Nintendo have just released the version 1.1.0 update for Super Mario Maker 2 which adds a whole host of features including co-operative and competitive online multiplayer modes plus a whole host of improvements to the software overall.

Check below for the full patch notes...

Course World

Network Play

• Added “Play with friends”
• You can now play online with friends in either Multiplayer Versus or Multiplayer Co-op modes.
• You can now select courses uploaded to Course World as well as courses saved to Coursebot.
• The Nintendo Switch Online mobile app is now supported.
• You can automatically match online with people that you were matched with via the app, and can voice chat with them.

Added features to “Nearby Play”

• You can now play in Multiplayer Co-op mode as well as Multiplayer Versus mode.
• You can now select courses uploaded to Course World as well as courses saved to Coursebot.
• When playing a course saved to Coursebot, the host system doesn’t need to be connected to the internet.

Added “LAN Play”

• Players connected to the same LAN (Local Area Network) can now wirelessly play together.
• After selecting Network Play, you can switch to LAN Play mode by clicking in the L Stick and pressing the L or R buttons.
• If the connection is unstable before Multiplayer Co-op or Multiplayer Versus starts, the match will be cancelled.
• In Multiplayer Co-op, when everyone chooses “Let’s start over!”, the timer will now be reset.
• Changed the look of the gauge for S+, the highest rank in Multiplayer Versus.
• If a player places Builder Boxes after a warp point, other players will now be able to break them and proceed forward.
• All players will take the same amount of time to move through a Warp Pipe, regardless of the state of their character.
• After updating to Ver. 1.1.0, you will no longer be able to match with players using Ver. 1.0.1 or lower in Network Play.

Course Info

• You can now select Play Together directly from any course uploaded to a player’s profile.
• Simplified the display of comments containing stamps in “View comments.”

Maker Profile

• Added a refresh/update button to “Courses uploaded.”
• Added a list showing a user’s 100 most recent First Clears.
• Now displays a user’s total number of First Clears.
• Now displays a user’s total number of world-record times.

Official Makers

• Added a list of Official Makers in Leaderboards.

Course Maker

• You can now use touch with button controls in handheld mode.
• You can also go back to touch-only controls from Settings in the Main Menu.

General

• You can now play with a horizontal Joy-Con in all Game Modes.
• You can change your controller grip from Settings in the Main Menu.
• Other issues have been fixed to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.

Quite the list of improvements, this update will likely be a welcome addition to the exisiting player base and a pleasant surprise for anyone who hasn't picked up the software yet. Personally, it's reminded me that there are a whole host of excellent courses I've yet to try out for myself yet including some made by our talented community over on the forum, so do stop on by if you get the chance as you'll find a wealth of information and plenty of our forum members will surely be happy to help you out in making your own courses should you require assistance; or perhaps you could teach us a thing or two about course design? Please share any courses you've made with us if so, as we'd love to try them out.