Nintendo has launched its newest system software program replace for the Change and Change 2, bringing each consoles’ firmware as much as Model 21.1.0.
In the present day’s patch is a minor one — not less than, in response to the official patch notes. Nonetheless, it is attention-grabbing to notice that it has arrived simply two weeks after the final replace, Model 21.0.1, which mounted quite a few system switch and Bluetooth accent bugs.
This patch, on the floor not less than, seems to alter much less. However then why does it have a much bigger change in model quantity? For now, the standard datamining sources are but to find what else might have been up to date behind the scenes, however we’ll maintain an eye fixed and replace if extra is found.
A month in the past, Nintendo’s final main replace to its console firmware was additionally extensively criticized for showing to interrupt compatibility with a spread of third-party Change 2 docks. In a press release to IGN on the problem, Nintendo claimed it had no “intention to hinder or invalidate authorized third-party dock compatibility.”
In the present day’s replace additionally arrives per week after the launch of Metroid Prime 4: Past, the long-awaited subsequent entry in Nintendo’s traditional first-person shooter collection, and the corporate’s final large sport launch of 2025. The title arrived to a stable, if not spectacular response. “Not all of Prime 4’s additions work, however that is nonetheless a wonderful comeback,” IGN wrote in our Metroid Prime 4: Past evaluate, scoring the sport 8/10.
Nintendo’s full patch notes for at the moment’s minor replace lie under:
Change Replace Model 21.1.0 (Launched December 8, 2025)
- Basic system stability enhancements to boost the consumer’s expertise.
Change 2 Replace Model 21.1.0 (Launched December 8, 2025)
- Basic system stability enhancements to boost the consumer’s expertise.
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