Rock Band Developer Reveals New Nintendo Switch Exclusive: Super Beat Sports

What a freaking fantastic news day this turned out to be for Nintendo Switch owners! Harmonix, the company that most of you know for Rock Band and Amplitude, just revealed a brand new Nintendo Switch exclusive called Super Beat Sports. As a lover of rhythm games, I can't tell you how excited the title alone gets me. They dropped a hype new announcement trailer, which you can watch above.

If that art style and that music doesn't get you hyped, nothing will! This is like the sports version of Rhythm Tengogu, or Rhythm Heaven. The game is a collection of five rhythm-based sports mini games that players will compete in, either alone or with friends, and the story setup is pretty bizarre. We'll share that below. Beat Sports originally released for the Apple TV, but the Nintendo Switch version has been brushed up from top to bottom, and even includes never before seen content. "Rhythm Racket," for example, is a game mode that no one has ever seen before today:

"Introducing our brand new multiplayer mode, Rhythm Racket! Protect your goal from rhythmic ricochets bouncing around the field building beats. Knock out the competition and be the last player standing."

To get a better feel for how the game actually plays, take a look at this gameplay trailer:

Here's the setup (prepare for absurdity):

"Aliens from a musical dimension descend upon our planet and it becomes apparent that they've clung on desperately to one specific fixture of humanity…Earth sports. Without any guidance, they adopt our propensity for athletics and attempt to recreate the very sporting events we hold dear.

"Desperate to test out their new games, they recruit one of Earth's finest to compete in their 5 sporting competitions. Skilled in the world of both sports and music, Lil Slugger is more than up for the challenge.

"Join team earthling and show these aliens how it's done. Help Slugger navigate her way through the musical pentathlon of alien sports. Take on your opponents yourself or recruit friends and family to help represent."

I don't know about you guys, but I'm in. Super Beat Sports is slated for a fall release, so we don't have long to wait! We'll keep you updated with more details and a release date as soon as we can! In the meantime, you can read more about Super Beat Sports on the official Harmonix blog.