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Free update for Super Mario Maker 2 – play online with friends and more!

Time to roll up your sleeves and tighten your hardhats. The Super Mario Maker™  2 game recently received an update, bringing it to Version 1.1.0.

If your game hasn’t updated yet, you can update it by highlighting the game icon from the HOME Menu, pressing the + Button, and selecting Software Update (internet connection required).

So, what’s new? Here are some of the bigger additions:

Added “Play with Friends.”

  • You can now play online** with friends in either Multiplayer Versus or Multiplayer Co-op modes.
  • You can now select courses uploaded to Course World as well as courses saved to Coursebot.
  • The Nintendo Switch Online mobile app is now supported for voice chat.

Added features to “Nearby Play.”

  • You can now play in Multiplayer Co-op mode as well as Multiplayer Versus mode*.
  • You can now select courses uploaded to Course World as well as courses saved to Coursebot.
  • When playing a course saved to Coursebot, the host system doesn’t need to be connected to the internet.

Added the Official Makers list.

  • There’s now a list of Official Makers in Leaderboards. Courses made by Nintendo can be found here so please check them out!

Other stuff you may enjoy.

  • You can now select Play Together directly from any course uploaded to a player’s profile.
  • Maker Profiles have been refreshed with more info such as a user’s total number of First Clears.
  • You can now play with a horizontal Joy-Con™ controller in all Game Modes.

If you want more info, the full list of changes can be found at https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/

More updates to the game, including new course parts, are planned for the future.

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