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Switch 2 Users Report Online Console Bans After Running Personal Game “Backups”
- Nintendo began banning Switch 2 consoles from online services after users ran the Mig Flash cartridge with backed-up games.
- This ban wave followed a firmware update enabling the Mig Flash to load original Switch 1 games but conflicted with Nintendo's updated account agreement.
- Banned consoles lose access to online play, eShop, YouTube, and cloud saves, with the ban applying at the console level rather than individual accounts.
- Multiple users reported bans despite using legally backed-up games, and SwitchTools suspects Nintendo detects the cartridge presence to enforce restrictions.
- The bans suggest Nintendo has implemented strong anti-piracy and anti-modding measures on Switch 2, warning users against using such flash cartridges online.
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Just 10 days have passed since the release of Nintendo Switch 2, but the Japanese company has already blocked several consoles for playing pirated Switch games.
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Of course, no company likes people stealing their products, and Nintendo is known to be very hard on it. One of the most common ways to hack games for Switch is with the so-called MIG Switch cartridge, in which you use a microSD card to transfer and play from it. After an update, these cards also work with Switch 2, but Nintendo seems to be able to detect it and now several people tell that Nintendo has banned their devices. Although their Ninte…
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