--- title: "Firmware 7.0.0 released" url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/firmware-7-0-0-released/" description: "Nintendo has released a new update for the Nintendo Switch‘s firmware. The console’s firmware is now at version 7.0.0. What may surprise you is that this update didn’t add any new features." author: "Patrick Dankers" published at: "2019-01-30 11:30:15" image: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/firmware-7.0.0-released.png" markdown url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/firmware-7-0-0-released.md" --- Firmware 7.0.0 released | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters [![Firmware 7.0.0 released](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/firmware-7.0.0-released.png "Firmware 7.0.0 released")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/firmware-7.0.0-released.png)Nintendo has released a new update for the Nintendo Switch‘s firmware. The console’s firmware is now at version 7.0.0. What may surprise you is that this update didn’t add any new features. ## [](#firmware-details)Firmware details However, there are 6 new New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe icons for users, as well as some added language support. **Patch notes** - Select from six new New Super Mario Bros.™ U Deluxe icons for your user To edit your user icon, head to your My Page > Profile on the top left of the HOME menu - Added additional language support to the HOME Menu for Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), and Korean To change the language, head to the System Settings > System > Language - General system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience Also Nintendo did makes things harder for the homebrew / hacking community … but hashes, keys etc for 7.0 are already doing the rounds. So let’s call it a cat and mouse game. [](#) [ ](#) > Generated for use by AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). > Generated: 2026-09-21 03:30:50 > Maintained by: NintendoReporters > Source: https://www.nintendoreporters.com/ > Contact: webmaster@nintendoreporters.com