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Japanese Rural Life Adventure (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.1.4)

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Japanese Rural Life Adventure – Ver. 1.1.4

  • Release date: April 21st/22nd 2026
  • Patch notes:

  • Fixed a bug where the bug-roulette would shift or the game would become unresponsive if it turned to night during the game.
  • Fixed a bug related to naming Koi.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when opening the “Habitat Map” for Koi.
  • Fixed issues related to threshing, rice polishing, and stone grinding.
  • Fixed a bug where only one unit of rice bran was obtained during rice threshing, regardless of the amount of rice processed.
  • Fixed issues regarding the completion of “Hina Matsuri” (Doll Festival) and “Children’s Day” events.
  • Fixed a controller unresponsiveness issue that occurred when forced movement (e.g., entering a building at night) was interrupted by obstacles like snowballs or heart events.
  • Fixed an issue where the watering popup would still appear for crops that had already been watered.
  • Adjusted movement collision with snow clumps to ensure smoother navigation throughout the map.
  • Fixed a dialogue bug that occurred when selecting “No” after attempting to water crops with an empty watering can.
  • Corrected Korean localization and text display issues.
  • Fixed a bug where the day progression would occasionally fail to trigger when returning from The Spirit Inn.
  • Fixed an issue where the “New Year’s Eve Soba” event would not trigger exactly at 20:00.
  • Fixed a bug where snow clumps could cause the game to become unresponsive.
  • Fixed controller input issues within the inventory screen.
  • Improved controller operability and responsiveness on certain screens.
  • Added a feature that allows you to speed up right stick scrolling in lists using the ZR button.

  • Additional notes: none
  • Source: G-MODE

Japanese Rural Life Adventure – Ver. 1.1.0

  • Release date: March 27th 2026
  • Patch notes:

■ New Features

  • Added a new item: “Sprinkler”
    • The Sprinkler is a reward for reaching 100% Trust with the Shopkeeper.
    • Once you receive this reward, additional Sprinklers will be available for purchase at the shop.
  • Added Koi to the pond.

■ Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug causing the game to freeze when attempting to create new pottery while having many unfinished or finished pottery items.
  • Fixed a bug causing the player to become unable to move while setting up the Museum.
  • Fixed an issue where the game would become unresponsive if the menu was opened before the guidebook finished closing when using a controller.
  • Fixed a bug where the guidebook remained on screen after a forced sleep event.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented fishing under certain conditions.
  • Optimized the processing of in-game button inputs.
  • Fixed an issue related to holding and operating the lamp during nighttime.
  • Fixed a display bug in the list of carp varieties when releasing or swapping them in the pond.
  • Fixed a bug in cooking and pottery minigames where liquid ingredients could be “sprinkled” by pressing the R button.
  • Fixed bugs and implemented improvements for pet feeding.

  • Additional notes: none
  • Source: G-MODE

Japanese Rural Life Adventure – Ver. 1.0.2

  • Release date: March 5th 2026
  • Patch notes:

No patch notes available.


  • Additional notes: none
  • Source: game

How to download updates for Japanese Rural Life Adventure on Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Japanese Rural Life Adventure, you have three options:

  • let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

  • try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

  • select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.

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