The Switch Flashcart Thread (Mig Switch etc.)

[Blythe93]

Wait, I do have a modded switch. Maybe MIG Switch isn't such a bad idea then, I will be able to update any game on my OLED Mig Switch with my OG modded switch. Why didn't I realise this before. And with Switch 2 coming out soon, I won't even care if the OLED gets banned. Hopefully..

As long as you understand the limitations, it's not really a bad device all things considered.

For games to work at the very least you need to have the base game and, if necessary, an update for the game to work on a higher firmware. If you have at least one modded Switch, it'll make updating games on your Switch with a MIG Switch a bit easier. if I remember correctly, the free trial and the full game have different IDs so, unfortunately, you can't download the trial, update it and use that update on e.g. unmodded Switch to match game versions locally with the Switch that has MIG Switch and the same game on it.

Still, if you don't plan on buying games nor paying for NSO, you aren't really losing much by getting your console banned. As far as I can tell, the only downside is not having access to the eShop for updates and maybe the games that you've purchased on your account. Just make sure to create a secondary account and link it to at least one profile on your Switch (there are some games that require linked NNID and, as far as I'm aware, you can't link a new account on your Switch if it's banned) as well as set up 90DNS in order to block Nintendo servers.

Additionally, I'd personally download YouTube (even banned, you can still use it unless something changed while I wasn't looking) and Island Transfer Tool for the Animal Crossing: New Horisons in case you'd like to transfer your island to another Switch. There might be some other tools that I'm unaware of (maybe for some Pokemon stuff?) so do grab that as well.

The best use case for MIG Switch for running publicly available dumps is if you have an alraedy banned Switch that you don't plan on getting hardmodded and to limit the number of games you have on it to 10-20. MIG Switch v2 luckily has a button on it so you can cycle between games by either going forwards (press the button) or backwards (hold the button), so you don't have to eject it the way you had to do with v1.

However, if you can find someone competent enough to hardmod your Switch, that would be much better way to run your backups. Or just buy an unpatched Switch if available.

 

[ccfman2004]

You can always use a stock Switch to transfer game updates to a banned Switch. That's what I've been doing. Thank Nintendo for allowing local game update transfers.

 

[Pluridoxato]

Given that I already have a Switch v2 and I'm very happy with it, I was wondering if, in case I get banned, it would be enough to modify the Switch with Picofly to be able to download updates from the store again, or if once banned, not even the hardware modification can access the store.


This opens up another topic: everyone says that the modchip is more convenient than the MIG, but with the MIG I simply have to insert it and I can play everything, while with the modchip, in addition to the hardware modification, there's also software to install and more.

 

[ccfman2004]

Given that I already have a Switch v2 and I'm very happy with it, I was wondering if, in case I get banned, it would be enough to modify the Switch with Picofly to be able to download updates from the store again, or if once banned, not even the hardware modification can access the store.

Once a Switch is banned, it can never connect to Nintendo's servers again. At least you can transfer game updates from an unbanned Switch to the banned one.

 

[Blythe93]

I was wondering if, in case I get banned, it would be enough to modify the Switch with Picofly to be able to download updates from the store again, or if once banned, not even the hardware modification can access the store.

Sadly, once the console is banned, it's banned for good. If you mod your console, you can either use a free Tinfoil shop or download updates from certain websites that host them and install them via installer of your choice.

everyone says that the modchip is more convenient than the MIG, but with the MIG I simply have to insert it and I can play everything, while with the modchip, in addition to the hardware modification, there's also software to install and more.

In short: Modchip allows you to run CFW on your system which opens a lot of options that MIG Switch never will. You can even play online on a clean sysNAND and keep the homebrew and pirated stuff on your emuNAND. With MIG Switch, however, you're pretty limited to whatever games you have in your personal library or whichever games are publicly available. Sadly, using publicly available games carry a high risk of getting your console banned, especially those with mixed certs or incomplete dumps which will certainly get you banned.

I've made this and this post about using MIG Switch for piracy. CFW is much safer but requires opening up the console and installing the modchip. The quality of modchips vary as well as skills of the person that installs them. If you get a quality modchip installed by a professional, you shouldn't run into a problem.

