SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive – Nintendo Switch Online (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 2.6.0)
In this post, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive – Nintendo Switch Online (originally released on October 26th 2021 in North America, Europe, and Japan).
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Ver. 2.6.0
- Release date: June 27th 2023 (North America) / June 28th 2023 (Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update adds the 9th batch of SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games (full list on this page)
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Nintendo
Ver. 2.5.0
- Release date: April 18th 2023 (North America, Europe) / April 19th 2023 (Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update adds the eighth batch of SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games (full list on this page)
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Nintendo
Ver. 2.4.0
- Release date: December 15th/16th 2022 (North America, Europe, Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update adds the seventh batch of SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games (full list on this page)
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Nintendo
Ver. 2.3.0
- Release date: September 15th/16th 2022 (North America, Europe, Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update adds the sixth batch of SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games (full list on this page)
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Nintendo
Ver. 2.2.0
- Release date: June 30th 2022 (North America) / July 1st 2022 (Europe, Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update adds the fifth batch of SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games (full list on this page)
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Nintendo
Ver. 2.1.0
- Release date: April 21st 2022 (North America) / April 22nd 2022 (Europe, Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update adds the fourth batch of SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games (full list on this page)
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Nintendo
Ver. 2.0.1
- Release date: March 16th 2022 (North America) / March 17th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update adds the third batch of SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games (full list on this page)
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Nintendo
Ver. 1.1.0
- Release date: December 16th 2021 (North America) / December 17th 2021 (Europe, Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update adds the second batch of SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games (full list on this page)
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Nintendo
Ver. 1.0.1
- Release date: October 25th 2021 (North America) / October 26th 2021 (Europe, Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available.
- Additional notes: this update is only for the European/North American version of the app (Japanese version is still in Ver. 1.0.0)
- Source: Nintendo
Ver. 1.0.0
- Release date: October 25th 2021 (North America) / October 26th 2021 (Europe, Japan)
- Patch notes:
No patch notes available. This update adds the first batch of SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games (full list on this page)
- Additional notes: none.
- Source: Nintendo
How to download updates for SEGA Genesis / MegaDrive – Nintendo Switch Online for the Nintendo Switch?
To download the updates for SEGA Genesis / MegaDrive – Nintendo Switch Online, 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.
