Overview
- Nintendo’s new firmware version 22.1.0 is now live on both Switch and Switch 2 with official notes citing only general system stability improvements.
- The release follows March’s 22.0.0 update for Switch 2 that introduced Handheld Mode Boost, a feature that lets many Switch titles run in handheld as if in TV mode.
- Coverage describes 22.1.0 as a minor maintenance update with no new features listed by Nintendo.
- Nintendo Life advises players to install the update to keep access to new content and online play.
- The rollout lands ahead of the free-to-start Pokémon Champions this week and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream next week, highlighting the timing around new releases.