Nintendo Switch Gets A Firmware Update, Including Splatoon 2 Avatars

The Nintendo Switch doesn't see too many updates as of late, but a new one has been released that has updated a few things that are sure to be notable for owners.

The update, titled 3.0.0, is available now, and adds the following features, according to Nintendo:

• Register a channel to receive News for specific games – To register, head to News > Find Channels
• Add friends from your Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Friend Lists – To add friends, head to you're my Page on the top left of the Home Menu > Friend Suggestions
• Receive notifications when your friends go online – To turn this ON/OFF, head to System Settings > Notifications > Friend Notifications
• Find paired controllers within communication range by activating the vibration feature – To search, head to Controllers > Find Controllers
• Change the user icon order on the Home Menu – To charge order, head to System Settings > Users > Change Order
• Select from six new Splatoon 2 characters for user icon – To edit your user icon, head to you're my Page on the top left of the Home Menu > Profile
• Change the system volume from the Quick Settings – To access Quick Settings, hold down the HOME Button
• Lower the maximum volume for headphone or speakers connected to the audio jack – To lower the max headphone volume, head to System Settings > System > Lower Max Headphone Volume. Note: this setting will be ON when Parental Controls are enabled
• Change display colors to Invert Colors or Grayscale – To use this feature, head to System Settings > System > Change Display Colors
• Connect a USB keyboard to the dock to type whenever the keyboard is on the screen
• Use the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller via wired communication by connecting the USB Charging cable – To enable, head to System Settings > Controllers and Sesors > Pro Controller Wired Communication. NOTE: The NFC touchpoint on the Pro Controller will be disabled while the controller is using wired communication
• Update connected controllers – To update, head to System Settings > Controllers and Sensors > Update Controllers
• Added a feature that suggests deletion of software data when insufficient space when downloading other software. NOTE: User save data is not deleted.
• General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience, including…resolved an issue that caused game software updates to fail and prevented the software from starting, and improvements to prevent unfriended HDMI input change with certain TV's while the console is docked in Sleep Mode.

A lot of these are technical, but the most noteworthy things are the ability to transfer over Friend Lists from Wii U and 3DS systems, as well as the new Splatoon 2 pics.