 

[Pluridoxato]

Sadly, once the console is banned, it's banned for good. If you mod your console, you can either use a free Tinfoil shop or download updates from certain websites that host them and install them via installer of your choice.

ok so basically if my switch gets banned, i can modchip it and then use tinfoil to download updates.

however i'm already set with basically every game i want, I don't know if there are more games coming in the future considering switch 2 is coming out. For sure Pokemon A-Z but then I think nothing else

 

[impeeza]

ok so basically if my switch gets banned, i can modchip it and then use tinfoil to download updates.

however i'm already set with basically every game i want, I don't know if there are more games coming in the future considering switch 2 is coming out. For sure Pokemon A-Z but then I think nothing else

you can mod your console even if you are not banned and is best to do it if you are going to use seven seas software.

 

[Blythe93]

It's been a while since I check UnlockSwitch's Twitter, seems like they've posted this the other day:
https://x.com/UnlockSwitch/status/1901761276508037146

Alright, the “ UnlockSwitch ” brand stays the same! Only our team’s name will be announced.

We won’t give our detractors the satisfaction—save your energy, we’re in this for the long haul. Our batteries are fully charged, so stay strong. A lot is happening behind the scenes, worldwide.

We don’t need likes, followers, or pre-orders.

All we ask for is patience—nothing more.We know exactly what we’re building, and when the time comes, the impact will be massive.

We’ve also noticed that our posts can be long and tiring to read—our bad. So, we’ll start making more videos instead.

So... nothing new? At the very least, no more long posts.
The product is probably delayed indefinitely, not even an update about whether they've found someone to help them out with the software side of things.

 

[TheStonedModder]

It's been a while since I check UnlockSwitch's Twitter, seems like they've posted this the other day:
https://x.com/UnlockSwitch/status/1901761276508037146



So... nothing new? At the very least, no more long posts.
The product is probably delayed indefinitely, not even an update about whether they've found someone to help them out with the software side of things.

Who knows anymore.

Unlock has an account and is lurking here tho so who knows maybe they will break silence one day

If it is great, I’m excited to try it and write up some tutorials but only time will tell I guess

 

[retnuh730]

Who knows anymore.

Unlock has an account and is lurking here tho so who knows maybe they will break silence one day

If it is great, I’m excited to try it and write up some tutorials but only time will tell I guess

Find anything interesting in that hardware you posted?

 

[TheStonedModder]

Find anything interesting in that hardware you posted?

I no longer have the time. The AAA game company I worked for laid off their entire US remote team...so I dont have much time/funds until a new recruiter hopefully looks at my resume

Post automatically merged: Mar 19, 2025

Now that’s a nice MIG

 

[medi01]

Any recommended online stores in EU?

Or anywhere.

 

[Blythe93]

Now that’s a nice MIGView attachment 491988View attachment 491989

Indeed. ^^ That's a spare shell from the UnlockSwitch bundle?

Any recommended online stores in EU?

Or anywhere.

AliExpress? I've recently ordered mine and it'll take sometime for it to arrive, but I can't really recommend anything other than that.

 

[medi01]

AliExpress? I've recently ordered mine and it'll take sometime for it to arrive, but I can't really recommend anything other than that.

Could not find anything but a single seller with 8 sells total.

PS
Ended up trying it from a Spanish site with paypal support.

 

[F4had]

Any thoughts on the new virtual game cards? Do you think it could be compatible in someway with MigFlash? Might be a stupid a question, but someone had to ask.

 

[ccfman2004]

Any thoughts on the new virtual game cards? Do you think it could be compatible in someway with MigFlash? Might be a stupid a question, but someone had to ask.

Virtual Game Cards?

 

[F4had]

Virtual Game Cards?

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-...HRWP-UsKWBGK9euFE8HWZUlA_a4xLYAAGdMlR4dt5D-47

 

[SecureBoot]

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-...HRWP-UsKWBGK9euFE8HWZUlA_a4xLYAAGdMlR4dt5D-47

Not applicable. Virtual game cards are for sharing digital games. Flash carts are for playing digital dumps of physical games

 

[F4had]

Not applicable. Virtual game cards are for sharing digital games. Flash carts are for playing digital dumps of physical games

They might have the same structure as physical cards? Is that a possibility?

 

[SecureBoot]

They might have the same structure as physical cards? Is that a possibility?

Even if that were true, what does that do? I guess you could dump digital games to a mig switch but why would you do that when you already had the digital game?