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 Eshop credit blance

Thread starter ciaomao
Start date Jul 31, 2019
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ciaomao

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Jul 31, 2019

I have like 15€ left, but I dont really have any use for it.
Maybe Tetris inc.online service in September. Maybe MM2 inc. online service, but it would hit me hard,
if I bypass the physical edition just to use my balance.
On the other side I am already happy with my phys. MM1...and have no real urge for the digi MM2.

I did some research, but did not found the answer to my question.
"Is there any way to transfer my Nintendo Switch Eshop balance to someone else?"

Thanks

Scarlet

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Jul 31, 2019

Nah, there's no way to transfer eShop balance. The closest thing to it is buying the Switch Game Vouchers, but they're around 100 euros for two and you need an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

ciaomao

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Jul 31, 2019

Thanks Scarlet. I'll probably continue to wait for Tetris, even though I think I will not enjoy it for too long and it will be my only online game for the 12 months. Possibly. it will gain in appeal, if actually still an offline multiplayer mode comes. if....