Wishful hoping! Great as always!

Indeed 👍🏿👍🏻

Unlikely given how they violate you with emulation

They won't

It's joever for you

How your comment isn't higher rated is a testament to how few people can actually critically think.

True but Nintendo could care less

Well they sued yuzu for the same !

And will probably fail that lawsuit

@@Justinicus24 if they could care less then they obviously care a lot

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RIP

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Don't give them ideas. 😂

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And to be a less cheap Uncle.

@@oasisbeyond - Dude; wth? As it is, I already changed the primary so the digital games are available, and the kids are allowed to borrow one title each at a time. Something like this would just make the whole physical library available too.

@@GamerFromJump don’t mind him, he’s an undercover Nintendo employee

Insertion cycle is the worst of the mig switch right now

​@@oasisbeyondyou can't fool me, NINTENDO NINJA!

Manufacturers having to go through autistic levels of hiding their tracks in order to avoid the wrath of Nintendo..... and people STILL buy stuff from this company. It's actually insane lol

Was going to say.

That makes sense.

That is a possibility but not the only one. Since this is new tech and a prototype, it could very well be that the card manufacturer scratched this off.

@@hanfo420 In your mind, someone who paid a manufacturer to make them a board, doesnt know what the components they asked for are? If by manufacturer you mean the people who are selling the product, that would be the same people the other's are referring to.

Wdym

jajajaja same here

The way the world works is beautiful ain’t it?

Right ? I remember my father buying me a r4 for the dsi man endless games to play 😂

lol same 😂 i was researching flash cart and modded rom when i was thinking of buying a Dsi LL with an r4 😂 funny how youtube still recommend me a switch flash card years later after i bought my dsi

As long as the unique id/serial is required, it’s not conducive to piracy nor used games. This isn’t going to hurt Nintendo, BUT this is going to hurt GameStop’s used game market… If buying a used game or a pirated game (and not being in airplane mode) means you brick your switch, gamers are not going to buy either. I do like the ability to back up your games and consolidate them onto a single cartridge, but that reinsert the same cartridge to change games is kinda jenky… Now might be a good time to short GameStop stock. I always thought that Nintendo should have given us the option to load any cartridge onto the switch so it doesn’t need to be inserted again (just like the soft copy games we buy from Nintendo). I guess this is the next best thing, but again… It’s fine for Nintendo, but a very bad thing for the used game market. I suspect some innocent kids are going to get their Switches bricked because they bought a used game…. And that sucks.

And the Nintendo games being so expensive is the reason why there is a used market, I've always bought used Nintendo games directly from people. This harms that. Sure you'll be playing more games you wouldn't have played but you'll be pirating then, this endangers the person to person used games sales more than used games sold in retail IMO. I am anti piracy, so the day I buy a used cartridge and my console gets banned and I can show I have the real physical thing and they don't unban or are slow about it, I'm never buying anything Nintendo again, not even new.

@@bhuvangunessee that's why I have multiple consoles and use the switch for single player offline stuff especially considering how terrible their online experience is, I regretted paying for a full year of their top subscription and since that ran out I haven't bothered subscribing again, I guess for me personally it comes down to the fact that I don't play many Nintendo exclusives but only got a switch for all the metroidvanias that are on pc and switch only, I got sick of looking up a nice looking metroidvania and finding out it wasn't on xbox or ps so I finally bit the bullet and got a switch I collects dust most of the time but I do have about 90 games on it so I'll use it eventually

that wont stop the poison needle of those nintendo ninjas

Probably the only ones he actually had if he "needed to import them". In any case this is far less obvious than playing Mario Kart 8 on the Steam Deck which has also been done on .

Man it boggles my mind that people still support nintendo so rabidly. They're worse than EA

@@Saplingbatthey’re worse than EA, but in other ways they’re also better, like how their games are (usually) released at a very high quality & polish (with the exception of Pokémon)

​@@justadummy8076to be fair, Pokémon is developed by game freak and not Nintendo. Nintendo definitely should be giving them a good kick though, I'm not sure how Nintendo isn't embarrassed by their quality

my dsi lives in my glove box with a r4i and NES, GB/A/C emulators

Used to love playing like 12 different games on my R4, but the hinge on both my DS and DS Lite broke.

I have yet to play a single DS game (yes really; just never got into the console) but have one in my attic and just recently found out about R4 cards. Anbernic consoles are nice but the touch screen makes me think I should get a card and try the original console out.

