Nintendo Switch Sports Nsp Xci: Update Eshop Exclusive

One of the reasons the keyword "eShop exclusive" haunts Nintendo Switch Sports is the Golf update.

When Nintendo announced Golf would come in Fall 2022, physical cartridge owners expected it on the card. It wasn't. To play Golf on a stock Switch, you must download it from the eShop via the free update. nintendo switch sports nsp xci update eshop exclusive

For the scene: This means that the original XCI (cartridge dump) does not include Golf. You have to merge the XCI with the NSP update using a tool like NSC_Builder. If you do not do this correctly, your emulator will show "Golf" as locked. One of the reasons the keyword "eShop exclusive"

Pro Tip: Look for a "Custom XCI" release. Scene groups sometimes repackage the Base XCI + Latest Update + DLC into a single XCI file. This is the holy grail for emulator users who want a single file. An NSP (short for "Nintendo Submission Package") is

Nintendo Switch Sports has notoriously heavy shader compilation in Bowling and Golf. If you are using Yuzu or Ryujinx, download a pre-built shader cache for v1.5.0 to avoid stuttering.

An NSP (short for "Nintendo Submission Package") is the digital installation format. This is the same file type your Switch downloads directly from the Nintendo eShop.