Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is live on Nintendo Switch 2 — and players are already discovering that its Island Crown mode isn’t just a leaderboard. It’s a gauntlet. To reach the top, you must climb the ranking table in each sport, tennis, bowling, golf, basketball, volleyball, and table tennis, until you dethrone the Island Champion.
But victory there isn’t the end. It’s the trigger. Reaching #1 in table tennis unlocks a showdown against Lucía: a Legend-level Mii first introduced in Wii Sports Resort back in 2009. She’s not a cutscene boss.
She’s a fully animated, motion-responsive opponent who moves faster than human reflexes allow, places shots with pixel-perfect accuracy, and returns even the most aggressive power shots, often into corners your on-screen avatar can’t reach in time. TechRadar’s Harry, a Senior Reviews Writer who has played Bloodborne and Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, says her challenge level ‘pales in comparison to’ those titles, meaning hers is higher.
He describes dozens of failed attempts, repeated 6–0 losses, and an hour-long session where he scraped together deuces and slice-shot recoveries just to stay competitive. His eventual win, 6–4 at 1 a.m., after spotting a gap on her left and landing a decisive smash, came only after she scuffed a return.
The reward? A golden nameplate item and access to the Table Tennis Gauntlet, which Harry confirms contains ‘an even harder Mii’. No price, no Indian or US launch cost, no regional rollout details, and no Switch 1 compatibility are mentioned in the reporting. This is a Switch 2 exclusive.
No release date beyond ‘now’ is given. No sales figures, download stats, or certification dates appear. What’s clear is intent: Nintendo didn’t just port nostalgia. It weaponised it, turning a cheerful Mii into a benchmark for physical precision, timing, and endurance.
Next stop? That Gauntlet. And maybe a wrist brace.
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