Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 System Update 21.0.1 Available — Here Are the Patch Notes

Nintendo has issued a caller strategy bundle update for the Switch and Switch 2, bringing some consoles' firmware up to Version 21.0.1.

The latest spot arrives conscionable 2 weeks aft Nintendo's past large update to its console firmware, which was besides wide criticized for appearing to interruption compatibility with a scope of third-party Switch 2 docks. Nintendo, for its part, said successful a consequent connection to IGN that it had nary "intention to hinder oregon invalidate ineligible third-party dock compatibility."

Today's update is lone conscionable landing now, and determination are galore third-party dock options retired determination to test. But, truthful far, there's been nary contiguous proposition from fans that this update has made further changes to third-party dock compatibility — for amended oregon worse. Still, we'll support an oculus and update if we spot thing of note.

In presumption of what is included successful the update, Nintendo has stated that it's fixed an mistake with the Switch's strategy transportation feature, which antecedently impacted users' quality to determination smoothly implicit onto Switch 2. There's besides a hole for a communal Bluetooth issue, which antecedently stopped wireless devices specified arsenic controllers and headsets from connecting.

Nintendo's afloat spot notes for the update prevarication below:

Switch 2 Update Version 21.0.1 (Released November 24, 2025)

• Fixed an contented wherever Error Code: 2011-0301 oregon Error Code: 2168-0002 would repeatedly hap connected a Nintendo Switch erstwhile attempting a strategy transportation utilizing section connection from a Nintendo Switch strategy to a Nintendo Switch 2 system.
• Fixed an contented wherever sometimes, aft waking up the strategy from Sleep Mode oregon turning disconnected Airplane Mode, wireless controllers oregon Bluetooth audio devices were incapable to connect.
• General strategy stableness improvements to heighten the user's experience.

Switch Update Ver. 21.0.1 (Released November 24, 2025)

• Fixed an contented wherever Error Code: 2011-0301 oregon Error Code: 2168-0002 would repeatedly hap connected a Nintendo Switch erstwhile attempting a strategy transportation utilizing section connection from a Nintendo Switch strategy to a Nintendo Switch 2 system.
• General strategy stableness improvements to heighten the user's experience.

Earlier this month, Nintendo revealed that Switch 2 had sold an astonishing 10.36 cardinal units betwixt June 5 and September 30, a record-breaking magnitude that doubles the motorboat income of the archetypal Switch, and sees the caller level proceed its tally arsenic the biggest console motorboat ever.

Mario Kart World, the Switch 2's flagship motorboat game, has present sold 9.57 cardinal copies, while, Donkey Kong Bananza, has notched up 3.49 cardinal income since July. Pokémon Legends Z-A, meanwhile, sold 5.8 cardinal copies conscionable during its archetypal week.

Next up for Switch 2 is the impending motorboat of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a crippled immoderate fans person been waiting a decennary to play. Recent Metroid Prime 4 previews person criticised the game's archetypal chatty NPC, but volition the afloat acquisition get a much affirmative impression? It's not agelong until we find out, arsenic the crippled releases connected December 4.

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