You might have to be extra careful who you buy your used Nintendo Switch game cards from if you don't want to get mistakenly ...

Nintendo is cracking down hard on game piracy, but this is accidentally affecting people who own legitimate, secondhand Switch 1 game cartridges. So if you bought a secondhand cartridge, even from ...

Nintendo's aggressive anti-piracy protocols are drawing new attention after a new Switch 2 owner found their console banned ...

This has to be the strangest account of a Switch 2 ban, but Nintendo is apparently going to work with the user and have the console unbanned. It wasn't the username that caused the ban.

At your own risk. Despite that "guarantee," Mig Flash users are now reporting that even running personal game backups on their own Switch 2 units has been enough to lead to a device-level ban from ...

Hacking Your Switch 2 Won’t Brick Your Console – But Nintendo Will Ban You Online. ... Switch 2 users who used the console with a MiG Switch are getting banned by Nintendo.

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 ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 hasn't even been out for two weeks, and already, it appears some gamers are getting hit with the ban hammer by the gaming giant. According to various user claims (via Tom's ...

Switch 2 owners who use a Mig flash cartridge are being banned from accessing online services on their consoles. Your console, but not your account, will be banned. Skip to main content ...

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 ...

The video below shows the ban only applies to the Switch 2, not earlier models. If you and your friends want to use MiG hacks, you'll need to stick with the older hardware. Don't Miss: ...

Released on June 5, 2025, the Switch 2 will likely remain on the market for years to come. Nintendo could choose to lift bans on affected consoles in the future, or things might remain as they are ...