Pure Nintendo has published its verdict on Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer – Switch 2 Edition, awarding the hybrid console upgrade an 8 out of 10. Eighteen months after the game launched for the original Nintendo Switch in December 2024, the updated version brings new features, camera support, and expanded multiplayer to Nintendo's newer hardware.

Quick Facts

  • Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
  • Original Release: December 2024 (Switch); Switch 2 upgrade released in 2026
  • Upgrade Price: US$10 / AU$20
  • Review Score: 8/10 (Pure Nintendo)

Reviewer Consensus and New Features

Pure Nintendo praised the release as a robust home exercise option, highlighting several additions built specifically for the Switch 2 hardware. The standout feature is camera connectivity, which allows players to monitor posture, stance, and movements in real time and review playback afterward. The reviewer noted that privacy is respected, with a disclaimer confirming nothing is saved or uploaded.

Other notable additions include the optional Boost Up mode—where trainers prompt users to pick up the pace mid-session—and expanded local multiplayer. While the original Switch version supported two players, the Switch 2 Edition scales up to four players. It also includes local co-op features that let participants share a single pair of Joy-Cons by taking one each and selecting a preferred arm.

Core Gameplay and Modes

For players new to the series, the review points out that the title functions similarly to a rhythm game, timing punches with a scrolling on-screen lane to upbeat pop and rock tracks. The workout engages the entire body across different strike types like jabs, uppercuts, and hooks, utilizing stomach, shoulder, and back muscles alongside leg movement from bouncing to the beat.

Fitness Boxing 3 also introduces three modes to the series: Mitt Drills for practicing combos at your own pace against a trainer holding mitts, Sit Fit Boxing for seated accessibility, and Quick Workouts for jumping straight into a session without loading menus.

Verdict

Pure Nintendo awarded the game an 8/10, concluding that it provides a fun, rhythm-based way to stay fit at home without needing a gym membership. The reviewer noted that data can be transferred from previous entries or demos, and praised the US$10 / AU$20 upgrade cost as reasonable value for existing owners.