Family Trainer for Switch coming west on September 3

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer h.a.n.d. will release Family Trainer for Switch on September 3 in the west, the companies announced.

The full-body athletics game first launched for Switch in December 2020 in Japan.

Here is an overview of the game, via our previous coverage:

Run! Swing! Jump! Family Trainer, the home exercise athletics game where you play using your whole body, is making its debut on Switch!

No difficult operations required. Attach the Joy-Con to your leg with the leg strap accessory, then run, jump, and move your body as much as possible in 15 mini-games, including:

• Canoe Downstream
• Hop-Hop-Step
• Hurdle Run
• Jump Rope
• Log Dodge
• Log Jump
• Mole Panic
• Pipe Slider
• Rail Car Adventure
• Running
• Seesaw Fight
• Speed Roller
• Stone Pillar Conveyer
• Trick Boarder
• Waterfall Climb
• Water Trampoline

There are also various training modes such as “Overcome Inactivity Mode” and “Five Minutes a Day Quick Training.”

If you have two sets of Joy-Cons and two leg strap, you can also compete or cooperate with a friend or family member in “Play Together” mode.

Watch a new trailer below.