Throughout the Nintendo Switch's life, we've seen modchips and softmods aplenty. What has been missing in the Switch hacking scene, though, is a flashcart; and if rumors are to be believed, one might be coming soon. A user by the name of After Time X shared on Twitter that they have exclusive information regarding testing of a flashcart that will work on all models and revisions of the Nintendo Switch. A video of "proof" was shown, of someone cycling through rom backups, and loading the games to play on their Switch OLED unit. According to the rumor, these flashcarts will begin shipping as early as next month.

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[A-Hacked-Soul]

Meh.

In a world of CFW, Flashcards are kinda useless.

Yes but not everyone can do to soldering on the consoles that require it to get the custom firmware. This is a great alternative that leaves the console in factory state.

 

[wurstpistole]

Woah, this will be game-changing for the Switch hacking scene for sure,

Not really. CFW has been around over five years now and is much more convenient in terms of usability. Granted, you wouldn't need to install a modchip in newer revisions, but even that is not that much of an issue if you have a service around to do it for you.
Given what was charged for the Sky3DS back then, this also probably won't be much cheaper than a modchip.

 

[TomSwitch]

Woah, this will be game-changing for the Switch hacking scene for sure, wonder how easy &/or demanding the set up is..
It's kinda hassle rn with modchips tbh, if this actually works without requiring any specific modifications to the unit (I.E soldering), it should be the standard from now on imo.

game changing for pirates, nothing for Switch hacking.

 

[Delerious]

Could be nice for those who are on Mariko and OLED. Though I can already foresee a $100 price tag if it turns out to be real.

 

[HarveyHouston]

Here's hoping Nintendo leaves this project alone. As long as it's not preloaded with Switch ROMs OOTB, it's okay by Fair Use standards.

IMHO, the problem is not so much "Is it legal to make a copy of [insert product here] for myself?" as it is "Will the company understand and support, or at least tolerate, Fair Use regulations, or will they stick to their copyrights?" I, for one, do not like copyrights, if merely for the fact that they can be abused by companies and they can get away with suing everyone and putting people in prison; however, that does not mean I don't respect a creator's work.

I would rather pay for something I wanted legitimately than go pirate it - this coming from someone who has worked in a project that has "worked with" copyrighted content (anyone who follows me knows what I mean). In my defense, it was all abandonware at the time I worked with it, but I never felt fully comfortable with it, so I essentially left.

Nintendo Switch is NOT abandonware (at least, not yet), so to have Switch ROMs already preloaded on a flashcart is just asking for trouble. Since I don't know this guy, I couldn't tell you if that's the case, but we'll just have to see if this is just hype for nothing, a piracy device, or a legitimate flashcart intended for Fair Use.

 

[M7L7NK7]

Here's hoping Nintendo leaves this project alone. As long as it's not preloaded with Switch ROMs OOTB, it's okay by Fair Use standards.

Lmao it's obviously for piracy

 

[NeoGranzon]

Very cool,is similar a Sd2Vita for Sony PS Vita.

 

[tpax]

Lmao it's obviously for piracy

It's for backup preservation. Spread your filthy thoughts somewhere else.

 

[ConsoleKid69]

I better order a shed loads of replacement cart slots ready as they are going to take a hammering lol

 

[Bladexdsl]

Here's hoping Nintendo leaves this project alone

after what they did to SX OS solderless chip

 

[Asia81]

If it could somehow spoof the cart id, it would be interesting. Otherwise, just kinda redundant with CFWs being around. Less work for the end user though I guess

Spoof the game id to claim the 60 gold coin

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I would never go online with this flashcard. Piracy copy of a game on it=BAM! Banned. Switch games have some sort of "certificates". So if the system somehow "notices" that several people in the world are using the "same cartridge" (erm...i mean backups...), then the ban is guaranteed. And keep in mind that the gamecard firmware can be updated by Nintendo and any vulnerabilities could be fixed.

.3ds games had "header", unique certification number to go online

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Need the flashcard to have an osd menu to choose the game, like gateway but I think this would need some hacking.
Sky3ds game switching is a pain in the ass if you have lot of games

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

Imagine if it worked on the Switch 2. Honestly they should have waited another year until that thing came out and seen how the backwards compat worked.

Imagine dropping this thing at that time.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

Depending on how deep the software on that cart can reach, this may be a good entry point for patched switch models.

 

[Deleted member 681657]

Funny how I recently asked why they're impossible and they already existed in secret at that time. Not for me since I already have a modchip installed but good for those who don't want to hardmod their Switches. This is assuming the flash cart is indeed real.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/why-arent-there-any-flashcarts-for-the-switch.644022/

 

[Ampersound]

Gotta love the white gloves in the video... It's either megaaaaaa precautionary or it's Mario himself!

In a world of tracking and AI, it might be possible to identify someone by using multiple angles of their finger (for fingerprint) or something.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Given the SteamDeck can emulate the Switch, I'd go with the Deck than use an actual Switch to play its roms.

 

[zebrone]

In a perfect world this would work on Switch 2 too

Probably with a rev of the cartridges

 

[Bladexdsl]

Given the SteamDeck can emulate the Switch, I'd go with the Deck than use an actual Switch to play its roms.

but of course the deck is what the switch should have been. valve just showed nintendo how it's done

 

[zebrone]

Yes but not everyone can do to soldering on the consoles that require it to get the custom firmware. This is a great alternative that leaves the console in factory state.

Infact. If the card values i will buy an oled switch model...

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Imagine if it worked on the Switch 2. Honestly they should have waited another year until that thing came out and seen how the backwards compat worked.

Imagine dropping this thing at that time.

I hope that its too late to modify switch 2,also because we suppose it will be presented on January and launched soon months after....fingers crossed

 

[ZoNtendo]

This flash cart is an inside job to sell more hardwares at the compromise of losing software sales since the console is approaching it's last few years, Nintendo saw how flashcarts affected DS sales!