{"id":136109,"date":"2026-02-19T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197676"},"modified":"2026-02-19T00:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:30:00","slug":"stardew-valleys-new-update-for-nintendo-switch-2-is-now-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/19\/stardew-valleys-new-update-for-nintendo-switch-2-is-now-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Stardew Valley&#8217;s New Update For Nintendo Switch 2 Is Now Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/22a3a2ba7d30a\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/22a3a2ba7d30a\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"22a3a2ba7d30a\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Stardew Valley\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/22a3a2ba7d30a\/stardew-valley.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/22a3a2ba7d30a\/stardew-valley.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Stardew Valley\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: ConcernedApe<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the end of last year, the popular farming and lifestyle sim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/stardew-valley-nintendo-switch-2-edition\">Stardew Valley<\/a> got released on the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The creator ConcernedApe has now rolled out the first major update for the title in 2026. It&#8217;s a bug fix patch addressing multiple issues, including some improvements to mouse mode on Switch 2 and some fixes for GameShare.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the full rundown via social media:<\/p>\n<h3>Stardew Valley &#8211; Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Update (19th February 2026)<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Fix for bug where crafting certain items could remove incorrect ingredients from the inventory.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Improved mouse mode on Switch 2, with the option to disable it entirely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fixed some graphics corruption in Switch 2 GameShare.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ensure network maintenance messages appear on co-op startup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Obey parental controls when joining Switch 2 GameShare sessions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<p>ConcernedApe also notes how there is a patch for the game on the original Switch which fixes the same crafting bug.<\/p>\n<p>The game&#8217;s creator has also provided an update on the European and Japanese release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/stardew-valley-nintendo-switch-2-edition\">Stardew Valley &#8211; Nintendo Switch 2 Edition<\/a>. These locations will apparently receive the game and upgrade on their respective eShops in &#8220;a few weeks&#8221;. The bug fix patch above will also be included.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"8ac2-LRIAeU\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ac2-LRIAeU?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you are eager to jump into the Switch 2 Edition right now but aren&#8217;t located in North America, you can still access the free Switch 2 upgrade for the Switch version from the US eShop. You&#8217;ll just need a Nintendo account for this region.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about the Switch 2 Edition of Stardew Valley, be sure to check out our review here on Nintendo Life.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:195867,195498 @ 1771487658 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Have you tried out the Switch 2 Edition of Stardew Valley yet? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: ConcernedApe At the end of last year, the popular farming and lifestyle sim Stardew Valley got released on the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US. The creator ConcernedApe has now rolled out the first major update for the title in 2026. It&#8217;s a bug fix patch addressing multiple issues, including some improvements to mouse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136109\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}