Nintendo's latest firmware update for the Switch has taken away the Satoru Iwata tribute "Golf" game on the console.
According to Comicbook, Nintendo Switch's firmware update number 4 has apparently taken away the special Easter Egg game for the console. The game can no longer be accessed as of writing. However, people who have been snooping around the Nintendo Switch's software and confirmed that the "Golf" game is still inside the console's system.
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game "Golf" was initially included in the Switch's hardware as a tribute to the former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata who passed away on July 11, 2015. The game can be unlocked on the console by motioning Iwata's "Direct to you" motion on the JoyCon on the day of his death.
According to Game Informer, the special Easter Egg was rumored to have been programmed by Iwata himself when he was starting in Nintendo. The game may have acted as an "omamori," a Japanese charm to guide something with good luck. In this case that "something" is the Nintendo Switch. The hidden "Golf" game may even be the reason the console sold 10 million units in just nine months after its release.
It is still unclear if the hidden "Golf" game will see a return for the Switch in time for Iwata's birthday as a tribute. Nintendo fanboys have no choice but to wait for official news from the company.
In other news, now may be a good time to grab the Switch as there are good deals for the console in the U.S. The gray and neon Nintendo Switch is currently available for $299. The "Super Mario Odyssey" bundle currently retails for $359.99.
UK consumers, on the other hand, have better deals, with the neon Switch currently going for £274.99 and £279.99 for the "Mario + Rabbids Kingdom" bundle.
