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Nintendo Switch 2 Firmware 20.3.0 Restores Five More Switch 1 Games

Ongoing slowdown and audio glitches in several legacy games await future firmware revisions.

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Nintendo Switch 2 backwards compatibility fixes August 2025

Overview

  • Version 20.3.0 represents the third backward compatibility update since Nintendo began addressing Switch 1 titles in June.
  • The August firmware rollout patched Cotton Reboot High Tension, D. C.III: Da Capo III – Plus Story, DarkStar One: Nintendo Switch Edition, Disgaea 7: Hour of Darkness and Vagante.
  • Nintendo has flagged persistent slowdown in Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX and Marco & the Galaxy Dragon and audio glitches in Windjammers for future fixes.
  • The DarkStar One patch followed an eShop listing update in mid-July, underscoring Nintendo’s swift response to newly discovered issues.
  • The July Version 20.2.0 update resolved compatibility problems in more than 20 original Switch games.