Details Unveiled for Drag x Drive in New Trailer

Okay, so I just stumbled upon this wild new game—Drag x Drive. Not Drag “ex,” mind you, but Drag “and” Drive. Confusing? Yeah, I thought so too. Anyway, it’s like a crazy mashup between wheelchair basketball and… I dunno, some arcade thing with mouse controls. Oddly specific, right? It’s coming soon to the Nintendo Switch 2, and they just dropped a gameplay trailer that, well… blew my mind a bit.

So, about this trailer—it’s like watching 7 minutes of your life unfold in mouse-driven chaos and tricks, and even a peek outside the arena. So bizarre. My buddies and I were scratching our heads on the Pure Nintendo Podcast the other day, wondering about modes aside from the 3-on-3 chaos we’d heard about. Surprise! They’ve got minigames between matches now, keeping things interesting. Maybe too interesting?

And online stuff? They’ve got lobbies where you throw down with randoms—or pals in Friend Parks (think private parties without the awkward small talk). Once six random players jump in, bam! Match starts. Oh, and don’t even get me going about the bots you can train against. So you don’t suck when you go online—I guess?

Nintendo’s got a list of features that goes like: join matches, make your own courts, play against bots, choose one of three driver styles (like who knew there were styles?), race in Circuit sprints, and other stuff like Rebound Scramble. And here’s the kicker: there’s in-game trophies and swag—custom helmets, frames, tires, all that good stuff. Fashion meets basketball, apparently.

So, do these features scream sleeper hit? Or just another Nintendo quirk-fest? Could be a sleeper hit… or a nap. Time’s the only one who knows. Meanwhile, spill your thoughts on the trailer if you like.

Oh! Almost forgot, for the early birds: Global Jam’s gonna be a thing from August 9-10. Basically, try out the game before launch. Save the dates:

– August 9: 3 am – 7 am PT
– August 9: 5 pm – 9 pm PT
– August 10: 9 am – 1 pm PT

Let’s see if this game swishes—or clunks—when it finally drops on August 14. Fingers crossed! (Or maybe not, that sounds painful. You get it.)