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Nintendo Today 2.0 update

Nintendo Today went live with a new version 1.2 update today, which includes a couple of new features.

First, daily notifications are available, and you can choose to have them sent at three different points of the day. Picture-in-picture video is also supported, meaning you don’t have to sit in the app while watching content.

The full rundown is as follows:

Pokemon GO Gold Bottle Caps

Pokemon GO today unveiled Gold Bottle Caps, a new rare item that allows players to increase the HP, Attack, and Defense of a Pokemon that is a Good Buddy or higher through Hyper Training. Players will need to complete specific Training Tasks themed to the stats they intend to raise once selected.

Gold Bottle Caps will be included in GO Pass Deluxe: Ancients Recovered starting June 23 at 10 Am to June 29 at 6 PM local time.

Nintendo Switch Parental Controls 2.0.0 update

Another Nintendo app has just gone live with an update, and this time it’s the one for parental controls with version 2.0.0.

Nintendo Switch 2 is just a few days away now, so it comes as no surprise that the patch now supports the new console. Also as part of this, GameChat settings have been added in.

The full patch notes from Nintendo are as follows:

Nintendo has been on a roll with updating their mobile apps, because Nintendo Today has just released its first major update since launch.

The update adds calendar app linking, bookmarks, and zooming into images.

Here are the full patch notes:

Nintendo Music list of all games

A new version 1.2.0 update is now rolling out for Nintendo Music. If you’ve downloaded the app on mobile, you should be seeing it soon.

The main thing here is the addition of a sleep timer. This feature allows you to set your music to stop playback at a certain time.

Here’s the full rundown of patch notes:

Nintendo Switch App update 3.0.1

With Nintendo Switch 2 arriving in about a week, the Nintendo Switch App has gone live with a new version 3.0.1 update. This was previously known as the Nintendo Switch Online app for mobile.

Aside from the name change, Nintendo Switch 2 is now supported. There are also a couple of new friend features.

The full rundown of the update is as follows:

Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of April 13, 2025 is now available.

Two sessions are currently lined up. The first one, for Nintendo Switch Parental Controls, is imminent. Another session for the Nintendo eShop will take place further down the line.

Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of April 13, 2025:

Nintendo and Intelligent Systems are back with another Fire Emblem Heroes event. This time around, we’re getting one called Precious Siblings.

Small Special Heroes with strong familial bonds are coming soon. Additionally, 5-star Hero Xander: Focused Firstborn will appear as a Score Reward in the next Tempest Trials+ event.

Nintendo Today app

To close out today’s Nintendo Direct, the Nintendo Today app was revealed. This is designed to continue the concept of Nintendo Directs in which news and more will be delivered straight to fans.

The app, which Nintendo compares to a calendar, “delivers a variety of content including latest news, videos, and comics of your favorite Nintendo games and characters from select franchises.” Also, following the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation on April 2, it will include information about the new console.

Fire Emblem Heroes Eirika Of the Sacred

Eirika: Of the Sacred has been revealed as the next Emblem Hero for Fire Emblem Heroes. Additionally, previously released 5-star Legendary, Mythic, and Emblem Heroes will be available.

Eirika originally appeared in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. She’s also one of the featured characters in Fire Emblem Engage.


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