Nikon Capture NX2 2.2.2 non-functional with Snow Leopard

Version 2.2.0 of Capture NX2 worked fine with Snow Leopard, but version 2.2.2 is completely non-functional even booting the 32-bit Snow Leopard. It won’t open a file, it won’t batch process. It will launch, and that’s it. The update was released August 28, so go figure.

From what I see in the system log, the NX2 application cannot open libraries in /Library/Application Support/Nikon/Capture NX 2. The libraries are present however, so it’s probably just another one of hundreds of Capture NX2 bugs. Except that this particular problem renders the program non-functional.