Pac-Man 99 (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.1.0)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Pac-Man 99 on Nintendo Switch (originally released in April 2021 in North America, Europe, and Japan)!

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Pac-Man 99 – Ver. 1.1.0

• Release date: August 4th 2021 (North America) / August 5th 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Individual bonuses have been added for obtaining fruit in certain rounds in 99 Mode.
  • Every two rounds, speed is increased by one.
  • Every three rounds, one shield is added.
• Game balance adjustments
  • Stronger
    • the power up effect when collecting a Power Pellet has been adjusted from 3 to 4.5 seconds.
  • Speed
    • Pac-Man’s movement speed has been increased from 2 levels to 3 levels
  • Train
    • The amount of recoil a Jammer Pac-Man receives upon colliding with a Sleep Ghost has been adjusted from 1/2 to 1/4 the number of collisions.
    • Adjusted the timing for when Killer Pac-Man appears.
• Waiting time at the start of a game has been lowered from 120 seconds to a minimum of 90 seconds.
• Improved network processing.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: 4Gamer

How to download updates for Pac-Man 99 for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Pac-Man 99, 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.