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How to Update Star Fox

Nintendo Switch 2

Follow these steps to update Star Fox, or review the software's update history.

Note
  • This update must be applied in order to use the game’s Internet features.
  • A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use the game's online features.
  • Save data will still be available for use after downloading the update.
  • The update will download and install automatically if the console is connected to the Internet and the Software Auto-Updates setting is enabled on your Nintendo Switch 2 console. To ensure you have space to download the update, please review our storage tips for Nintendo Switch 2.

On September 29, 2026, a new software update for Star Fox became available for download. Please take a moment to download and install this update while your Nintendo Switch 2 console is connected to the Internet.

Complete these steps

  1. Connect your Nintendo Switch 2 console to the internet.
    • How to connect Nintendo Switch 2 to a wireless home network
      1. Place the Nintendo Switch 2 console within 10 feet of the wireless router so there will be a strong wireless signal.
      2. Select System Settings from the HOME Menu. The System Settings icon highlighted on the HOME Menu on Nintendo Switch 2
      3. Select Internet, and then Internet SettingsConfiguración de internetParamètres InternetConfigurações de internet. Your console will automatically search for nearby wireless network signals. Internet page highlighted in the System Settings on Nintendo Switch 2
      4. Select the appropriate network name (SSID) from the list.
      5. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter the network's wireless password, if one is required. Entering wireless network password using on-screen keyboard in the System Settings on Nintendo Switch 2
      6. The connection will be tested. Once the test is complete, select OK.
        • If the connection test fails, an error code and message will appear. Search for our support article on the error code for steps to troubleshoot the connection.

      For more details, please see How to Connect to the Internet on Nintendo Switch 2

  2. From the HOME Menu, select the icon for the software you wish to update without starting the game or application.
  3. Press the + Button or – Button on your controller. The current version number will display under the software title.
  4. Select Software Update followed by Over the Internet.

Latest update: Ver. 1.2.0 (Released September 29, 2026)

Added Elements

Battle Mode

  • Added 3 new stages: Katina, Sector X and Venom.
  • Added new items that appear during battles.
  • The split-screen feature now allows up to four players to play together on a single Nintendo Switch 2 console.
    • A controller is required for each player. When playing split-screen, Joy-Con 2 and Joy-Con controllers can also be used in solo horizontal grip.
  • Added a feature that allows participation in random matches as a team by using the split-screen function.
Changes and Adjustments

Campaign Mode / Challenge Mode

  • When you select “ABANDON CAMPAIGN” after getting a game over in Campaign Mode, confirmation dialog will now appear.
  • The visuals have been adjusted to make it easier to see when you are damaging certain bosses.
  • The "Find the hidden power-up in the secret corridor" challenge of "Sector X" has been modified so that it can be completed even if the wing-repair item is obtained.

Battle Mode

  • In Online Battle, the online lobby will not disband after the host leaves.
  • When playing in full screen mode while using a camera in GameChat, the camera feed will now appear on the game screen during matches when you shoot down an enemy aircraft and other instances.
    • A separately sold USB camera is required.
    • The camera feed and microphone audio are transmitted only to the GameChat members.
    • You can also use character avatars and AR accessories.

Training

  • The positions of the goalposts on the left and right sides in the "Use tilt to fly through the goalposts" challenge has been adjusted to make it easier to pass through.
Bug fixes

Campaign Mode / Challenge Mode

  • Fixed a bug where the game would occasionally crash if the player repeatedly selected RESTART while playing Corneria.
  • Fixed a bug where, if the player's ship was shot down at the same time as defeating the boss Bacoon in Aquas, the game would freeze if Bacoon was defeated again after restarting.
  • Fixed a bug where, if the player's ship was shot down at the same time as defeating the boss Gorgon in Area 6, the game would freeze if Gorgon was defeated again after restarting.
  • Fixed a bug where, in rare cases, the main body of the boss Goras in Titania would not reappear after its arm submerged in the ground, causing the game to freeze.
  • Fixed a bug where, after playing Venom in Challenge Mode, the game would freeze if the player resumed Campaign Mode from where they left off and cleared Venom.
  • Fixed a bug where, in rare cases, a sound would not play or would play twice after selecting RESTART during gameplay.
  • Fixed a bug in the Zoness challenge “Destroy every Radar Buoy without being spotted” where destroying a Radar Buoy by colliding with it while piloting the Arwing did not result in a failure.

Battle Mode

  • Fixed a bug that would occasionally cause the game to crash when starting an Online Battle match.
  • Fixed a bug in Online Battle that would occasionally cause the game to stop progressing normally for the host and remaining participants if the host's connection was lost.
  • Fixed a bug where, during a match, when a player's score exceeded approximately 1200, approximately 1000 points of the score were not correctly calculated.
  • Fixed a bug where the durability of the Arwing's wings would decrease after playing Challenge Mode on expert difficulty and then playing Battle Mode.
  • Fixed a bug where, after interrupting a play session of Venom 2 and then playing Battle Mode, it sometimes became impossible to perform somersaults or U-turns.

Other Changes

  • We have addressed the issue of third-party USB cameras not functioning correctly within the Star Fox game despite working properly on the Nintendo Switch 2 console.
    • Not all USB cameras are guaranteed to work.
    • If a third-party USB cameras do not work, please use the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera.
  • Fixed several issues to improve the gameplay experience.

Past updates

  • Ver. 1.1.0 (Released June 24, 2026)
    General

    The following features have been added:

    • Battle Mode
    • Avatar Settings
    • Easy Campaign Mode difficulty
    Bug Fixes

    Campaign Mode / Challenge Mode

    • Fixed an issue where, on the level select screen, pressing the Achievements and Replay Mission buttons at the same time could, in rare cases, prevent the game from progressing.
    • Fixed an issue where, after passing a checkpoint and collecting three gold rings to gain an extra life, selecting Restart → Checkpoint from the pause menu and then selecting Quit from the pause menu could result in losing one life.
    • Fixed an issue on Meteo where repeatedly using boost and overtaking the boss would make the level impossible to complete.
    • Fixed an issue on Solar where repeatedly using boost right after defeating the boss and overtaking it would prevent the transition to the next scene and make the level impossible to complete.
    • Fixed an issue on Aquas where hitting a shell-protected Garoa using a torpedo would incorrectly add to the bonus hit count.
    • Fixed an issue on Meteo where hitting a Flip Bot with a charged shot would incorrectly add to the bonus hit count from the explosion.
    • Fixed an issue on Venom where, if your Arwing was destroyed and you restarted immediately after defeating the boss, the hit count from the boss defeat would be added.
    • Fixed an issue on Bolse where hitting an enemy ship with a force field using a charged shot would sometimes incorrectly add to the hit count.
    • Fixed incorrect challenge text on Solar: "Score 25 hits using bombs against enemies and rocks” has been corrected to "Destroy 25 enemies and rocks with bombs."
    • Fixed an issue in Sector X where the "Destroy 10 Proximity Mines with a single bomb" challenge would sometimes not be recognised as completed even when the conditions were met.
    • Fixed an issue on Venom where the “Defeat the Golemech without taking damage from any hazards in its tunnel” challenge could be completed even after taking damage from hitting a stone statue.

    Others

    A number of other problems have been fixed to improve the gameplay experience.

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