Infinity Rank added. If you’re currently at rank A30 to A39, then you’ll be between S0 to S9. Players can also now turn off nicknames and titles for their opponents while measures against disruptive behavior have been “strengthened.” Another nice new addition is that players can create Room IDs, thus allowing one to play matches against those who aren’t Friends.

Check out the full patch notes below, which also outline changes to Bowling and the user interface (like an icon appearing if the connection to a player becomes unstable). Stay tuned for more details on subsequent updates in the coming months.

Ver. 1.2.0 (Released July 26, 2022)

Soccer

• One-on-One and Four-on-Four Soccer can now be played using the leg strap.
• Play Globally – On the sport-selection screen, highlight Soccer and press the X Button.
• Play Locally – On the screen showing how to hold the Joy-Con controllers, press the + Button.
• Play with Friends – On the screen showing how to hold the Joy-Con controllers, press the + Button.
• A new camera mode has been added. To use it, go to the sport-selection screen, then Options → User Settings → Other (for Two-Hand Mode only).
• The camera can now be reset during play by pressing the X Button.
• Players will no longer jump too high when kicking repeatedly, and it should also be easier to jump to the maximum height (for Two-Hand Mode only).

Volleyball

• You can now perform Slide Attacks, a coordinated move where a player crosses the court before leaping to spike the ball.
• To do a Slide Attack, move the Stick left and right after bumping the ball. This move is great for catching opponents off guard.
• To block a Slide Attack, quickly start moving toward the opponent who is getting ready to spike the ball by using the Stick to get into position.
• You can now perform Rocket Serves.
• When serving, toss the ball high and hit it at its apex to do a Rocket Serve.

Bowling

• Adjusted how the pins fall.
• It is now slightly harder for the pins to fall when bowling straight.
• It is now slightly easier for the pins to fall when bowling with a curve.

Play Globally

• S Rank and ∞ Rank (Infinity Rank) have been added to the Pro Leagues.
• Those at ranks A30 through A39 before the software update will be moved to ranks S0 through S9.
• Added a setting to turn off the display of opponent nicknames and titles.
• This setting can be found on the sport-selection screen. Go to Options → User Settings → Other.
• Strengthened measures against disruptive behavior.

Play with Friends

• When creating a room, you can now choose to give it a Room ID. This will let you play online matches even if your opponent is not a Friend.
• Creating a Room with a Room ID
• Host – In Make a New Room, check the Room ID (Invite Anyone via ID) option. Make a note of the Room ID you see, then select OK.
• Note: Your Room ID will also be shown on the Member Reception screen. Give the Room ID to those you want to invite to the room, then wait at the Member Reception screen.
• Invitees – Press the + Button in Join Room, then enter the Room ID.
• A new difficulty option called Auto Select is available for Bowling when in Play with Friends. This option measures the average skill of participating players to set the overall difficulty.

Overall

• An icon will now appear if the connection to a player becomes unstable during online play.
• If an opponent’s connection becomes unstable, the icon will appear on your own screen as well.
• If you see this icon often, please see our troubleshooting for online latency issues.
• A message will now appear when Joy-Con controller connection becomes unstable during play.
• If this message appears often, please see our troubleshooting for Joy-Con connection issues.
• Several issues have been fixed to improve the gameplay experience.