Everything from dunks to dumps
We're getting ready for NBA All-Star Weekend 2024 with a look at every basketball game on Nintendo Switch. The three-day event tips off in Indiana on 16th February with contests and challenges taking place every day until the 73rd All-Star Game finale on 18th February. Juegos De
With all of its high-flying athleticism, nail-biting buzzer beaters, and silky skills, it's no wonder that basketball is often the number one draft pick for developers looking to make a sports game.
And can you blame them? It's a hugely entertaining watch (and this writer says that as a Brit, who is regularly up into the early hours to hear the final buzzer), and it can sometimes provide entertaining gameplay too. There is a lot of b-ball on the Switch eShop, and let's just say that not all of the titles belong in the Hall of Fame. The games can range in their complexity from 'you were a frame out on that step-back fade, so the ball clangs off the rim' to 'put ball in hoop.'
However, keeping in mind that even the weakest draft prospect can be MVP in someone's eyes, we have collected together every Basketball Game on Switch in release order so that you can take a look at the lineup yourself. This doesn't include any compilation titles where basketball is just one part of a greater whole — sorry, catchily titled Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game. We're after pure basketball here. Juegos De Motos
We have added a poll at the bottom of this list for you to vote on which Switch basketball game is your favourite, but first, let's meet the contenders...