Hello guys, this is my first post here! I just got a MIG Switch card out of curiosity and I was tinkering with it. For those who don't know, it's used by placing XCI dumps as well as other game specific bin files in the sd card of the MIG Switch, and are obtained from the original cartridge by using an app like nxdumptool. Two of these bin files are mandatory to get the game to boot: Initial Data.bin and Certificate.bin. They stay the same for every cartridge of a specific game. Now, if you want to use an XCI dump from a shady website it's impossible to get it to work without those files. By using the Certificate.bin from another game it has no problem, but this does not count for the Initial Data.bin. So I looked for a way to obtain this Initial Data from an XCI file and read a bit of the XCI file documentation from switchbrew dot org. Here's what I understood so far: The Switch checks if the cartridge is valid by doing a challenge–response authentication on the Initial Data. The Package ID is contained both on the XCI and the Initial Data, on positions 0x110 and 0x0 respectively. The Initial Data hash is on the XCI at position 0x160. It is calculated by doing a SHA-256 hash on the full Initial Data content. So I was wondering, is there a way to to construct a functional Initial Data file starting from an XCI dump? I also tried a reverse approach by editing the Package ID in the Initial Data from another game, generating the Initial Data hash and putting it in the XCI file but is not enough to get the Switch believe it's a real game. Sorry if this may seem stupid but let me know what you think.

mig switch not working/updating??

stickybit · 2024-03-28T19:59:51+00:00

just got my mig switch and followed instructions to the T to update it and all im getting is a red light and then a message saying cart not recognised, all im trying to do is update it to the latest firmware, it says it should flash blue when...

My switch Game List for 2023

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Hi all, Happy new year & hope this year's another great year for our little switch system with many new & exciting games to come!!!.

Here's my switch game list for this year:

1) New Switch games (2023 ver.):

Games crossed out that i have gotten recently,

3) Last year's Leftover Switch games to get still (2022 ver.):

4) Older Switch games (2021 - older ver.):

the most exp game on my lisy currently is Super mario 3d all stars, on amazon uk etc it's now gone to 100+ euros, lol.
the pokemon sword + dlc pass pack is on mynintendo store for 90 euro.
and the bayonetta 1 game (cart) is on amazon us for 40-50 euro.

that's it, unless nintendo or some other company announces something really awesome. some of these games might be tentive or taken of the list.

i can wait to see what new stuff will be shown in tommorow's direct, "hope it's good" !!!.

what's your 2023 switch game list for this year?

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