Nintendo Switch System Update Ver. 20.1.0 Changes Sound That Plays When NSO Is Launched From the Home Menu, Among Other Things

Nintendo has issued different strategy update for the Switch conscionable days up of the motorboat of the Switch 2.

According to the little spot notes, Nintendo Switch System Update Ver. 20.1.0 lone makes a fewer changes, 1 of which is that aged chestnut: "general strategy stability."

More importantly, the firmware updates makes ocular changes to the parental power settings, and the dependable that plays erstwhile Nintendo Switch Online is launched from the Home Menu has been changed.

The caller dependable is, to my ears astatine least, a small much upbeat, and no-doubt what Nintendo Switch 2 owners tin expect to perceive erstwhile they footwear NSO from that console’s Home Menu. X / Twitter idiosyncratic @Nexusvoyager showcased the earlier and aft dependable successful the post, below:

Before and aft the update pic.twitter.com/HC71TFztS9

— The Ashen Nexus. (@Nexusvoyager) May 28, 2025

According to @Nexusvoyager, determination are immoderate caller navigation sounds and the NSO app has changed its idiosyncratic interface, again, apt to lucifer the acquisition connected connection connected Switch 2. In fact, this Switch firmware update looks similar it brings the full Nintendo Switch Online app connected Switch in-line with the app that volition beryllium included connected the Switch 2.

After a relaunch the app wholly changed its ui pic.twitter.com/h07hoSOOOt

— The Ashen Nexus. (@Nexusvoyager) May 28, 2025

High-profile Switch strategy watcher @OatmealDome recovered that 20.1.0. made immoderate theme-related changes, renaming "Basic White" and "Basic Black" to "Basic Light" and "Basic Dark," and added enactment for the Basic Dark taxable successful the NSO app.

— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) May 28, 2025

It’s worthy noting that if you’re performing a strategy transportation from Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2 utilizing section communication, the Nintendo Switch console volition request to beryllium updated to this latest strategy mentation to execute the transfer.

All this comes up of the motorboat of Switch 2 connected June 5, which is accelerated approaching. Overnight, IGN reported connected 1 idiosyncratic who appeared to get a Switch 2 console early, contempt Nintendo's champion efforts. But unluckily for leak-enjoyers, not lone is it unusable without a day-one patch, but the video was copyright struck astir immediately.

So far, we've played Mario Kart World connected Nintendo Switch 2, and much precocious we've gotten each sorts of caller bits of info similar escaped show upgrades for Switch 1 games, adaptable refresh complaint enactment stipulations, and much details astir GameChat, which volition necessitate your telephone fig for verification successful bid to work. Though pre-orders flew disconnected the integer shelves erstwhile they dropped past month, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser reassures that Nintendo volition person capable systems to conscionable request done the holidays.

Nintendo Switch System Update Ver. 20.1.0 (Released May 27, 2025)

• Visual updates person been made to the Parental Control settings.
• The dependable that plays erstwhile Nintendo Switch Online is launched from the HOME Menu has been changed.
• General strategy stableness improvements to heighten the user's experience.

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