Nintendo Switch launched the long-awaited sequel to Wii Sports on April 29, allowing fans of the leisurely sports game to bowl, swordfight, play tennis, and kick soccer balls. But the fun was disrupted last week due to a game-breaking bug that is only just now being fixed.
Nintendo had to shut down Switch Sports‘ servers last week due to a major bug that made the game impossible to play. No matter if gamers were playing offline or online, the bug would cause the game to shut down completely during the pre-match loading screen. This started happening after the 1.2.1 update.
On Oct. 14, Nintendo told fans that they had taken down offline and online play temporarily, which left fans unable to play Switch Sports at all for the past three days. This left many Nintendo fans frustrated with the handling of the game in general.
When will Nintendo Switch Sports servers be back?
Nintendo has given an update on the frustrating situation. According to Nintendo’s Japanese website, the servers will return when the next patch, 1.2.2., comes out tomorrow. A second patch will then come out on Thursday, version 1.2.3., allowing players to back up their saves to Nintendo’s cloud services once again.
Nintendo also recognized the frustration some players felt and said that anybody who played Switch Sports and is also a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber will have the subscription extended by a week. On top of that, Nintendo will be doubling in-game points players receive when playing online from Oct. 18 to Nov. 3.
