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News Deltarune Updates Chapter 3 And 4 In New Switch 2 Patch (Version 1.04)
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[Wed 23rd Jul, 2025 03:30 BST]: Following an update earlier this month, Toby Fox's latest game Deltarune has now been updated to Version 1.03. This latest update includes improvements to Chapter 2, 3 and 4, along with various other changes. This includes multiple fixes across each chapter, including some softlock fixes, and there...
News Pilotwings SNES, N64 And 3DS Albums Soar Onto 'Nintendo Music' In New Update
Here's every song included
Following the Nintendo Music app being updated to Version 1.3.0, Nintendo has this week added the Pilotwings soundtracks. This update includes not only the Super Nintendo album, but also the soundtracks for Pilotwings 64 and Pilotwings Resort on the 3DS. The SNES release contains 21 tracks with a total run time of 19...
News Nintendo Music Update Adds "Some Features" For Those With An Expired NSO Membership
Keep the tunes coming
Nintendo has rolled out its latest update for the Nintendo Music mobile app, and the biggest change seems to be the arrival of "some features" for anyone who let their Nintendo Switch Online membership expire. That "some features" all sounds pretty mysterious, doesn't it? Well, that's exactly how the Big N phrases it in the...
Video Street Fighter 6 Teases Next DLC Fighter And More Outfits In Two New Trailers
C. Viper returns this Autumn
Following a leak earlier on, Capcom has now officially released the teaser trailer for the next Street Fighter 6 DLC character. The secret agent C. Viper, who originally made her debut in Street Fighter IV, is scheduled to arrive in Street Fighter 6's World Tour, Battle Hub and Fighting Grounds on Autumn 2025 for all...
News Guilty Gear Switch Edition Update And DLC Arriving Fall 2025
Update: Lucy DLC trailer released
[Tue 29th Jul, 2025 06:30 BST]: Ahead of EVO 2025 later this week, Arc System Works has finally shared an update about the Switch version of Guilty Gear Strive, which was released at the beginning of this year. Following a previous update, the development team has now confirmed the DLC characters Venom, Unika and...
News Antonblast Patch Brings Switch Version Up To Date With PC Release
And it's now live
Antonblast arrived on the Switch late last year and it's received some updates since then including a performance boost. Now, in another update, the developer has announced it's released a new patch for the Switch version, which brings it up to date with the PC release. You can see these previous patch updates for PC via the...
News More Switch Games Reportedly Receive Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes
Update: Another batch of games have been fixed
Nintendo rolled out a new firmware update (Version 20.2.0) for the Switch 2 last week, and it appears it's not just Portal 2 that this patch may have fixed. Nintendo Everything reports "over 20 games" with Switch 2 backward compatibility problems have supposedly had issues resolved thanks to this...
News Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Adds A New DLC Fighter Later This Month
Izumi is here
Another EVO 2025 announcement this weekend has been shared by the team behind UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes. It confirms the third additional character in the Season Pass, Izumi, will arrive later this month on 19th August 2025. This character follows on from Ogre (who arrived earlier this year in February) and Uzuki (who joined...
News Fantasy Life i Scores More Fresh Features In Next Month's Update, Here's What's Included
Snap some pics
Earlier this month, Level-5 announced that Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time would be treated to a Photo Mode in an upcoming July update. Rather unsurprisingly — given that today is the 31st July and all — the dev has revealed that the update has been pushed back to next month, but this is no bad thing, because it looks...
News Nintendo Preparing Super Mario Party Jamboree - Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV Update
A fix for a small glitch is on the way
Nintendo released Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV last week, and while the launch has gone mostly to plan, there's apparently one bug Nintendo will be addressing in a future update. According to its customer support account on social media, the ability to upload records to...
News Forget Flowers, Date Everything Devs Have Delivered A "Mega Patch" On Switch
Love persists
We had a lot of respect for Date Everything when it arrived on Switch earlier this year. This bonkers dating sim boasted a monster voice cast with portfolios spanning Final Fantasy, Persona, Fire Emblem and more, but it was let down by some heartbreaking performance issues. Fortunately, the latest Switch update — which developer...
News Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Receives Another Switch 2 Update
Here's what's included
Nintendo's been updating games non-stop since the Switch 2 arrived in June and following multiple other updates this week, we've now got another patch for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. This bumps this Switch title up to Version 1.2.1 and follows on from a Switch 2 game update at the beginning of last month. Here's the...
