GameCentral recommends Ring Fit Adventure as the best ever fitness video game and wonders how a Nintendo Switch 2 sequel might work. The new year is rarely a busy time for new video games, even with the prospect of the Nintendo Switch 2 being unveiled at any moment. There’re a few minor releases planned for January, including Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and Dynasty Warriors: Origins, leading up to Sniper Elite: Resistance on January 30, but it’s not until February that the industry really gets into gear, in terms of new releases.
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In many ways it seems a missed opportunity, given that long, dark nights are prime video game-playing opportunities, but as far as publishers are concerned everyone should still be busy with the big pre-Christmas releases – except there were unusually few of those last year.
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But that’s okay, because there’s really only one game that you need in January: Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch. First released in 2019, it is the spiritual successor to Wii Fit, only designed as an actual video game, with turn-based combat and the semblance of a story. We liked it when it originally came out, but five years later we appreciate it even more.
Now that Christmas is over the only adverts you’re going to see are for holidays and gym membership, with research suggesting that up to two-thirds of the latter are bought but never used. Most people would prefer to exercise in the privacy of their own home but, of course, keep fit equipment is expensive and takes up a lot of space.
