Nikoderiko: The Magical World - Directors Cut

Nikoderiko: The Magical World (Switch): all the updates (latest: Director’s Cut)

15 April 2025 Lite_Agent Knights Peak, MY.Games, Nikoderiko: The Magical World, VEA Games

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Nikoderiko: The Magical World on Nintendo Switch.

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Nikoderiko: The Magical World – Ver. ??? (Director’s Cut)

Release date: April 15th 2025
Patch notes:

New World & Modes: Explore exclusive New World 8 with fresh challenges, hidden treasures, and additional surprises waiting to be discovered. Go through easy, normal and a brand new hard mode to challenge your skills, bringing a Souls-like experience to the platformer genre with challenge modifiers.

Enhanced Visuals & Performance: Experience Nikoderiko like never before with upgraded graphics, improved animations, and optimized performance across all platforms.

New Music from David Wise: Legendary composer returns to score World 8 with an exclusive new track.

Seamless Transition: Upgrade easily with the Director’s Cut, keeping all save games and progress (at no additional cost if you own the original game), and challenge yourself with new trophies and achievements to earn.

Accessibility Improvements: an easy mode made even easier making the game even more family-friendly.

Additional notes: none
Source: Knights Peak PR (15/04/2025)

Nikoderiko: The Magical World – Ver. 1.0.2

Release date: January 15th/16th 2025
Patch notes:

Additional notes: none
Source: VEA Games (Nintendo Switch – News)

Nikoderiko: The Magical World – Ver. 1.0.1

Release date: October 17th 2024 (North America, Europe, Japan)
Patch notes:

Important fixes

The Workshop is now available in Camp

Performance improved

Faster load times

Fixed Japanese text strings

Tons of bugs fixed

Additional notes: none
Source: VEA Games (Twitter)

How to download updates for Nikoderiko: The Magical World for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Nikoderiko: The Magical World, 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;

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.