You don’t have to work for the ranks - the ranks will work for you (Nintendo Switch Sports)
5A commentary by Dani, in which he discusses topics related to ranking in the Pro Leagues of Nintendo Switch Sports.
The Pro League is a feature in the Play Globally mode, which gives players a rank for a selected sport. The rank is used to suggest their skill level, and the game often pairs players who have a similar rank in the Pro League.
Dani shares his thoughts and experiences related to this ranking system, with an aim to help the players enjoy the game. The topics he discusses can be seen below.
00:00 Dani’s history with Wii Sports Bowling
08:55 Dani meets Nintendo Switch Sports / Bowling history
20:54 Barbara’s “effortless” progression from Rank E to S5 (Bowling)
25:58 Why Dani tried the Bowling Pro League
28:33 Barbara and Luoma, “evenly-matched” S Rank players
30:11 Why Barbara never passes S6 / Rank = Relative experience
36:38 “You’re better than your rank suggests” / PowerAnnie, “the best bowler”
41:46 It’s okay if you can’t rank up - there are still competitors for your level
(43:35) Demo: Using ranks to pair Tilly with fun competition
(45:09) Demo: The game discovers your rank
(47:00) Demo: Blue-eyes’ rank won’t rise without more relative experience
48:36 Dani’s Basketball history
53:22 “Road to Infinity Rank” series - the fear of losing
(56:12) Demo: Haru, more experience, lower rank
(59:14) Demo: Emily feels like she’ll never rank up
59:31 Learning from defeat / Amiibo in Super Smash Bros.
1:03:21 Your first time bowling
1:05:01 Learning more with fun roleplay / “Haru spin” / Can “Road to Infinity Rank” remove the fun?
(1:09:43) Demo: Make losing fun, with friends like Haru
1:12:34 Losing rank with a Bowling score set-up for 279 points
1:14:11 The rank gets the job done / Former_Sky and the S Rank crew / Barbara’s rank doesn’t need to be higher
(1:19:26) Demo: Siobhán’s notes - “Bowling in the night sky”
(1:20:31) Demo: Giving Tilly a game she can win or lose
1:21:11 Game = A chance to win or lose / Abby’s game: Winning and losing at the same time
1:25:21 Searching for a good contest / Blue-eyes and the Basketball Pro League
1:29:52 What does the Infinity Rank mean?
1:37:17 Pairing players with different levels of experience - less cohesion?
1:43:15 Different strategy for Strong and Powerhouse CPU (Football)
(1:46:28) Demo: Players with similar ranks who understand the same play-styles
1:47:14 Same rank, no synergy? - Blue-eyes style vs “Three-Pointer mindgames”
1:50:38 “I can’t lose” - can “Road to Infinity Rank” stop you from playing a game?
(1:51:19) Demo: Tomoko - “Don’t worry about your rank.”
(1:52:36) Demo: Why play with Siobhán if you can never surpass her?
1:54:23 Using the Infinity Rank to escape (Barbara and the Bowling Pro League)
1:57:58 Make your training fun - The Training Trio: Barbara, Ai, Siobhán
2:03:14 “Hungry” Ai - hungry for victory, happy to learn
2:06:46 Learning more with fun roleplay #2 - Characters, like a gift to Dani
2:08:28 Using the Infinity Rank to escape #2
2:10:50 Miscellaneous / Attempted summary
(2:13:30) Demo: Haru - “Meet our ranking system!”
2:15:25 Why people want to see Infinity Rank players / “Two kinds” of Infinity Rank players: Susana vs Giovanna (Bowling)
2:22:42 Dani’s first three times scoring 300 (Giovanna’s technique)
2:24:50 Why people want to see Infinity Rank players / Susana vs Giovanna (continued)
2:36:00 “It just looks nice” - Reasons to want the Infinity Rank
2:37:50 Dani’s story behind “Barbara and the Bowling Pro League”
2:45:09 Miscellaneous / drinking water
2:46:13 “Uh-oh, will Former_Sky fall into the rank trap?”
2:47:16 “I won against an Infinity Rank player!”
(2:51:40) Demo: Blue-eyes and StephCurry have a discussion
2:54:05 Surpassing Infinity Rank players isn’t good enough for Dani? / StephCurry - petting the dragon, or looking down at her?
2:56:26 Blue-eyes “surprise three-pointers” - “An A Rank player, doing that?!”
2:57:46 “If all the players could be friends” / Dani’s favourite Basketball games
3:02:20 Growing a Basketball community - Creating more Infinity Rank players
3:10:03 Multiple levels of Infinity Rank
(3:11:16) Demo: Haru - “Here’s why we gave the Infinity Rank many levels!”
3:12:24 Growing a fun Play Globally community / Why Dani decided to stream with Barbara and her friends
3:16:51 The story behind Abby’s game
3:18:08 “Fumiko spin” - “We’re doing this for Fumiko”
3:22:16 Miscellaneous - talking for so long
3:23:06 Defining the concepts: “Working for Ranks” and “Ranks working for you”
(3:26:29) Demo: Ranking system diagram / Relative experience, Desired rank, and Actual rank
3:37:00 Using Stamps to encourage a community and good competition
3:39:26 A Bowling story - Tilly, with a clone of PowerAnnie and Susana
3:47:26 Players with more experience can see when other players show talent
3:48:48 PowerAnnie
This audio recording took place on the 15th of April 2025 (with an additional recording from the 18th of April).
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