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...

Gaming [Speculation] Do you think switch taiko no tatsujins will connect with the current bluetooth drum?

Thread starter Eddypikachu
Start date Mar 19, 2017
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Which drum will the Nintendo switch taiko no tatsujin games, if any, use?

Current Bluetooth Taiko Drum
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New Taiko Drum that connects exclusively to the Switch
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They'll ditch the physical drum option and make the game touchscreen/button only
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Eddypikachu

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Mar 19, 2017

Since wii motes don't work on the switch that means the current taiko drum for nintendo consoles is incompatible with the switch, do you think the future taiko games on the switch (if any) will allow our switch to connect to the current bluetooth taiko drum or do you think that they'll create a new nintendo switch taiko drum altogether?

NekoMichi

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Mar 21, 2017

Eddypikachu said:
Since wii motes don't work on the switch that means the current taiko drum for nintendo consoles is incompatible with the switch, do you think the future taiko games on the switch (if any) will allow our switch to connect to the current bluetooth taiko drum or do you think that they'll create a new nintendo switch taiko drum altogether?

Presumably they'll use a combination of the iOS and 3DS controls. In handheld mode, there could be an on-screen taiko like they have on the mobile version of the game, then they could also use the Joy-Con face buttons for the red notes and triggers as blue notes.