The Nintendo Switch 2 is only a few weeks old, and already, there are owners reporting bans from Nintendo. This probably isn’t an issue that many thought they would find themselves in this early on, ...
TL;DR: Nintendo has begun banning Nintendo Switch 2 consoles from online services due to the use of MIG Switch flash cartridges, which enable loading of pirated or copied games. This enforcement ...
If anyone thought Nintendo was bluffing when they said they would ban or brick your Nintendo Switch 2 console if you use it in a non-Nintendo authorized fashion, we’re now seeing that the Japanese ...
Nintendo is banning Switch 2 consoles that use MIG flash carts to load games. These can be used for both piracy and legitimate game preservation efforts. Bans seem limited to consoles for now, with no ...
The original Nintendo Switch had such a massive piracy problem, hackers were able to play new first-party games weeks before they were available to the public. Since its release in early June, hackers ...
The user didn't provide much detail about the underlying issue which caused the ban, but we've already seen Nintendo clamp down hard on pirated copies of Switch game cartridges, which can then be ...
Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally in 2010 because an opportunity presented itself ...
Switch 2 users are getting banned just weeks after launch, and not for piracy. Simply inserting a MiG Switch cartridge, even with legit game backups, is enough to trigger Nintendo’s wrath. As of now, ...