A few days after the monumental reveal of a work-in-progress flashcart being made for the Nintendo Switch, more information has been made available. The previously unnamed flashcart is set to be called "Mig Switch", and the initial Twitter user that unveiled the Mig Switch's existence, After Time X, managed to get in contact with the team behind it all. According to them, they were offered a review unit of the Mig Switch, but turned it down, as the After Time X team fears legal repercussions from dealing with "backup loader" hardware.

Another interesting tidbit is that existing dumps of Switch games will NOT be compatible with the Mig Switch, and backups will need to be repacked to function with the flashcart. Games played with the flashcart can be played online, as well.

The Mig Switch currently has a website, where it is seeking distributors to work together with in order to sell initial limited quantities of the Mig Switch device, with the first units to be delivered sometime in January. The team claims that full availability is expected around March/April 2024. It'll come with the Mig Switch card, and the Mig Switch Dumper, with the latter of which allowing you to back up your games using NXdumpTool.

More Details Has Been Uncovered About the First Switch Flashcart

After some digging around by our @AfterTimeX journalists, it was discovered that the “Switch Flashcart” in fact has a name, “Mig Switch” and they agreed to answer a few of our questions about some points that… pic.twitter.com/kQtXdSNg7E

— After Time X (@AfterTimeX) December 27, 2023

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[fst312]

I think it’s best to just have 3-5 games on sd card on this. It’s not worth having all your switch game collection on this but I’m sure just for laughs a reviewer will do that, if you want to call the person that does that a reviewer.

 

[impeeza]

Dumper has been revealed.

ha ha ha, the cartridge have a hugly quack screw on the middle an the dumper have no screw at all, you get screw!

 

[Wario]

ha ha ha, the cartridge have a hugly quack screw on the middle an the dumper have no screw at all, you get screw!

I’m guessing the flash cart only needs one screw if the bottom of the two halves latch onto each other to keep closed.

While the dumper needs four screws at the corners due to the way it was 3D printed. The label also looks like a sticker. If the unit was injection molded then I’d figure they’d also have the graphic inked on it as well.

 

[BigOnYa]

Looks like reviewers are starting to receive their sample MIGs...

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxbQFdjb0lq5NJk8XGxgxVoO5bAwj5g7NI


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Shits getting real, yo.

That link not working for me. Did big nintendy take it down already?

 

[Veho]

That link not working for me. Did big nintendy take it down already?

It's working for me. Weird.

Try this:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK...unity?lb=UgkxbQFdjb0lq5NJk8XGxgxVoO5bAwj5g7NI

 

[impeeza]

Looks like reviewers are starting to receive their sample MIGs...

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxbQFdjb0lq5NJk8XGxgxVoO5bAwj5g7NI


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Shits getting real, yo.

Both URL works for me.

 

[BigOnYa]

Both URL works for me.

Ok the link is working to the site, but I don't see any videos bout the mig there. No worries, maybe cause I'm on my tablet. I'll look later when I get to my PC. Thank you!

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It's working for me. Weird.

Try this:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK...unity?lb=UgkxbQFdjb0lq5NJk8XGxgxVoO5bAwj5g7NI

 

[impeeza]

Ok the link is working to the site, but I don't see any videos bout the mig there. No worries, maybe cause I'm on my tablet. I'll look later when I get to my PC. Thank you!

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no videos is a discussion "thread" on youtube

 

[subcon959]

The video was taken down?

 

[Veho]

There is no video (yet).


For now it's just an update from Taki Udon that he received the flashcard, and that it works.

He'll be releasing a video soon.

 

[dragonmaster]

will buy the chinese clone of it at half the price soon

 

[impeeza]

will buy the chinese clone of it at half the price soon

Dumper included!

 

[w0nd3rb0yfx]

 

[BigOnYa]

I like how they sanded the chips to remove the ID of them.

 

[mrdude]

I like how they sanded the chips to remove the ID of them.

Yep, that won't stop them from from being identified though. I take it the test points on the board are for programming them. We will find out soon enough.

 

[w0nd3rb0yfx]

 

[impeeza]

I can not get over of that ugly screw on the middle.

 

[G33ksquad]

I can not get over of that ugly screw on the middle.

This is what you get when Russians be rushin the design. An ugly middle screw.

 

[impeeza]

This is what you get when Russians be rushin the design. An ugly middle screw.

He he he,

you make me remember a Russian legend of Lenin age, where to a engineer not regimen adept was commissioned to build a big flour mill but using only a nail and if he is unable to building it will be executed because failing to the regimen. He build the big building and used only 1 nail then was executed because only a Capitalist will be able to build so big machine without using communist nail...

 

[Veho]