On the eve of a new console's arrival, the older machine receives a modest farewell gesture: a recolored settings button, a borrowed launch chime, and quiet stability work. Nintendo, like any household handing down its old things, is making the familiar one resemble its successor so that the passage from one generation to the next feels continuous rather than abrupt. Whether that continuity holds will become clear once the Switch 2 reaches its first owners on June 5 and the internet, as always, asks to be let in before the fun can begin.
Nintendo Switch Gets System Update 20.1.0 Ahead of Switch 2 Launch
A red button and a new sound, a week before the Switch 2 arrives
Mark
So this update is tiny. Why would anyone write about it?
Mimi
Because it shows Nintendo lining up the old console with the new one. A red Parental Control button and a matching Nintendo Switch Online sound are small, but they're deliberate.
Mark
And the Animal Crossing patch?
Mimi
Version 2.0.7, the first update since November 2022. It targets multiplayer compatibility between Switch 2 and the original Switch.
Luke
Careful there. The patch description says it improves compatibility. Nothing in the reporting tells us what was broken or what actually changed.
Mark
Fair. What about the stability improvements?
Luke
That's boilerplate. Nintendo gives no specifics, so we can't say what it fixes.
Mark
And the early Switch 2 units?
Mimi
Reportedly some people have them, and they show a message asking users to connect to the internet and update.
Luke
Reportedly is the key word. It's a report, not something Nintendo has confirmed here, and we don't know how many units are out there.
Mark
So what's the thing to watch?
Mimi
June 5, and whether launch-day consoles update smoothly.
El Pulso
- A small, quiet update lands on the original Switch just a week before its successor goes on sale.
- The Parental Control button turns from orange to red, and the Nintendo Switch Online chime changes to match the new console.
- An Animal Crossing patch, the first in more than two years, is rushed out to help players on old and new hardware visit the same island.
- Early Switch 2 units already in some hands greet owners with a demand to connect and update before anything else works.
- The landing point is June 5, when the Switch 2 launches at $450 and the world finds out whether new consoles update smoothly.
On the eve of a new console's arrival, the older machine receives a modest farewell gesture: a recolored settings button, a borrowed launch chime, and quiet stability work. Nintendo, like any household handing down its old things, is making the familiar one resemble its successor so that the passage from one generation to the next feels continuous rather than abrupt. Whether that continuity holds will become clear once the Switch 2 reaches its first owners on June 5 and the internet, as always, asks to be let in before the fun can begin.
Nintendo has pushed version 20.1.0 to the original Switch, a week before its successor goes on sale. Compared with the 20.0.0 update that came a month earlier, it is a light touch, but its purpose is clear: to make the older console look and sound more like the Switch 2. The Parental Control button on the home screen has turned from orange to red, and the chime that plays when Nintendo Switch Online opens from the HOME Menu now matches the newer machine. A third line in the notes promises general stability improvements, with no detail given.
The quiet work continues beyond the console. Animal Crossing: New Horizons receives version 2.0.7, its first update since November 2022, which improves multiplayer between Switch 2 and the original Switch. For families and friends who will hold different generations of hardware, that means the same island can still be shared.
The Switch 2 arrives worldwide on June 5 at $450, or $500 with Mario Kart World, a bundle that will only be made until Fall 2025. Some units are already in a few hands, and at boot they display a request to connect to the internet and update the system. Early owners will find out first whether that step goes smoothly.
Nintendo has pushed a new system update to the original Switch, version 20.1.0, a week before its successor goes on sale. It is a small release, far lighter than the 20.0.0 update that arrived a month earlier, but its changes are aimed squarely at making the older console look and sound more like the Switch 2.
The patch notes list two visible changes. The Parental Control settings button on the home screen has been recolored from orange to red. And the sound that plays when you launch Nintendo Switch Online from the HOME Menu has been swapped for the one the Switch 2 uses. Nintendo's notes describe the first as visual updates to the Parental Control settings and the second as a changed launch sound.
The third item is the one that appears in nearly every Nintendo release: general system stability improvements meant to enhance the user's experience. The company gave no further detail on what those involve.
The system update is not the only preparation under way. Nintendo has also released version 2.0.7 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It is the first update the game has received since November 2022. According to the patch, it improves compatibility for multiplayer sessions between Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Nintendo Switch. That matters for players who will be on different generations of hardware but want to visit the same island.
The Switch 2 launches worldwide on June 5. The console on its own retails for $450, and a bundle that includes Mario Kart World costs $500. That bundle will only be produced until Fall 2025.
Some people appear to have the hardware already. Reports say the system has reached a few hands ahead of launch, and that when booted it displays the message "Please connect to the internet and update your system." That suggests early units depend on an online update before they can be fully used.
For now, the Switch 20.1.0 update is available for the original console, with the Animal Crossing patch alongside it. The next thing to watch is launch day on June 5, and whether new consoles connect and update without trouble.
Citas Notables
Improved the compatibility for multiplayer sessions between Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.— Nintendo, Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0.7 patch notes
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