R4i, TT, dam I feel old

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5just putting it out there in random spaces? Haha

You could already dump keys and play the games online in an emulator, though obviously there was always a risk of ban. As long as your not sharing keys or using shared keys, youre likely to be fine. YMMV.

True I had movies on it for car rides lol

right, that's what you used it for 😉

i feel like it's coming out at a perfect time, right before the new console, makes it feel... less unethical lol.

​@@Kitsune-es3lcwhat new console?

​@@gangsterghost6943The Switch 2, will most certainly release in 2024

​@@gangsterghost6943switch 2 rumors are everywhere, idk how you even ended up on this video without hearing about it, it hasn't been confirmed officially but the switch is so old they pretty much have to announce something this year, is guess itd come out by March 2025 at the latest

​@@superkind333 No it won't quit spreading lies.

I modded my 3DS so i can play any game i want 😂

@@Beanzopsyou are not gonna blow up my guy

@1............................. I already have bro 💀

@@Beanzopsdude just make good content don’t advertise in YT comments…

@@Beanzops You steal content and then spam comments. Your channel will get dmca'd eventually bud.

You ever hear how the Wii was initially cracked? It turned out Epona's name in Twilight Princess didn't have a character limit and people were able to write code into it. Crazy the stuff that happens.

dude your name is killing me

Whats crazy is disc swapping was a vulnerability in game consoles for years.

Intresting. They probably meant that you can back up the game because you’re on it and already paid for it, if you lose the cartridge and still have the game. However, it’s not a back up to copy and sell the cartridge.

No, they didn't. Video game publishers have never included notes in game booklets advising customers to backup games.

I think you're confusing game data with save data. A lot of the old games would remind you to use memory cards on PSX etc on the back of the case.

This is simply not true.

Legally you're allowed to back up your game, and use the back up instead of the original media, at least in the EU. This has already been tested through the courts years ago. You're not allowed to back up, sell it, and keep using the backup copy. However, there are some problems with the verification practically, but it comes down to being able to show the physical original game cart of whatever you run a backup copy of. Online download purchases are a separate thing and easy in that they are tied to your account, so it doesn't matter how many copies of the files you have, so long as you have it on your account as a purchase.

Agreed, physical copies should also include digital versions as well. But of course they like to punish legit buyers as much as pirates.

Really? As a physical game collector, Taki’s disclosure scares the crap out of me. Buying a physical copy of a rare game from a 2nd hand seller (GameStop, pawnshop, used game store, every retro convention) and having my NSO account banded bc I unknowingly bought an already dumped ROM is not good. Heck the reseller might not even know that the ROM was dumped. This is a clever way to push customers to adopt all digital or justify DRM. Now customers will not trust physical media and buy physical, wanting to protect their purchases. Games aren’t cheap now. $70 and a 50/50 chance of not being able to use my NSO account which will be on Switch 2. No Bueno!

@@kadupse You're 100% correct, brother. But I just prefer to own something rather than the "idea" of something, if that makes sense. It's nice to be able to simply share stuff with friends and family.

THIS! Seeing as how many game companies Nintendo included who will stop support for digital copies when it's not convenient for them even when the hardware is still perfectly capable and people are still playing on older systems. Buying physical media is the only way that we can still own what we purchase. But it is inconvenient to carry many cards around. This is a perfect middle ground.

Note that Switch carts aren't as permanent as you may think. If you don't use them for a long time (ie don't power up the storage) they can stop working. The Wii U onboard memory has the same issue.

yeah if nintendo had just made that the default instead of being greedy I wouldn't even be considering this product at all. As it is, my wife and I both think it's a much better idea in the long run to own the physical carts so that's pretty much all we buy unless it's digital only. Then it's a freaking nightmare worrying about carts when traveling.

Wouldnt even be hard to make as you already get 1 time goldpoints in a similar way. But most people would abuse it.. like buying and then returning or selling it used right away after claiming the digital copy. What they could have implamented is like a temporary digital version.. like make you insert the cartridge every week/month to be able to play that digital copy

ANd what stops the people to abuse the hell out of it? How to authenticate the copy? You get the digital version and after that? You dont need the card anymore. Even so, just one person buys the cartridge and sells it afterwards then no one needs to buy it.

​@@ForumcoldiArchonthat's actually a really good idea

@@sheptech Digital copy could be linked to the physical one. If you sell the cartridge, someone could register that, and then you'd lost access to the digital copy.

