Nintendo has released a new patch for its Wii Sports successor, Nintendo Switch Sports, bringing the game back online after several days of downtime.
The sports game has been offline since Oct. 14 due to a bug that was discovered in its version 1.2.1 update. The bug would cause the game to crash while loading matches in both online and offline modes, so Nintendo retracted that patch and disabled online play while it investigated the issue.
A bug has been found in the #NintendoSwitchSports Ver1.2.1 update which causes the software to close during the pre-match loading screen. This is unfortunately affecting both online and offline play modes. We have therefore temporarily suspended the rollout of this update.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 14, 2022
In a post on its support website, Nintendo explained it will roll out two updates for the game this week. The first, version 1.2.2, is now live and reenables online play. After that, Nintendo plans to release a version 1.2.3 update around Wednesday that will restore save data backups.
As compensation for the downtime, Nintendo said it will extend Switch Sports players’ Nintendo Switch Online memberships by one week. Players will also earn double the usual amount of in-game points for playing online through Nov. 3.
Switch Sports’ first free content update arrived in July and added new ranks and volleyball moves. The game’s next content update is slated to arrive this holiday season and will introduce a new sport to the lineup: golf.
