Nintendo has officially launched the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2.0 patch and it’s one you’ll want to download as soon as possible. If you redeemed your Piranha Plant code when you purchased your game, this update will let you play as the plant. Those who did not redeem the code by end of January 31st, you’ll have to wait a little longer before the player becomes available for purchase on the Nintendo eShop. No date specified when that would be. You can watch the official Piranha Plant introduction to the 2.0 patch video below. Originally the Piranha Plant was to launch in February but who’s complaining to be able to play the character end of January?

Additionally, you can play Spirit Board with up to four players, five spirits are now available on the game’s shop, and more. Below are the official notes from Nintendo’s website:

• Offline
  • You can now play Spirit Board with up to four players.
    • Select the spirit you want to challenge on the Spirit Board, and then go to Party → Fighter to select the number of people who will play. When playing with multiple people, you will lose the battle if any player is KO’d.
  • The following spirits will now appear in the Shop.
    • Partner Pikachu
    • Partner Eevee
    • Dice Block
    • River Survival
    • Golden Dash Mushroom
• Online
  • We adjusted the calculation for Global Smash Power.
• General
  • Added the DLC fighter Piranha Plant.
    • Piranha Plant will become available for purchase as DLC at a later date.
  • Pressing both jump buttons at the same time will now cause you to short hop.
  • Fixed the issue where the KO score included your teammates’ KOs when Team Attack was On.
  • Game-balance adjustments.
  • Various gameplay fixes.
  • Specific fighter adjustments are detailed here.

Go play fighters! Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available for the Nintendo Switch.

Source: Nintendo PR