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?

 

[Bimmel]

Where is the Gamecube controller symbol?

 

[Bladexdsl]

I'm never gonna update, I don't wanna lose CFW.

sx os has stealth mode

 

[PedroKeitawa]

we can already backup saves with checkpoint

Not evreyone can use HB on their console.

 

[CaptainSodaPop]

Where is the Gamecube controller symbol?

I can already see separate Joy-Cons with a theme/layout for every possible platform.

 

[Quantumcat]

Any source?

 

[CaptainSodaPop]

Any source?

Who said there's any?

EDIT:If you thought about regarding the leak, sorry about that.

 

[ut2k4master]

is sep 3 still the rumored date? wasnt the 10 hour maintenance delayed to the 10th?

 

[Deleted member 399513]

sx os has stealth mode

I'm not gonna pay for SX OS either. Good product though.

 

[gnmmarechal]

Eh. Guess I'll be going offline soon. Doubt I'll ever pay for Nintendo online.

 

[M7L7NK7]

Any source?

@SciresM and others in the Reswitched discord

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

nEW AVATARS YAY

 

[WiiUBricker]

I have to verify this news. Why is there no source provided?

 

[Bladexdsl]

Eh. Guess I'll be going offline soon. Doubt I'll ever pay for Nintendo online.

pretty sure everything you can get from it will be crac...errr able to do without it eventually

 

[SwaGoat]

Hope we won't have to buy new controllers to play the NES/SNES games from the Paid Online Service
It's quite BS already that we have to pay for (mediocre) online accessibility.

 

[M7L7NK7]

There's no way, it'd just be optional

 

[godreborn]

wasn't there news that you could play a limited number of nes titles if you paid for online? :-/

 

[Owenge]

*bangs head on desk* still no themes?!?!?

 

[DarkSeele]

I have to verify this news. Why is there no source provided?

^ THIS. Where's the sauce?

 

[CaptainSodaPop]

Hope we won't have to buy new controllers to play the NES/SNES games from the Paid Online Service
It's quite BS already that we have to pay for (mediocre) online accessibility.

There's no way, it'd just be optional

Though, if leaked pic shows what it may seem to be showing, people who'd dislike control scheme of playing GB games with analog stick will potentionally have to buy a new Joy-Con with a D-Pad instead.

wasn't there news that you could play a limited number of nes titles if you paid for online? :-/

I think they quit on that decision about periodically replacing NES titles with new ones, if that's what you mean.

 

[APartOfMe]

Given how compromised the Switch is due to RCM, isn't possible to easily extract the new master key??

that's exactly what I am wondering aswell.

It already has been iirc.