Nintendo Switch Owners Are Loving the System's Bizarre Jump Rope Game

Nintendo has a knack for strange releases, and this console generation has proven to be no [...]

By Marc Deschamps - June 17, 2020 12:06 am EDT

Nintendo has a knack for strange releases, and this console generation has proven to be no exception. The company surprised Nintendo Switch owners with the release of Jump Rope Challenge, a new fitness game that uses the console's Joy-Con controllers to simulate the fitness activity. The whole thing started as a project created by developers working from home to get some exercise in, and Nintendo decided to release the game as a free download! Switch owners were immediately taken with the game, though it appears that Jump Rope Challenge might offer more of a workout than most would have expected. It just goes to show that Nintendo continues to offer unusual gameplay experiences!

Have you tried Jump Rope Challenge yet? What do you think of the game? Let us know in the comments or share directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp to talk all things gaming!

Keep reading to find out what fans are saying about Jump Rope Challenge on Nintendo Switch!

It's apparently a good workout!

Yo I played that jump rope game on switch and did 100 of them and then I called it quits 🤣
— 🌸Cookie🌸 (@iRuvRice) June 16, 2020

People love free games.

Jump Rope Challenge for Switch is one of the coolest things Nintendo has done in a while. #JumpRopeChallenge
— Caleb Huston (@CalebHuston2000) June 16, 2020

Jump Rope Challenge is safer, too.

Who need a gym when you have Jump Rope Challenge for the Switch 😎
— ✞Kay-Kay✞ (@KayKay1800) June 16, 2020

That's a combination of words no one ever expected to read.

Jump Rope game on Switch slaps
— 𝔢𝔳𝔦𝔩 𝔠𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔬 (@elixxofficial) June 16, 2020

Why wouldn't you?

Am I going to download the free bunny jump rope game on my switch and pretend I am jump roping in my living room...? Perhaps....
— X-Rose (@rosemates_) June 16, 2020

It's a marathon, not a race.

that jump rope game on switch is rly cute and fun but my ass is so out of shape... 100 jumps on day 1 winded me
— sarah (@applletun) June 17, 2020

That would have been a fun presentation, to be honest.

good to know that e3 2020 would have consisted of jump rope challenge for the nintendo switch
— Trent (@trent_hot) June 16, 2020

This is the Nintendo-est move of all-time.

Microsoft: XBOX SERIES X Sony: HERE'S OUR BIGASS REVEAL STREAM SHOWING OFF THE PS5

Nintendo: Some devs put Jump rope on the switch, that's pretty neat, have fun stay safe during the global pandemic
— JacobEnds;WithYou (@JacobPFZE) June 16, 2020