BAKERU (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 2.0.0 [JP] / Ver. 1.0.1 [EU /NA])

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for BAKERU (known as Otogi Katsugeki Mameda no Bakeru ~Oracle Matsuri Tarou no Matsuri Nan!!~ in Japan) on Nintendo Switch (originally released in November 2023 in Japan, and September 2024 in North America and Europe)!

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Main Game

• Added new moves: Hurricane and Spinning Top.
  • The new moves are unlocked by progressing through the game. If you’ve already cleared the relevant stages, you will be able to use the moves right away.
• Added enhaced version of certain enemies with new moves and attacks.
• Added new conversations between Bakeru and in his friends between additional stages.
• You can now check all the souvenirs you’ve acquired inside the Bunbuku.
• Added a setting to adjust the camera speed (right stick) to the Additional Settings screen.
• Adjusted Bakeru’s movement and attack speed and made them faster.
• Adjusted how quickly the Henge gauge depletes so that it depletes more slowly (except for the Issun Henge).
• Adjusted the Kintaro Henge so that the charge attack takes less time to charge.
• Adjusted the Urashima Taro Henge by shortening the range of attacks.
• Adjusted the Urashima Taro Henge by shortening the homing range of attacks.
• Adjusted the Momotaro Henge so that the charge attack takes less time to charge.
• Adjusted the Momotaro Henge so that movement is not slowed down when charging attacks.
• Adjusted the Momotaro Henge by shortening the homing range of attacks.
• Increased the speed and HP of enemies.
• Adjusted the placement of enemies in stages to match the placement of new moves and made various adjustments.
• Adjusted the placement of enemies and added the enhanced version of some enemies, and adjusted the position of some terrain.
• Adjusted the percentage of items dropped during boss battles.
• Partially changed the locationand reveal conditions of Evil Lanterns, which need to be destroyed to clear stages.
• Adjusted Evil Lanterns so that the cutscene that plays when destroyed only plays when the third and final one is destroyed (except for the Tokushima stage in the tutorial)
• Added new Item Shops in stages. The effects and prices of some items was also adjusted.
• Adjusted and added new checkpoints in stages.
• Adjusted the location of some Souvenirs and Scoops.
• Adjusted the position of the camera, which is now closer to Bakeru.
• Disabled the function that automatically centered the camera behind Bakeru.
• Fixed a few other issues to improve the gameplay experience.

Demo

• You can now choose which stages to play.
  • Changed the stages featured in the demo so that they match the specifications of Ver. 2.0.0 of the main game.
• You can no longer save or load play data.
  • This update disables save data transfer to the full version of the game.
    • If you have save data from the previous version of the demo (before this update was released), you can still transfer it to the full version of the game.
• Added a setting to adjust the camera speed (right stick) to the Additional Settings screen.
• Adjusted Bakeru’s movement and attack speed and made them faster.
• Increased the speed and HP of enemies.
• Adjusted the placement of enemies in stages to match the placement of new moves and made various adjustments.
• Adjusted Evil Lanterns so that the cutscene that plays when destroyed only plays when the third and final one is destroyed (except for the Tokushima stage in the tutorial)
• Adjusted the position of the camera, which is now closer to Bakeru.
• Disabled the function that automatically centered the camera behind Bakeru.

• Additional notes: This update brings the Japanese version of the game to parity with western version
• Source: Good-Feel / Good-Feel

No patch notes available.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: game

BAKERU – Ver. 1.3.0 [Japan]

• Release date: April 15th 2024 (Japan)
• Patch notes:

Bakeru – Ver. 1.2.0 [Japan]

• Release date: February 15th 2024 (Japan)
• Patch notes:

Update

• Addition: Adds a new stage, CoroCoro Island.
  • This become accessible once you have reached a certain point in the game.
• Addition: Adds a mysterious Tanuki Statue in the Bapuku Ship
  • This become accessible once you have reached a certain point in the game.
• Fix: Adjusted the description of some Unchiku [more details in Japanese at the source link]
• Fix: Fixed various other issues to improve the gameplay experience

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Good-Feel

Bakeru – Ver. 1.1.1 [Japan]

• Release date: December 26th 2023 (Japan)
• Patch notes:

• New feature: when opening the pause menu screen while in a stage, you can now see the souvenirs and other collectibles you’ve acquired
• Adjustments: adjusted the collection range of items dropped when enemies are defeated
• Fixes: fixed various other issues to improve the gameplay experience

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Good-Feel

Bakeru – Ver. 1.1.0 [Japan]

• Release date: November 30th 2023 (Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Fixes the following issue:
  • After a certain amount of time has passed, and under some conditions, the game may crash in any stage or gameplay situation.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Good-Feel

How to download updates for Bakeru for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Bakeru, 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.