Oh boy, you've got no idea! We've got groups investigating the possibility of using these, plus a legit game dump(But modified!), to cause the errors needed to drop into RCM mode on patched Switches. These have opened up so many new possibilities. Imagine Softmod CFM on the Switch Oled! It worked surprisingly well on the PS4, once the USB Update errors were found, so we're hopeful a workaround will be found here as well. I also know a group that is looking into coding a game launcher for switch roms that will run on the MIGSwitch, so you can load into it, and then load any rom/dump of your choosing. It's going to be a really interesting year for the Switch, especially if the Switch 2 is as backwards compatible as expected. It might be an instant Jailbreak once again.

What’s homebrew?

@@fishermanSaleh Community developed third party software.

Prob because u can't mod a v2

@@tonywestenra9523 Which is precisely why being able to run homebrew through this cartridge would be a game changer.

Nintendo will just say it's now the risk of buying used games, but for the most secure experience, buy digital only.

Nintendo has no business relationship with or obligations to second-hand owners. Buying from a private person is a risk no matter the type of product, as you don't know how it's been used, or should I say misused.

Never say never,especially with Nintendo. Remember, at one time it was the reasonable position to assume that Nintendo replacing the Wii U with a Linux gaming tablet would be a failure. There was truly more reason to assume that the Switch would fail, and look at it now. Reality doesn't have the same relationship with Nintendo that other companies have, so I wouldn't put that past them.

When it comes to Nintendo, always expect the worst. They will do it.

Will be interesting to see if they do keep track of which UID goes to what game. They didn't match UIDs to games for the 3DS game carts, so we'll have to see if Nintendo changed that or not. Probably just a matter of time until someone finds out the hard way.

Or just use several SD-cards...

I imagine hardware revisions will happen, or at least some competitors will spring up that either have or encourage QoL fixes. At the moment though, strong start.

​@@radry100 dude, thats gonna drive up the cost insanely high

a 64 gb sd card costs 5€

@@deadsouIThe bigger issue is that switch games aren't 3DS/Vita games, so even huge SD cards would fill up pretty fast. Mine is 1/2 a TB and I still occasionally have to delete stuff.

Cats out of the bag tho. Like every switch on the market rn can use this, so even if they push an update, millions of switches (like mine) will just have auto update disabled to keep stufff like this as an option.....

@@chainingten3819 oh no, I mean Nintendo might have to rethink handshakes in general, as in they might have to allow multiple cloned game IDs on the service or else risk banning a bunch of legit users that will be livid. I'm not sure what else they could do if it actually starts snow balling with the second hand market

I think the scope of this issue would be proportional to the percentage of physical cartridge players in that market

Or vendors stop allowing returns on switch games, the used market totally dries up and Nintendo starts selling even more new games. Is that not within the realm of possibility?

@@HalcyonSunsetif this is allowed people with pirated games will be able to go online lol. Nintendo is in a sticky situation. They don't wanna face angry customers but they also don't want pirates.

This 100%. I'd be very cautious about using any games I've backed up on more than one console simultaneously. Even though this is one of the super obvious benefits to a multi-switch household...

Hopefully MIG doesn't follow in the footsteps of Xecuter and start extorting customers and bricking systems.

​@@warbossgegguz679there's a good chance that this is xecuter who made this. the website of mig switch used to be hosted on the same server as garyopa's website (the guy from xecuter who was arrested a few years back)

@@warbossgegguz679 There's a lot of evidence that shows MIG _is_ Xecuter, look up Modern Vintage Gamer's video about the topic.

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 Sir this is a channel about gaming handhelds

@@warbossgegguz679 theres a theory that MIG is just xecuter under an alias. wouldn't be the first time they did it EDIT: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a5mkp9J1na29enk.html

totally blown away that they haven't cracked down on any sellers for this device, not that I want anyone to get into legal trouble. I guess one could possibly argue that it needs all those valid files to run a game and doesn't ship with any software at all but that's not really going to float in the states.

​@denniss4951 might switch is developed in Russia. Nintendo have absolutely no authority there and they wouldn't dear if they know what's good them.

​@@kellyd1910Good. Fuck em. I want to see what this thing can do as they improve and iterate on it.

Who flags videos at 3 in the morning?

@@ZoruaHunter People in different time zones

Get it yet?