News Switch Online's SNES Update Has Apparently Upgraded The CRT Filter
Looking good
Nintendo has been busy this week with all sorts of updates, and yesterday it released Mario Paint for Switch Online's Super Nintendo app. More details about this latest update have now emerged, and apart from being able to remap the buttons in this specific library, it seems the CRT filter on this app has also received an update. The...
News Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.2.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update on Switch 2 today
Following three updates in June, Mario Kart World's first (and probably last) update for July 2025 is now officially live. This might just be the biggest one yet, as it includes a whole bunch of general updates as well as multiple bug fixes. One, in particular, mentions how the frequency of "lap-type courses" has been...
News Fall Guys Rolls Out Frame Rate Update On Switch 2
Smooth moves
Games are already benefitting in all sorts of ways from the Switch 2's upgrades, and with this in mind, Mediatonic's free-to-play title Fall Guys has now been updated for the new hybrid platform. In this update, the battle-royale style game has apparently received an "improvement" on Switch 2 in the form of "uncapped" frame rates,...
News Nintendo Announces New Donkey Kong Maximus Cup Event For Tetris 99
Unlock a new theme next month
DK is back in his latest outing Donkey Kong Bananza, and apart from new merch and promotions in mobile games like Super Mario Run, he's also getting his very own Tetris 99 event. Yes, Nintendo's Switch Online-focused battle-royale Tetris game will be hosting a special event between 1st - 4th August, 2025. In this...
News Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 20.3.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
It's available on Switch as well
Nintendo has been rolling out regular firmware updates since the Switch 2 launched in June, and now before the end July, it's released another one. According to the official patch notes on Nintendo's support page, this is another stability update. It's available for the original Switch as well and bumps the firmware...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With A Mouse Game
Mario Paint is finally back!!
If you've been waiting to see the Super Nintendo title Mario Paint make a return, we've kind of got some exciting news today. The game has officially been added to the SNES app for Switch Online users. The catch is, it requires a mouse. On Switch 2, you can use the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls to play the game, and for...
News 'The Hundred Line' Receives A New Update, Here's What's Included
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The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy has been one of the Switch highlights of 2025 so far, and it's been getting regular updates since it launched in April. The next patch is now available and we've got the full patch notes here via the official game website. This bumps the Switch release up to Version 1.1.1 and apparently...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV
Here's what the critics had to say
We're still busy with Donkey Kong Bananza here at Nintendo Life, but as you might have already seen, Nintendo is already focused on its next release, Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV. The reviews are now rolling in, and so we've put together this round up. If you're still not...
News Nintendo Music Update Adds 26 "Old-School" NES And Famicom Game Albums
Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt and much more
Nintendo Music has mostly been drip-feeding Switch Online subscribers one game album per week, but this week it's going all out with 26 game albums from the NES and Famicom era. This includes songs from classics like Donkey Kong and Duck Hunt, and even games like Devil World have been featured in this latest...
News Mario Kart Tour Announces Limited-Time "Mario Kart World Special Campaign"
A new update for the mobile entry is on the way
Although we've been racing around in Mario Kart World for the past month, there's actually been some activity in the Nintendo mobile title Mario Kart Tour. The game's Pipe Tour is currently back for its second run, and now in another update, Nintendo has announced it will be celebrating the arrival of...
News Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Update Now Live, Here Are The Patch Notes
Moulding behaviour
Marvelous has recently released a new update for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma on both the Switch and Switch 2, bringing the game up to version 1.0.5. It's not a massive one, but there are definitely a few tweaks here that should improve your experience with the game considerably. Heck, we love Woolby, but reducing how often...
News Super Mario Party Jamboree Updated For Switch 2 And Switch (Version 2.1.0)
Here's what's included
Donkey Kong Bananza might be all the focus this week, but next week sees the arrival of the Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree. With this in mind, Nintendo has today rolled out a sizable update, bumping the title up to Version 2.1.0. Not only does it add support for the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the game, but...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Update Announced For Switch 2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Includes four new cars
Cd Projekt Red has announced a new update for Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition on Switch 2, adding in four new cars and a boatload of improvements. There's no release date for the update at the time of writing, but we'd wager it probably won't be too far off. It's hitting the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC tomorrow (that's 17th...
