Following its release earlier this year, the Nintendo Switch 2 has received multiple system updates that introduced new features to the system, improved backward compatibility with select original Switch titles, enhanced the system's stability for a better user experience and fixed some critical issues. Today, the Japanese company started the December system update cycle with a new update that also launched for the original Switch.
The 21.1.0 system update for both systems is a minor system update that introduces "general system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience," so all those expecting a major new feature, such as Home Menu themes, will be disappointed. The new update will be automatically downloaded and installed by both systems when connected online.
While the new Nintendo Switch 2 system update is still being examined by datamining experts such as OatmealDome to reveal all undocumented changes, Nintendo itself has confirmed that the new update fixes an issue that caused video playback in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to malfunction, a change not listed in the official update notes. We will update this post if any further undocumented change is discovered in the coming days.
As mentioned above, the Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 worldwide after a wait that even system designer NVIDIA found to be surprisingly long. Although the console is a massive step forward compared to its predecessor, featuring NVIDIA DLSS and ray tracing support, which are already being put to excellent use by developers such as CAPCOM in Street Fighter 6 and the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem, the system's display remains its most disappointing feature, with below-average HDR support.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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