Probably the switch console has a sensor on the physical eject mechanisms and you have to or it wont think a. New game is in?

​@@lee1130fromtwitternot true, there is a cartdridge swapper that does it

The cartridge slot is cheap and easy to replace if it fails.

I saw somewhere the developer was asked about a button or switch in a future revision and they said that the button/switch would be too small to be robust enough for use. They also said that the average user wouldn't be changing games often enough to put enough to damage the game slot. That makes sense because you're already doing the same when you change physical games.

I saw that the Unitek gamecard reader works with this, in another video. you can just use the remote for it to switch between the mig switch and another cart and each time you go back to the mig switch it's a different game.

Indeed but that requires you to have a modified Switch beforehand or to sail the seven seas.

@@MegaManNeo Come sail away!

Playing a digital only game on a cartridge? Brilliant idea.

@@BluecoreG except it doesn't work like that because the file types and folder structure are completely different for digital games vs physical. This is a universal thing for internet enabled consoles. The digital versions are completely different and the way they're stored and installed are also different. It would never work this way

I'm feeling like the current console generation is the last one that going to use physical releases as method of distribution overall, so meh.

Not much really, because it doesn't allow you to run unsigned code. It would be cool if someone figured out how to soft mod the Switch using one of these, but it's highly unlikely.

@@Jenkins87people will always find ways to mod devices if they want to just look at what they did with drilling into the 360

I always figured it was a matter of when, never if

5 years to late

@@Leak-ec5gbtoo late? Brother Switch is still getting games? 😂

Just emulate with another handheld and call it a day rather than possible screw someone else in the process as Taki has pointed out.

back when I was working the nightshift back in 2018, we use to play on a hacked switch. Had all the games of the time on it (atleast the ones that mattered). Was tempted back then on getting one. I'm assuming they fixed it by now if a card like this is coming out? All I remember is couldn't go online when it was bootloaded or something like that but with a reboot would go back into stock and work like a normal switch.

lawsuits and a lot of them against everyone who was involved and a few people that weren't but they still felt like sueing them

I hope Nintendo actually makes their online service worth it to fight off piracy… Tbh I don’t see the loss of having a banned switch except maybe DLC

probably with excessive violence

they are probably too busy suing palworld right now, perfect timing@@RedcubeYT

Probably needed to wait til Switch was reaching end of support so Nintendo wouldnt all out come after them

This was always posible (well... Kinda) if you have a hacked Switch, you can get the NSP version of the game (which Is essencially the 1.0.0 version of the game) you can just take It and install It

what about this makes you think homebrew will work at all? if you want homebrew use a modded switch.

Most normal people are not uploaders of games tho

Needing to update your game is one of several reasons why one would want to have online accessibility. There's also not being able to download DLC, or the full digital games you've legally purchased.

yeah website says you need all the legit files for online, sadly this is just as risky as modded console for online :(

​@@shinyrayquaza9what if you buy the dumper that they sale and rent games or buy, save, return back for money, for the games files

@@RoccondilMy best guess is to use the Switch’s built-in feature of matching a game’s version locally with a friend or another updated Switch, but that isn’t always accessible.

pretty sure if twitter users can figure out who made this thing (its team xecutor, the same people who made the SX core modchip as well as the group gary bowser was part of), nintendo would also know too

​@pipeisreal it's no real secret but you can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law

I don't think there would be legal grounds for pusuing an SOC manufacuter for selling non-custom, multipurpose FPGAs. It's like saying a knife company unbranded their knife because someone used it to murder someone and they as a company could be prosecuted lol. It's only to delay cheaper Chinese clones from releasing to market.

they only do that to attempt to thwart cloning, nothing more than that.

They can x-ray the chip and see what it does. Most manufacturers also place their name or logo on the inside. This is so that competitors without expensive x-ray machine can't copy their product easily.

switches or a little button up top that cycles through separate leds to show which title would be the way to go

convince what?

@@artexjay he clearly meant to say convenience.

You could never connect your console to the internet if you were using it for piracy though without getting banned.

I men, I have a beefy enough rig to run basically anything on Ryujinx and Yuzu, but I hope this sort of thing can be used to crack the switch wide-open a la the 3DS and Wii. And the first step is always getting software interacting with something it shouldn't. So I'm sure there are aspects of direct cartridge access that differ from just loading stuff directly off an SD card or external drive.

My pleasure!

