The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.2.1)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo Switch (originally released on May 12th 2023 in North America, Europe, and Japan)!

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Ver. 1.2.1

• Release date: August 22nd 2023 (North America) / August 23rd 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Fixed Issues

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the screen to flicker intensely when large amounts of stamps were placed on the Map.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from obtaining the contents of treasure chests attached to Flux Constructs when the treasure chests vanished as a result of the Flux Construct’s attacks.
  • If the treasure chest vanished, reloading the save data will either restore the treasure chest or cause the chest’s contents to automatically appear in your Pouch.
• If a certain event does not trigger when talking to Koltin after collecting all of the Bubbul Gems, downloading this update data will fix it so that the event triggers.
• Several other issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Ver. 1.2.0

• Release date: July 4th 2023 (North America) / July 5th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

General Updates

• By starting the game from within certain articles released on a specific Switch News channel (accessed via the HOME Menu) players can receive a number of in-game items. [more details]
  • Depending on the state of gameplay progression or the location in which the data is reopened, there may be cases in which the items cannot be received.

Additional Fixes

• Fixed an issue where players could not progress beyond a certain point in the main quests “A Mystery in the Depths” and “Secret of the Ring Ruins”, the side adventures “Hateno Village Research Lab” and “Lurelin Village Restoration Project”, the shrine quest “Dyeing to Find It”, and the side quests “Village Attacked by Pirates”, “The Incomplete Stable”, and “Seeking the Pirate Hideout”. Downloading the update will allow players to proceed past that point.
• Fixed an issue preventing fairies from appearing under certain conditions when they originally should have appeared.
• Fixed an issue preventing the meals provided by Kiana of Lurelin Village from changing under certain conditions.
• Several issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Ver. 1.1.2

• Release date: May 25th 2023 (North America) / May 26th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Audio Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the sound would play at an extremely high volume in certain conditions.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Ver. 1.1.1

• Release date: May 18th 2023 (North America) / May 19th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

General Updates

• Fixed issue where, sometimes, the player could not clear main quest “The Closed Door,” even if they fulfilled the conditions to advance the quest.
  • If you have already encountered this issue, you will be able to clear the quest by downloading this update data.
• Several issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Ver. 1.1.0

• Release date: May 5th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

General Updates

• Horse name inputs now allow for Korean, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional) characters.
  • If the system language is not set to Korean, Chinese (Simplified), or Chinese (Traditional), some inputted characters will not display.
• Made other, additional fixes to allow for a more pleasing gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: this is a pre-launch update. Make sure to download it before you start playing! If you pre-ordered the digital version of the game, the update will be downloaded automatically along with the game.
• Source: Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Ver. 1.0.0

• Release date: N/A
• Patch notes:

No patch notes available.

• Additional notes: this is the base version of the game.
• Source: Nintendo

How to download updates for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, 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.