Earlier this year, back in March, we saw the release of a brand new 5.0.0 firmware update for the Nintendo Switch. It was an overall minor update, giving users better control over their parental controls, changing the way the news app entries were filtered, and a handful of new avatars. Now, we're almost to September, and a new milestone firmware is on the horizon. A 6.0.0 update has been leaked by the CDN, and some of its contents were datamined. The update file itself currently lurks in the darker parts of the web, if one dares to hunt it out. It's not advised that you try to mess with that, however.

While the full details of the update are not currently clear, hackers have datamined the update with fairly interesting results. Like the last update, there's new avatars, this time focusing on Captain Toad. There's 2 Toad avatars, 2 Toadette, 1 Draggadon, and 1 Wingo that have been added.

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This is also an update that prepares for the imminent launch of the Nintendo Online Services, with a new slogan on the eShop being written as "More Games, More Features, More Fun". Cloud save data backups have been added, too, and will happen automatically if you put your system into sleep mode. Supposedly, measures have also been put in place through telemetry in order to have a higher rate of detection on those who use exploits and CFW. There may also be a new master key.

Furthermore, a large banner of controller icons were datamined, with NES and SNES controllers. What their purpose is has not been identified yet. Theories range from it bringing new controller type support, or icons for the new NES and SNES games that will be offered with the online service. A release of potentially Monday next week, September 3 has been cited as the most likely time that the update will drop. Regardless of when the update hits, a news post covering the official release and its details will be posted, so stay tuned.

As always, if you value keeping your system primed for homebrew, you'll want to refrain from updating before a full breakdown is available. Are you wary of this update? Excited? Shocked that it's not just stability patches? What do you think of the new 6.0.0 update?

 

[aerios169]

Well checkpoint Can do it for free :,V

 

[TheZander]

Im still not buying it, how do we know this isn't some smoke screen from Nintendo to distract us from some other firmware.

 

[nWo]

Microsoft allows cloud saves by default without any kind of payment or subscription. Play on unsubscribed account, go on another xbox in another part of the planet, log in using your account, BOOM, your saves are there. Sony is behind but still allows usb backup. Nintendo as usual, is milking as much as possible.

Dude, Xbox it's the king of milking. No one can compete with them.

 

[HideoKojima]

I think Nintendo is CRAZY for not implementing PC keyboard and mouse drivers, so that people can play professionally in games where they need that precise aiming ability, or need to type messages in say MMORPGS.

Not profitable for them, people will never buy Pro controllers or joycons, instead they will get Keyboards and mice from somewhere else.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Not profitable for them, people will never buy Pro controllers or joycons, instead they will get Keyboards and mice from somewhere else.

Well I mean they can pull something like this again:

But nah in all seriousness, the Switch already has an OS-level API that allows you to input text with a keyboard, I'd imagine that any game dev could take advantage of that if they wanted to

 

[aerios169]

It seems that the updapte doesn’t break the nsp or xci. Just updapte telemetry with network errors in security. Look for mike Helsinki’s Twitter ( sorry I don’t know how to write it)

 

[HideoKojima]

SX confirmed working on vanilla version 6.0 still not recommended to update at the moment. Don't ask me for source maybe rumor from other forums.

 

[Nomadesque]

It seems that the updapte doesn’t break the nsp or xci. Just updapte telemetry with network errors in security. Look for mike Helsinki’s Twitter ( sorry I don’t know how to write it)

https://twitter.com/hexkyz/status/1035550721524068352

 

[DuoForce]

I still stand by the fact that Nintendo is more anti-consumer than Sony. Yeah Sony doesn't want cross-play, which sucks... But they don't take down fan games or rom sites do they? They don't lock backing up saves behind a paywall, do they? (Cloud saves yes, locally no) They don't have a lackluster WiFi service, do they? They don't make you pay for P2P, do they? They have a web browser unlike the switch, right? PS4 has themes unlike the switch, right? PS4 has Menu music and folders, right? PS4 has achievements, don't they?

Sony is way more consumer friendly than Nintendo EVER will be.

 

[the_randomizer]

I still stand by the fact that Nintendo is more anti-consumer than Sony. Yeah Sony doesn't want cross-play, which sucks... But they don't take down fan games or rom sites do they? They don't lock backing up saves behind a paywall, do they? (Cloud saves yes, locally no) They don't have a lackluster WiFi service, do they? They don't make you pay for P2P, do they? They have a web browser unlike the switch, right? PS4 has themes unlike the switch, right? PS4 has Menu music and folders, right? PS4 has achievements, don't they?

Sony is way more consumer friendly than Nintendo EVER will be.

More friendly, as in, like, allowing people to crossplay with games on other platforms, right? Oh wait.

 

[DuoForce]

More friendly, as in, like, allowing people to crossplay with games on other platforms, right? Oh wait.

I literally stated that in my post, did you not read it and simply come to damage control Nintendo? Sony still allows crossplay on PC and mobile. And besides that's one thing compared to all the other things the switch lacks. Sure Sony may deny the PS4 of crossplay with the switch and Xbox (both shit consoles) but the PS4 has so much more to offer than the fucking switch ever will.

 

[smf]

I tried to find out what "Small Mariko related changes (e.g.: max77812_dram is a thing now)." means and found this (still doesn't explain the os change, but interesting reading)

https://www.maximintegrated.com/con...ke-Your-Portable-Game-Console-Play-Longer.pdf

 

[WaluigiMan]

Man the new Captian Toad icons are cool and ill be using him but i really hope that they`ll make icons for my boys Waluigi and Wario in the future

 

[the_randomizer]

I literally stated that in my post, did you not read it and simply come to damage control Nintendo? Sony still allows crossplay on PC and mobile. And besides that's one thing compared to all the other things the switch lacks. Sure Sony may deny the PS4 of crossplay with the switch and Xbox (both shit consoles) but the PS4 has so much more to offer than the fucking switch ever will.

Wow, who ended up shitting in your box of chocolates this morning? Why don't you go back to masturbating to the PS4 if you love it so much?

 

[M7L7NK7]

Yeah why dont you marry it!! lolol you showed him!!!

 

[the_randomizer]

Yeah why dont you marry it!! lolol you showed him!!!

Another Sony shill, it seems. He accuses me of being a fanboy of Nintendo, yet, he defends and jacks off to Sony this, Sony that. Sodding hypocrite.

 

[M7L7NK7]

Sod him and his sodding sodstation s4d!!

 

[the_randomizer]

Sod him and his sodding sodstation s4d!!

I enjoy the PS4 and its games...but I play PC and Switch way more. If he doesn't like it, then BFD.

 

[M7L7NK7]

Yeah, badfurday!!

 

[the_randomizer]

Yeah, badfurday!!

Um, I don't get it.