Nintendo Switch: Firmware 12.0.3 for download - what changes the update

Nintendo Switch: Firmware 12.0.3 for download - what changes the update

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Firmware 12.0.3 is available for download for the Nintendo Switch. The publisher is keeping a low profile with specific patch notes: The support website only states that the update "improves system performance in order to optimize the user experience". It is not known which screws the developers actually turned. Update 12.0.3 does not seem to add any new features. The well-known dataminer Oatmealdome claims to have found out further changes and innovations. During a data analysis, he discovered that the firmware is addressing a problem relating to the eShop.

Users recently reported receiving the error message 2123-1502 on the switch (buy now) when they enter the eShop . With the new firmware, the problem should be a thing of the past. In addition, the update seems to add more words to the list of indecent words.

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Nintendo Switch Update 12.0.3 Is Out Now, Improves System Stability

The latest Nintendo Switch update is out now, but don't expect a lot of changes or much in the way of anything significant. Version 12.0.3 is out now and it's another stability patch.


The one-line patch notes state: 'General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.'


Your Switch should update automatically the next time it's connected to the internet. You can check to verify you're running 12.0.3 to be sure you're on the latest firmware. Alternatively, you can manually start the update, in case that applies to you.


In addition to the stability improvements, the patch introduces a few other 'minor' updates, according to dataminer OatmealDome.


In other news, people are waiting for Nintendo to announced the rumored Switch Pro model, but that still has not happened. Nintendo is coming to E3 2021 with its own showcase on June 15, but the company has said this presentation will be focused on games, not hardware.


For more on Nintendo at E3, check out GameSpot's roundup of all the Switch games confirmed for E3 show far. You can also read up on what we want to see from Bayonetta 3 and Splatoon 3 at E3 2021.

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