Nintendo’s First Patch For Metroid Dread Is Now Available, Here’s What’s Included

Last week, Nintendo issued a notice on its support website stating how it had been made aware of an error “near the end” of Metroid Dread that forced the software and game to close.

It said it was working on a fix to prevent this from happening, and it’s now officially arrived. This minor patch bumps the game up to Version 1.0.1. Several other issues have also been fixed to improve the experience, but Nintendo doesn’t go into further detail.

Here are the full patch notes, courtesy of Nintendo’s support page:

Ver. 1.0.1 (Released October 20, 2021)

General Fixes

• Fixed an issue where, if a map marker is placed on a specific door on the map screen (the door destroyed with the beam obtained at the end of the game), destroying that door at the end of the game would cause the game to forcefully quit with the message “The software was closed because an error occurred”.
• Fixed several other issues to improve overall gameplay experience.

If you haven’t tried out Metroid Dread yet, what are you waiting for? You can learn more about it in our Nintendo Life review – where we awarded the game an outstanding 10 out of 10 stars.

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