I appreciate the lack of pretending this scene is "totally wholesome 100 homebrew devs", while at the same time still watching your words carefully. Like, not expecting a soapbox rant about ethics or for everyone to have the balls that Wulfden had talking about the 3DS, but it's just nice to not see someone act so fake about it. I remember watching Tech Rules' video on the 3DS and finding it super cringy how he talked about it like the majority of hackers/modder aren't interested in things beyond homebrew, and that's just "a biproduct". The vast majority of people I know in the hacking scene are not remotely homebrew devs (unless they're porting emulators) so it just seemed like overkill. That or he is in *the single lamest hacking scene imaginable,* lol.

100%, I just want to play all my physical games without messing around swapping cartridges, this isn’t quite there.

Or if this becomes a vector for creating a custom "game" that allows softmodding of the Switch without having to solder anything.

It can only play signed Switch games, so no, it will never be able to play homebrew. It's a piracy device and nothing more. There's no reason to bother buying one.

@@moth.monster Heyyyy, looks like someone didn't watch the video!

@@dolan-dukspeaking as someone who has experience in the switch hacking field, the avenue of a custom “game” has been widely explored already and any possibilities have already been exhausted. this flashcart requires a valid, signed dump of games, because it doesn’t just remove the signature checks from the gamecart reader. in fact, nintendo could patch this out entirely very easily if they choose to, so there’s a possibility this flashcart may not even work in the future

Developer says it’s not built to do that and what little they’ve said it’s basically incapable of anything besides copying licenses

yeh thats what i was thinking you would be onto the next switch in no time cause you fked up the slot on the one you had that is gonna get expensive.

Have you ever heard of that happening on anything with parts like this? Even after years (decades in some cases now) of use they still work perfectly. I doubt that a few extra clicks is gonna be the straw that breaks the camels back.

At first it disappointed me, but isn’t it cheaper to fix your switch instead of buying 5 games?

You're more likely to wear out your joycons first

@@greenagoo- Using this cart would increase that exponentially.

but this forces you to eject and reinsert to change game, and depending on how many game you have on one of these you could be there for a while, at which point switching the cartridge might have been the less hassle way of playing that game. As stated in the video the cartridge dumper is the most interesting part of this irritation. A v2 with a different mechanism to change games might be better for the use case your suggesting.

there is a switch cartridge dumper coming out by the same company, you can buy them in a bundle

One of the most laziest things I've heard in my life, you can't be bothered to use your hands to pull a cart out and put another one in, omega lul!

@@MagicBrownMan exactly, this doesn't in any way save your physical card slot from degradation, it actually harms it more. The only reason to do this is to save your self 20 seconds of pulling the cart from it's game case and placing the previous cart back in its case. This will degrade the cart slot faster than just switching carts.

agreed, I'm looking forward to getting all those digital only titles that I put off buying, at least I can now own them for real.

You're only switching as often as you with real cartridges

@@DarkLink1996. Not even close. Say you have 10 games on this and you want to play the 10th game on the list, you now need to insert the cartridge 10 times instead of the 1 needed to just use the real one.

@@Viirax I didn't think of that

Just don't load 10

But when he inserted/ejected, he was building a list of thumbnails. Can't you just load the games on first, then keep the mig in, then just use the d-pad to select the game you want?@@Viirax

I've been waiting for this, too, but I'm likely to continue to wait for the response and the second generation that emerges as those who're more eager than I am take it to limits I don't understand, and adapt it in ways I want as features. For now, seeing this is enough.

it will just show how desperate the really are, we all know how infamous they are with the whack a mole cat and mouse game on 3DS dsi XL even on decades old hardware which is pretty sad and desprate in my opinion

There will never be a switch 2. The switch is still selling shockingly well, and if that ever changes, there will have been enough advancements in hardware to create something new.

They already have counter-measures that would prevent game piracy via these methods. No update is required for the current switch, nor the switch 2. The crypto keys are tied to the individual cartridge ID and if two cartridge IDs are inserted into two internet-connected Switches at the same time, both get the ban hammer. Nintendo WILL probably have to come up with a process to UNBAN a Switch, if someone buys a used game that someone else created a copy of and someone gets their switched banned due to no fault of their own, though..

