Update [Fri 14th Oct, 2022 16:12 BST] The problems with Nintendo Switch Sports ver. 1.2.1 have now also been addressed by Nintendo UK, with the @NintendoUK account releasing the following statement:
Both online play and cloud save options remain suspended for the time being.
Original article [Fri 14th Oct, 2022 15:15 BST] Nintendo Switch Sports received its latest update this week (ver. 1.2.1) which sought to combat cheaters in online play. However, today the update has been pulled after many players experienced crashes while their matches were loading.
The bug seemed to effect both online and offline play, with the loading matches being interrupted regardless.
Today, Nintendo has begun to take steps to combat the issue. The team initially suspended online matches and cloud saving, before pulling the ver. 1.2.1 update completely. Progress of the team's work fixing the problem has been shared via @nintendo_cs (Japan's Nintendo customer support) with the latest post telling customers that the update has been removed.
In a follow-up tweet, the customer support shared that players are likely to still receive the 'Software update is required' prompt when loading up the game, which should be ignored for the time being. Following the message will not reveal any new content.
It is currently unclear as to whether ver. 1.2.1 is going to be fixed and reinstated or whether Nintendo will release a new update altogether to deal with the problems caused by this bug. We will update this article when we have any further information on the fix progress.
Have you installed the latest Switch Sports updates? Let us know any of your problems in the comments below!
[source twitter.com, via nintendoeverything.com]
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The bad karma for making the game bare bones and using live service style updates.
Why does literally everything about this game disappoint me
Forgot I had this game....
The update meant to combat cheaters crashes the game.
Wow it seems they can't get anything right with this game lol
Why is this funny to me? I dunno, but I lol'd.
Sorry for you people who actually enjoy this game though.
Removed - trolling/baiting; user is banned
@Koffyman I think I speak for all of us here that we do have a life.... a Nintendo Life...
tumbleweed passes
I'll get my coat
QA testing? Lol never heard of it.
yeah this is why i gave up on this game
They literally could have just combined the original and resort minigames and it would be excellent. why did they butcher the wii sports name so much here
@Fizza That is an amazing gif
@sikthvash What did he say, exactly? It got removed for trolling, lol.
Had the issue last night, then tried again this afternoon and everything worked fine. Wonder what happened 😂
They couldn’t even bother to finish the update that they had planned. Don’t worry, I’m sure they will release the update next summer.
This game must be cursed or something. I guess it's still better than Wii Sports Club at least.
Its too bad. I still play the game weekly since its been a relaxing hit for me. Hopefully, the patch will come soon, because playing for the Halloween costumes this month have been putting me into the festive spirit.
Switch Sports is the biggest first party disaster for Nintendo during the Switch era.
There was a bowling match that didn’t start for several minutes but then did. Otherwise, it’s been fine on my end. At least the handlebar mustache accessory is FINALLY available in my region and it was the first item I unlocked, too!
Yeah, I dislike having to play online to unlock customization items and bowling matches take so long to get started, but the game has done something right for me to have played it rather regularly since launch. At least it has better online than Splatoon 3…
Damn, so disappointing, I love the game and play it every day, wanted to play more on the weekend but now i cant because my switch downloaded the patch automatically, oh well. Can't wait for golf though
i play soccer every day. i love it. i miss it already
@Not_Soos Oh it was just along the lines of 'get a life' ^_^
Who would have guessed Wii Sports would be the one port/sequel that would turn into a dumpster fire on Switch?
Still don’t understand why everybody hates this game so much. I genuinely enjoy it.
i just fired up the ole wii and played wii sports
Although it does have some very significant side effects, not letting anyone play online at all is an incredibly effective way of combating cheating
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