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Nintendo is cracking down heavily on bans for Nintendo Switch 2 users. The first wave, which made many consoles unusable by disconnecting them from its online services, was driven by users ...
Nintendo's aggressive anti-piracy protocols are drawing new attention after a new Switch 2 owner found their console banned ...
Dodgy cartridge labels have been a thing since the Game Boy and NES, and it's still the best way to sniff out a fake Switch 2 ...
A Nintendo Switch 2 user reported a temporary ban after using preowned Switch 1 game cards bought from Facebook Marketplace.
The MIG Switch is a flash cartridge that stores and plays copied Nintendo Switch 1 games — something Nintendo itself takes a dim view on, even as many users of the device claim they're just playing ...
Last month, it was reported that Nintendo was cracking down on piracy and had begun blocking access to online services on the Switch 2 if players were caught using MIG Flash, a tool used to create ...
A Switch 2 owner has had their Nintendo console 'restricted' after installing a Switch game they bought on the used market.
Ah, tech news! It's like a box of chocolates—sometimes you get a delicious truffle, and other times, it's just a weird flavor ...
Fans have suggested that anyone buying a secondhand Switch 2 console should now ask for proof the device still has access to its online functionality, and an assurance the previous owner had not used ...
YouTuber Scattered Brain says he used the MiG tool to dump the Switch games he bought onto a microSD card. That's a legit use of the MiG hack that doesn't involve piracy. It just puts all your ...