Nintendo has issued a recent system software program replace for the Swap and Swap 2, bringing each consoles’ firmware as much as Model 21.0.0.
The most recent patch provides a spread of options for each consoles, together with a lot of helpful adjustments for managing digital video games, and upgrades for the Swap 2’s built-in Recreation Chat.
On each consoles, now you can see a logo above software program icons on the House Menu that can present whether or not the sport is a cartridge-based or not. You can too set digital sport card knowledge downloading even when you have chosen to disable the “Use On-line License” setting.
On Swap 2, now you can receieve a immediate to obtain any software program bundled alongside the console (like Mario Kart World!) which sounds prefer it’ll prevent from inputting any pesky codes.
Swap 2 Recreation Chat additionally will get some upgrades, with the sport you are enjoying now not routinely going to sleep in case you’re nonetheless chatting. You may hold chatting, too, in case your console is docked and you turn over to a wired connection (or vice versa).
And in a minor however amusing tweak, Nintendo has renamed the battery saving “cease charging round 90%” choice to now extra precisely replicate the way it operates. It is now named “cease charging round 80-90%”, so you possibly can cease worrying if it is working accurately.
As ever, a couple of further tweaks seem like within the replace that have not made it into Nintendo’s official patch notes. On ResetEra, followers report you can now disable auto-playing movies within the eShop — which is a very welcome addition. Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome, in the meantime, stats that there is additionally a brand new menu to view your peak brightness worth when adjusting HDR settings in TV mode.
Listed here are Nintendo’s full patch notes:
Nintendo Swap Ver. 21.0.0 (Launched November 10, 2025):
- Added symbols above software program icons displayed on the HOME Menu to point whether or not the software program is a bodily or a digital model.
- Added the power to obtain knowledge for a digital sport card even when the “Use On-line License” setting is turned off.
- This selection is obtainable within the Choices of a digital sport card when accessed by way of Digital Recreation Playing cards from the HOME Menu.
- The data concerning Save Information Cloud Backup that seems when launching sure software program has been up to date.
- The choice “Platinum Level Notification Settings” was renamed to “Nintendo Swap On-line Notification Settings” within the Notifications menu in System Settings.
- Added the power to disable the next choices when performing a system switch from a Nintendo Swap system to a Nintendo Swap 2 system utilizing System Switch to Nintendo Swap 2 in System Settings.
- Redownload Software program on Nintendo Swap 2
- Switch Album Information
- Added the power to regulate the amount from the Fast Settings menu whereas in VR mode.
- Basic system stability enhancements to boost the person’s expertise.
Nintendo Swap 2 Ver. 21.0.0 (Launched November 10, 2025)
- Added symbols above software program icons displayed on the HOME Menu to point whether or not the software program is a bodily or a digital model.
- When a number of software program downloads are in progress, there’s now an choice to cancel all.
- If a console bundle features a software program obtain, there’ll now be an icon to “Obtain Software program.” It’s going to show if the system is linked to the web.
- The icon will launch Nintendo eShop and you’ll proceed to the downloadable software program.
- You’ll be able to nonetheless obtain the software program by navigating to Nintendo eShop from the HOME Menu instantly.
- When discovering customers to ship a buddy request to, the Seek for Customers You have Performed With choice beneath Add Buddy now consists of individuals you have interacted with in your mates’ GameChat rooms.
- Added the power to obtain knowledge for a digital sport card even when the “Use On-line License” setting is turned off.
- This selection is obtainable within the Choices of a digital sport card when accessed by way of Digital Recreation Playing cards from the HOME Menu.
- The next updates have been made for GameChat:
- The sport is not going to routinely fall asleep whereas chatting.
- The choice to show off “Chat Audio Panning” has been added.
- Chat can proceed if the console goes from TV mode (docked) to Handheld or Desk mode the place this situation adjustments the web from a wired connection to a wi-fi connection.
- The next updates have been made in Accessibility in System Settings:
- When Use Textual content to Speech is turned on, the outline of the predictive conversion character on the Japanese keyboard is now learn out loud.
- The higher restrict of Textual content-to-Speech Pace was elevated from 300% to 400%
- The next updates have been made in Audio in System Settings:
- The power to alter the audio mode for a wirelessly linked Nintendo Swap 2 Professional Controller was added. “Steady” or “Low Latency” might be chosen.
- “Low Latency” will cut back audio latency when in comparison with “Steady” however could also be extra topic to interference in some wi-fi environments.
- The next updates have been made in Show in System Settings:
- “HDR Output” was renamed to “System Display screen’s HDR Output.”
- Improved the display show when utilizing Alter Display screen Measurement to make it simpler to regulate.
- The next updates have been made in Notifications in System Settings:
- The choice “Platinum Level Notification” was renamed to “Nintendo Swap On-line Notification.”
- The next updates have been made in System in System Settings:
- “Cease Charging Round 90%” was renamed and up to date to “Cease Charging Round 80-90%”
- Thai and Polish had been added to the checklist of choices beneath Language.
- Thai and Polish will solely be obtainable in software program when it helps the respective language.
- Basic system stability enhancements to boost the person’s expertise.
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