Exactly my thought. Well, it's the same old situation that tracks back to PS2 era: if you'd took on latest tech gimmicks and industry's standards, be sure sooner or later it will be probed, abused and exploited against your market position. In case of Switch, frankly, this SD thing came a way later, one could say. In worst case scenario, N would go too far and drop hardware compactibility with Switch for its expected successor, only supporting a limited digital backlog of Switch games. I'm also not happy with perspectives of bootlegs on NS cartridge market. Time to get the most wanted Switch titles for my shelves, before collecting them become so complicated. Gladly, for me there aren't that many games that are deserved to be on them.

Honestly I hope yuzu develops an easier and faster installation process on devices like the steam deck and asus ROG ally. That way nintendo will have no choice but to lower physical (and digital) game prices.....

Same. I want a dumper so I can try playing using my steam deck.

rainworld player spotted

The new R36s has actual arcade Roms such as NARC, MS Pac Man, arcade Spiderman..Punch Out!

Do they make a dumper, too?

Just pirate the games…

When people start dumping used games that's when they are truly screwed.

@@_paczki oh, poor nintendo :3c

this thing need at least wait until nintendo 2 have arrived 😁

Well switch 2 is supposed to be compatible with this gen, so this could potentially work also on the switch 2.

@@Macs I could see something like this pushing switch 2 towards being a download only device. Or, if they feel like they have to have physical media they might go the PS5 route and make the unit that can read carts more expensive.

If they were stolen insurance would pay you back and you could buy them all again

@@arzfan29 🤣

@@arzfan29 .... If they pay for insurance on their switch games lol. Which they probably don't, who does that

If you download a game as opposed to buying it physically on your main account you should be able to play it on at least one other console that has your user account on it. It will always prompt you to checking if you're connected to the internet. Me and my sister both played Splatoon 3 with this method. I think this only works for two switches as well.

Nintendo's greed knows no bounds. They don't want you to have fun, they just want your money. Get pirating!

Problem is, Nintendo want to avoid what we all do with our Netflix, Disney +, etc accounts: in that we pay for one account and then share it with all our family at different addresses.

Wait... you can't just insert the cart into a different Switch?! What happens when you do?

This is not a workaround to your problem. As mentioned keys and certs are a thing, if you were to buy 2 mig switches, backup ur physical one and play online on all 3 of them, you'll get banned most likely.

And that's why pirate

Hopefully u support migswitch

Yeah no shit, you made a video promoting piracy on their current system lmao

play stupid games, win bans

@@cloud8521 quite Nintendo sheep

Yeah this was the biggest takeaway from the video for me. I never even considered it.

yep, this kinda kills the entire second hand market imo. i think i'll still be able to sell my games if theres people out there still interested. but from a buyers perspective, no way i'm ever trusting a used cartridge ever again.

@@cj90123You cant even trust a new cartridge, because people can buy the card, open it, return it for a full refund. Just buy for dumping. This will be quickly banned from stores once they know that dumping exists (like they did with CD games), but for a while it will be rampant. I dont really see the point here anyway. Since the dump is equally worthless and gets you banned. So just play offline. The dumper gets nothing out of stealing the IDs. And it only hurts the legit buyer. Both get banned anyway. So why do it at all. Typical prisoners dilemma, loose-loose situation.

That's pretty good for Nintendo isn't it?

@@TragicAykit hurts the consumers how this even good thing?

My thoughts exactly. I don't want to pirate any games, but it would be awesome if I could easily stick some BOTW mods on my nearly unmoddable Switch

unless you are talking about steam, i would be worried about losing access to those games. unfortunately, nintendo specially is very gung ho when it comes times to cut the cord of their live services.

Can this card run unsigned code though? That would be required for homebrew/mods.

​@@tardistrailersit probably can't allow you to run homebrew. However, flash carts historically have been used as a way to enable the installation of homebrew for some systems, so maybe sometime in the future.

I don't really get why that's such a concern when DS flash carts were incompatible on the 3ds, despite it also being backwards compatible

​@aikesscs Nintendo obvs had a lot longer to update the security on the 3DS to combat DS flash cards. If rumours are to be believed the Switch 2 could release as early as the end if this year, which does cut it a touch finer. It's not a huge issue. Just interesting.

@@aikesscs you might need a refresher on how the DS flash carts worked because they were indeed compatible and just needed Software Updates AKA changing what game showed up when inserted then the 3ds would boot into it until ninty pushed another "security patch" The MIG is more Direct than launching unsigned code that the m3 and r4 did. The Sky was a nightmare for ninty and couldnt get patched out of the 3ds at all.

