The Nintendo Switch launch game that uses Joy-Con motion controls for activities such as sword fighting is 1-2-Switch.
Nintendo released 1-2-Switch on March 3, 2017, alongside the original console. It is a collection of short multiplayer games designed to demonstrate the features of the Joy-Con controllers, including motion sensing, vibration, and infrared capabilities.
Many activities encourage players to face one another rather than stare at the television. In the Western-themed Quick Draw game, for example, participants react to one another’s movement. Sword Fight and other activities use motion gestures to create direct, physical competition.
1-2-Switch is often confused with Arms, another motion-focused Nintendo game. Arms is a full fighting game released later in 2017, while 1-2-Switch is structured as a party-game showcase for the console’s controllers.