News Donkey Kong Bananza Version 1.1.0 Update Now Live, Here Are The Patch Notes
Ready for day one
Nintendo has released a day one update for Donkey Kong Bananza, bringing the game to Version 1.1.0 and introducing some predictable, but welcome additions and improvements (thanks, Nintendo Everything). The update should automatically download when you receive your game then, but if in doubt, you can always manually check for any...
News Another Mario Kart Album Races Onto Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included
Ready, set, go!
The weekly updates for the mobile app Nintendo Music continue this week with the arrival of Mario Kart 64's soundtrack. Even if you haven't played this game before, you've likely heard some of its music elsewhere over the years. This latest album, which originally debuted alongside the N64 release in 1996/97, features tracks such as...
News Super Mario 3D All-Stars Updated To Version 1.1.3, "Improves Gameplay" On Switch 2
Wahoo!
Since the arrival of the Switch 2 last month, Nintendo has been busy updating many of its first-party Switch titles. This even includes an update for its "limited-time" release Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and following an update for the Switch 2 today, another patch is now available. Much like the Version 1.1.2 update, Version 1.1.3 also...
News Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 20.2.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Stability is back, baby
Nintendo has rolled out another firmware update for the Switch 2 and it also happens to be the first one for the month of July. According to the official patch notes on the customer support page, it resolves some fixes tied to the Parental Controls and also includes general system stability improvements, which are sure to...
News Company Of Heroes Collection Adds Cross-Platform Multiplayer On Switch
Reporting for duty
The multiplayer component wasn't in the Company of Heroes Collection when it arrived on the Switch in 2023, but it's now here. After promising to add this in as a post-launch update, Feral Interactive has now patched in online "cross-platform multiplayer" in the latest game update. This will allow you to fight online in "up to...
News Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Updated To Version 2.0.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update today
Nintendo rolled out multiple free Switch 2 game updates for select Switch games last month and one of them was for Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. Now, this same title has been updated again, this time with a patch to make the overall gameplay experience more enjoyable and resolve some issues. If we find out about anything...
News Deltarune Updates Chapter 2, 3 And 4 In New Switch 2 Patch (Version 1.02)
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Toby Fox's latest game Deltarune arrived on the Switch 2 alongside the new chapters last month and since then it's been getting some additional patches. The latest one has now arrived and it bumps the Switch and Switch 2 version up to Version 1.02. It's a "bugfix patch" resolving multiple issues across Chapters 2, 3 and 4. There are...
News Fantasy Life i Switch 2 Physical Release And Photo Mode Update Announced
As global cumulative sales surpass one million
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time got off to a positive start in May, and it seems we've now got an official update from Level-5 – with the company announcing today the "global cumulative sales" for the title have now surpassed 1.2 million units. This figure combines all version sales including...
News 'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
Ocarina of Time's 3DS album joins the service
Nintendo has been extending its Nintendo Music app library with weekly releases and today sees the addition of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. This is based on the Nintendo 3DS version of Ocarina of Time and was released in 2011. It joins the Nintendo 64 version of the soundtrack (and multiple...
News Street Fighter 6 Reveals Special Collab Outfit Available For "One Year Only"
Update: Now available
[Tue 1st Jul, 2025 01:30 BST]: Following its Switch 2 release and the news of "five million global sales", Street Fighter 6 has now announced its latest collab. It's teaming up with the South Korean K-Pop group Aespa. Fighting fans can expect themed collab items, a limited-time Outfit 4 for Juri, and last but not least the...
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Nintendo has today released brand new updates for the Switch 2 and Switch versions of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild. So, if you boot up these games on either system, you should be prompted to update. These latest patches, which bump TotK to Version 1.4.2 and BotW to Version 1.8.2, reso
News Nintendo Expands Switch 2's GameCube Library This Week
Take to the pitch in Super Mario Strikers
[Fri 27th Jun, 2025 02:05 BST]: If you're in the mood for some more Mario action, Nintendo has today announced it will be adding the "five-on-five" GameCube title Super Mario Strikers to the Switch 2 'Nintendo Classics' library. The 2005 Next Level release, also known as Mario Smash Football, will...
