A new Nintendo Switch firmware update is available to download. System software version 20.1.5 has been pushed out to systems, and you'll never believe what's in the patch notes. This new firmware adds--you guessed it--general system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience. For now, it's not exactly certain what this update really changed under the hood, so keep an eye on the usual sources before you update your Nintendo Switch.

Ver. 20.1.5 (Released June 18, 2025)​

General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.

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[Brawl345]

Huh, weird jump from 20.1.1 to 20.1.5

 

[Marc_LFD]

You'd think it'd go from 20.1.1 to 20.1.2, but 20.1.5? Nintendo.

This sucks ya know I was hoping for a while longer without a firmware update.

 

[NinStar]

Huh, weird jump from 20.1.1 to 20.1.5

I'm assuming they probably had other update revisions prepared but decided to postpone them to include more compatibility patches.

 

[HarveyHouston]

A new Nintendo Switch firmware update is available to download. System software version 20.1.5 has been pushed out to systems, and you'll never believe what's in the patch notes. This new firmware adds--you guessed it--general system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.​

Wow, Krista. Sarcasm looks really good on you!

 

[Jayro]

Switch 1 be getting firmware updates like crazy, burning through e-fuses like it's launch time all over again.

 

[MasterJ360]

Can anyone test if this patched Migs

Mig switch is working online for me. You should try it out too.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

switch 2 games forward compability

No joke. Donkey Kong Bananza coop works on Switch.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Good, Atmosphere still works.
I'm in the progress of transferring save data from my CFW emuNAND to my Switch 2 as I buy the games I'm missing, and would hate to have to wait for an update.

 

[SeventhSon7]

I wonder if Nintendo will push through a Switch update that dingleberries performance to push users to Switch 2, Apple style.

 

[ChibiMofo]

Looks like a compatibility updated for Carbon Engine games like Gex Trilogy.

Gex works on 19.0

 

[Deleted member 681324]

Next update... Nintendo will issue their Switch 2 customers... a new Switch 2

 

[codezer0]

I wonder if Nintendo will push through a Switch update that dingleberries performance to push users to Switch 2, Apple style.

For fucks sake, don't give Miyamoto that idea, because at this point I wouldn't put it past that motherfucker doing exactly that.

 

[Nephiel]

Bold to assume they haven't already.

 

[The Catboy]

Wow~ another update with nothing of interest

 

[NitroShell]

Works fine for sys and emuView attachment 511886

Aint no way we’re already emulating and hacking the switch 2

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I wonder if Nintendo will push through a Switch update that dingleberries performance to push users to Switch 2, Apple style.

It was dingleberried from the very beginning. They don't need to do anything but push more Switch 2 Editions for every game.

 

[eduall]

Looks like a compatibility updated for Carbon Engine games like Gex Trilogy.

Sorry to disappoint you, but Carbon Engine is a simple UI overlay. The game itself runs through the PCSX-rearmed emulator.

 

[ertaboy356b]

Gex works on 19.0

They wouldn't make this tweet if it did.

 

[impeeza]

 

[draftguy123]

I wonder if Nintendo will push through a Switch update that dingleberries performance to push users to Switch 2, Apple style.

There is an increase in loading icons between fw19 and fw20.

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Homebrew RELEASE  Post in thread 'JKSV (save manager) for Switch'

May 12, 2025

wow, I haven't heard about this but should happen only on a cold boot or Big N used the Cache to avoid the delay... I am not Upgrading to 20 until really needed.

excuse the quality, i don't have a capture card and i can't screen record the home screen.

fw 19.0.1

fw 20.0.1

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