Nintendo Previews “Switch Fit” With New Accessories

Nintendo’s biggest news often comes from their Nintendo Directs. The most recent one happened only a few days ago, but it seems like the game company left off one exciting announcement. In an announcement one day after their September Direct, Nintendo teased their latest fitness-based game.

Although no image of the actual game was shown in the trailer, families were seen using 2 previously unrevealed Switch accessories. The first is a circular band the user holds like a steering wheel. It can be compressed slightly with force, but otherwise its uses are unclear. The second is a band that goes around a player’s leg. Both hold one of the Switch’s joy-con controllers.

While the many potential uses of the controllers have yet to be explained fully, the families used them for various fitness-based activities. Some were stretching, others were doing ab exercises, and even others seemed to dance. Based on this, the joy-con’s accelerometer and gyroscope will likely factor into the game and how it tracks the movements that you do.

Because of the fitness-based activities shown in the trailer, the internet community has affectionately named the new game “Switch Fit” as a play on the hugely successful Wii Fit. However, no official title was given to the game or accessories.

More information will be coming out on September 12^th. On that day, hopefully we’ll see the full extent of “Switch Fit.”