News Fantasy Life i's Latest Switch 1 & 2 Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
With some exclusive Switch 2 tweaks
Level-5 is showing no signs of slowing down with these Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time updates, as it has just rolled out another one for both the Switch 2 and Switch 1 editions of the game. Nintendo's new hybrid lands some exclusive tweaks this time around, with the ver. 1.4.0 patch adjusting some...
News Minecraft Is Updating Copper To "Make It More Useful"
With a new mob, equipment tier and more
Minecraft's ever-expanding world is getting another significant update in the future which will make copper more useful. In a brief video, Mojang notes how this resource is "really abundant", gets mined a lot, but normally gets stored away. This is all set change in the next game drop – with the team...
The Switch title received a free update last month
Alongside Switch 2's launch last month, Nintendo rolled out multiple free Switch game updates. One of these was for Game Builder Garage – which not only included visual optimisations but also added Joy-Con 2 mouse support. Now, timed in with this update and the game's fourth anniversary, the Game...
News Nintendo Music Update Adds Another Mario Album, Here's Every Song Included
The 'Deluxe' version of NSMB. U returns
The Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers continues its weekly updates with more album drops and the latest one to join the service is New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. This soundtrack, based on the 2019 Switch version, comes loaded with 90 tracks and has a total runtime of 2 hours and 7...
News The Plucky Squire's Next Update Ups The Challenge With New Game Modes & Enemies
Story time
We're sure that many of you will have played The Plucky Squire when it arrived on Switch last year, but did you find the whole thing a little... easy? Well, the next free update from developer All Possible Futures sounds particularly designed for you (thanks for the heads up, Eurogamer). The fittingly-named 'Challenge Update' arrived on...
News Splatoon 3 Version 10.0.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update for Switch and Switch 2 today
Following the major update for Splatoon 3 earlier this month, which added "game content changes" and much more, Nintendo has now released another update fixing some bugs and other issues. This latest update bumps the game up to Version 10.0.1 and targets issues with the game's multiplayer, SplatNet 3 as well as...
News Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess Celebrates 1st Anniversary With Free DLC
"Thank you to everyone who played the game"
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, which was released on the Switch 2 earlier this month, will be getting a special update soon. During its Spotlight broadcast, Capcom announced it would celebrate the title's one-year anniversary with a small gift in the form of some free downloadable content. Yashichi...
News Chained Echoes 'Ashes Of Elrant' DLC Arrives On Switch In August
Link them up
2022's excellent indie RPG Chained Echoes' DLC, 'Ashes of Elrant', is coming to Switch on 7th August 2025. After being announced earlier this year, publisher Deck13 and developer Umami Tiger today shared a brand new trailer for the story-based DLC today on St
News Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.1.2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update on the Switch 2 today
Nintendo has been rolling out game updates every week since the Switch 2 arrived earlier this month, and we've now got a new patch for Mario Kart World. This follows a small patch last week and bumps the game up to Version 1.1.2. It comes with some general adjustments and also resolves some more issues you may or may...
News Another Yoshi Soundtrack Joins Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included
Yoshi's N64 outing returns
Yoshi's Story is already available for the Switch Online's N64 app and now Nintendo has added the game's soundtrack to its mobile music app. All up, there are 49 tracks with a runtime of 58 minutes in total. You'll be able to listen to smooth tunes like "Yoshis on the Beach", opening tracks from the beginning of the game...
News Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Receives Its First Update (Version 1.0.1)
It's not much but it's something
Nintendo is kind of showing its support this week for Welcome Tour with the game's first notable update now available for the Switch 2. This bumps it from 1.0.0 up to Version 1.0.1. According to the official patch notes, it resolves multiple issues to enhance the overall gameplay experience. It we find out what...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.4 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it for Switch 2 today
Nintendo has released a new update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, bumping the Switch game up to Version 13.0.4. This appears to resolve a few minor issues tied to offline and online play. There was one issue with Mii Fighters that's now been solved and online Switch 2 and Switch connections have been fixed. Here's...
News Toby Fox's Deltarune Has Been Updated For Switch 2, Chapter 3 + 4 Patch Now Live
Available on Switch, too
One of the many games to launch alongside the Switch 2 earlier this month was Toby Fox's Deltarune game. Although there's still more to come, a new patch update has now been rolled out for Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 on Nintendo's new hardware. This also includes fixes for the Switch version. It's noted how this update "mostly...
