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PSA: Soft-bricking 'Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!' NSP out in the wild

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If you find an NSP of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, do not install it! There is a fake pirate version of the game out in the wild that contains not the game, but a bricking code that will soft-brick your Nintendo Switch. Always have a recent NAND backup! In this case, if the malware causes damage to your Switch, you can only recover by restoring a backup!
Installing Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! should be safe, but be careful.
Stay safe, friends.

:arrow: Source • SwitchHacks Reddit
 
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can you get a brick with a xci i downloaded the file from -snip- a trusted website for nsp's and xci's etc.
it is taking a long time to download due to a 5gb game and my wifi is crap
 
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XxBLUExX said:
can you get a brick with a xci i downloaded the file from *snip* a trusted website for nsp's and xci's etc.
it is taking a long time to download due to a 5gb game and my wifi is crap
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Please edit the site name out of your post, you can't mention piracy sites by name on this forum.
 
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In my opinion, the safest way to avoid issues like soft-bricking is to use official copies of Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu! NSP and keep your system updated, rather than downloading files from third-party sites.
 
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