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Offline Shaymin

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Some of us have some LONG lists to deal with.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70930/switch-software-version-20-now-available-adds-virtual-game-card-and-gameshare-support

Nintendo has delivered the promised April update for Virtual Game Cards on the last possible day.

System software version 20 is now available from the Switch's settings menu, which enables the "Virtual Game Card" function as discussed in the March 27 Nintendo Direct. The function allows for lending of software or DLC to other members of a family group, or for easy sharing between two Switch systems without one system being online constantly. A full guide to the Virtual Game Cards is here.

Functionality for Switch 2 related to GameShare and a transfer option was also added in the update, along with the ability to transfer multiple saves simultaneously. Full notes can be found here.

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Offline mereel

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Cool update I just wish you could lend games long-distance. Seems you must be in the same room.

Offline Mythtendo

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And the update has bricked a LOT of Switch systems, mine included, and Nintendo's only response is that they are "looking into it".

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And the update has bricked a LOT of Switch systems, mine included, and Nintendo's only response is that they are "looking into it".

Given what the update is addressing, it might have something to do with how many games you have downloaded from the eShop. I barely use my Switch for digital games, and it handled the update just fine.
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And the update has bricked a LOT of Switch systems, mine included, and Nintendo's only response is that they are "looking into it".

Given what the update is addressing, it might have something to do with how many games you have downloaded from the eShop. I barely use my Switch for digital games, and it handled the update just fine.

I don't have a ton, but I do have some. From what I've seen it's also OG Switches being impacted and not Switch Lite or OLED Switch. This is the first time I've ever had a system update do this

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I have a launch switch so I was afraid I'd get bricked and didn't let it update. Then they released the 20.0.1 update which allows you to fix getting bricked and although it gave me a scary error when I updated straight to 20.0.1, it's working perfectly fine now  :D
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