TBH, nintendo is the only one in the big three with this problem rn. PS4 and Xbox one emulation is gonna take 10+ years to get to RPCS3 levels, and the Series X and PS5 have tons of digital sales with DRM filled games that persuade impatient gamers to digitally buy. What does nintendo offer? Expensive $60 games that never drop in price? Digital sales where games are the same price as their physical editions? Nintendo must figure this out asap.

​​@@chainingten3819both the PS4 and PS5 have been jailbroken, pirated PS4 games can be played on both but not online, PS5 games should be able to run if people figure out why game dumps are still imperfect There's also a running PS4 emulator for Linux but it runs like shit with frequent crashes for now.

i can just redownload them with my nintendo account, huh?

I believe Nintendo stopped tying the games to the hardware after the 3DS. If you login to another switch, you can download them on that one too.

@@magnus1130 They just killed the 3DS that way, you can't download anything on them anymore. So you have to resort to things like this.

on the switch your games are tied to the nintendo account, even if your switch explodes you'll still have access to your games if you buy another one, the only thing you would lose would be save files from games that don't have cloud saving (pokemon for example), but besides that you can still access all of it

That’s why I try to purchase physical copies.

To each their own I guess, but Switch games are the size of a quarter. You can fit 50 of them comfortably in your pocket.. Not exactly inconvenient. People will always find something to complain about.

​@Die-Angst 3d world, odyssey, pokemon shield, pokemon scarlet, dk topical freeze, smm2 and more. These are all games I've completed the story mode but still play often cus they're fun and replayable with either new or old save files. Just cus u dont play them doesn't mean other people don't go back often

​@@PR0WN3D 90% of people really don't need to bring more than like ten games at once though and even if for some reason you are gonna bring more it's not inconvenient at all. They're the smallest cartridges you could possibly use without losing them too easily and they weigh nothing.

I have a Switch, but my main portable of choice is a Steam Deck. It has 0.5Tb internal + 1 Tb SD card and I still consider this quite restrictive. It's wild to me that you cannot carry most, if not all of your library with you. All of your games with you offline 24/7 should be the standard.

@@enthused7591 Ah yes, I'd love to fish through a ziplock bag of tic tac sized games to find the one I want. Definitely not more convenient to click a button on a list.

These types of devices have been around since the Gameboy at least

If you dont use your own Games, you will get instaban, since all Roms share Keys and Like 20 ppl playing the Same physical Card. All Banned then

So like if I borrow a cart from one of my friends I can get banned?

This card is going to be valuable after Nintendo discontinues the Switch. I would get one and just keep it unopened until Nintendo releases the new console and start closing the services on the Switch

The issue isn’t new though. It’s been a risk since cart dumping was a thing via CFW. It’s just now XCIs (cart dumps) don’t need the unique ID or cert when used on CFW but it wouldn’t stop you from ripping them anyway and using them like you would with this flash cart. Thankfully up to this point no one has been (publicly) outed as doing this although a few have claimed to do it early on.

Never heard of the time bomb. What was it?

Basically the Flashcard was coded to stop working after a specific date​@@limocrasher4

@@limocrasher4 Some R4 knockoffs came with a piece of software that rendered the card unreadable after a period of time. While people did eventually find ways around the time bomb on the DS, it's still a scummy business practice.

oh wow a bootleg afraid of being copied womp womp

@@SLAAMITWhat? The time bomb was so you were forced to by another and get stuck in an endless loop.

yeah r4

r4 for the win

nintendo are mainly the cause for such slow progress, they thought they could lock down the system by removing the internet browser but that only slowed progress down so far, even PS4 to some degree is homebrewed at 9.00

I think it is fake... When he starts mario rpg he makes 2 cuts...

I'm not, it takes a lot of time to delid a cartridge and then the chips in it, then get the encryption keys necessary off of it.

I think it was mostly unnecessary. For legitimate users, digital is convenient enough (with storage being mostly cheap enough to make this happen). For those that wanted to pirate or homebrew rcm/fusee gelee were easy enough and cheap (and was released pretty early in the Switch lifecycle. The appeal of this device is fairly limited. For pirates, this allows you to do what you could with $5-10. It does allow you to go online, but it really seems like a high risk proposition where your cartridge could be banned. The only real use is those that have accumulated large physical libraries and want to take their games without taking their physical copies. All in all it's useless.

@@MR-re9pqits not fake