30 April 2025
by rawmeatcowboy
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Switch firmware update Ver. 20.0.0 is now live and it adds a host of big new features. You can see the patch notes for this update below.
The following icons for new features have been added to the HOME Menu:
Virtual Game Card
Purchased Nintendo Switch digital software, DLC, and some free software, are now virtual game cards and displayed in a list in this menu.
You can virtually load and eject virtual game cards between up to two Nintendo Switch systems.
Virtual game cards can be lent to others in the same Nintendo Account family group. For more information, see Virtual Game Card Guide.
GameShare
Compatible software can be shared from a Nintendo Switch 2 system to other nearby system(s) to play together.You can only play together via local wireless, and the Nintendo Switch 2 system must initiate GameShare.
This feature cannot be used between two Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch – OLED Model and/or Nintendo Switch Lite systems.
User-Verification Settings has been added under User > User Settings.
You can restrict access to the Virtual Game Card menu by requiring entry of a PIN or signing in to your Nintendo Account.
Online License Settings has been added.
When turned on, you can play downloaded software or DLC you’ve purchased while the system is connected to the internet, even if you don’t have the virtual game card loaded.
The Nintendo eShop and Nintendo Switch News icon colors on the HOME Menu have been changed.
Multiple save data can be selected and transferred at once in “Transfer Your Save Data” menu.
System Transfer to Nintendo Switch 2 has been added under System Settings > System.
You can perform a system transfer from your Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2 using local communication.
For users that will lose access to their Nintendo Switch before receiving their Nintendo Switch 2, there is an option to upload system transfer data to a dedicated server which can then be retrieved on their Nintendo Switch 2. After you upload your system transfer data to the dedicated server, the Nintendo Switch system will be initialized to factory settings, so only perform this transfer if you’ll be able to complete the transfer on Nintendo Switch 2.
If you want to continue using your Nintendo Switch until you have a Nintendo Switch 2, we recommend completing the system transfer using local communication after you have acquired a Nintendo Switch 2 system.
An internet connection and Nintendo Account is required to complete both local and the server-based system transfer service.
UPDATE: This firmware update also adds in a revamped profile icon for Donkey Kong, showing off his redesign. You can get a look at the icon below. (h/t Wario64)
UPDATE: Multiple default profile icons have been updated, and you can see a comparison between the old and new versions below.
— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) April 30, 2025[Nintendo Switch Firmware Update]
Some default profile icons were changed in 20.0.0. Here's a handy chart to compare the differences.
(I hope that image compression doesn't make it hard to compare... If it does, I'll post a link to the raw image in the replies.) pic.twitter.com/tGY6ebFsq0
