Nintendo.

A collection of activities for the Nintendo Switch, in the Wii Sports vein. Bought because I thought Alleson would like slot car racing but the sleeper hit was air hockey.

Slot car racing: Only has the three tracks, some kind of track builder would have been a nice addition. They're featuring the mosaic mode feature here, but I'll never have more than one switch.

Air hockey: By far the best digital implementation of this game I've seen, and that's playing with a thumbstick and button rather than motion or touch controls. The sound effects are just right, and the physics seem perfect too - it has that same balance of sometimes surprising behaviors where the puck will occasionally lose more speed than you expect, or it'll juuuust slip into the goal. Also this game is better without a timer. I'd actually love to read a devlog about this, I bet there's a fascinating amount of research behind getting the feel just right.

Darts: We had a lot of fun with this too. I wasn't familiar with the “double out” rule but it worked out okay. It begs comparison to WarioWare Smooth Moves which is the digital darts game I'd previously played quite a bit. For some reason that one felt a little better - having the IR sensor instead of just depending on the motion controls helped the motion feel a little more anchored to the board. But both games seem like they've got enough technique to be interesting for a while.

Speed: I was surprised by how well this adapted to digital play, and in turn surprised that I'd never played a digital version before. I think it's a bit more interesting analog since you have the actual card manipulation to contend with, but this was a good brief diversion and I could see us returning to it.