A few days after the monumental reveal of a work-in-progress flashcart being made for the Nintendo Switch, more information has been made available. The previously unnamed flashcart is set to be called "Mig Switch", and the initial Twitter user that unveiled the Mig Switch's existence, After Time X, managed to get in contact with the team behind it all. According to them, they were offered a review unit of the Mig Switch, but turned it down, as the After Time X team fears legal repercussions from dealing with "backup loader" hardware.

Another interesting tidbit is that existing dumps of Switch games will NOT be compatible with the Mig Switch, and backups will need to be repacked to function with the flashcart. Games played with the flashcart can be played online, as well.

The Mig Switch currently has a website, where it is seeking distributors to work together with in order to sell initial limited quantities of the Mig Switch device, with the first units to be delivered sometime in January. The team claims that full availability is expected around March/April 2024. It'll come with the Mig Switch card, and the Mig Switch Dumper, with the latter of which allowing you to back up your games using NXdumpTool.

More Details Has Been Uncovered About the First Switch Flashcart

After some digging around by our @AfterTimeX journalists, it was discovered that the “Switch Flashcart” in fact has a name, “Mig Switch” and they agreed to answer a few of our questions about some points that… pic.twitter.com/kQtXdSNg7E

— After Time X (@AfterTimeX) December 27, 2023

Official Website

 

[linuxares]

Nintendo hacker Gary Bowser denies involvement with Switch flash cart

https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-new...es-involvement-with-switch-flash-cart-3565214


Lol

Well duh... Did anyone expect him to say "Totally!"

 

[SNKFreak]

Will keep an Eye out for that, as I have an patched Switch and can use it for Import Games and such. How DLC and Patches works with this is still a big Question

 

[Cracko298]

Will keep an Eye out for that, as I have an patched Switch and can use it for Import Games and such. How DLC and Patches works with this is still a big Question

No information (at least to my knowledge) on there website states that it can backup Digital Titles, and DLC content.
Could be missing something though.

 

[impeeza]

Nintendo hacker Gary Bowser denies involvement with Switch flash cart

https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-new...es-involvement-with-switch-flash-cart-3565214


Lol

The hacker got Hacked?

 

[Jonna]

Today's youth don't know much at all about sports as they spend most of their time playing computer games rather than going outside. Still you know how to use the internet as you had the savvy knowledge on how to read and reply. My post was a play on words (if you know what that means). Oscar Pistorius was a professional paralympic running champion that used to run on "blades" and was know as the blade runner - his feet were amputed when he was 11 months old. Still it didn't stop him from murdering his wife.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius

The irony here is hilarious, increased by how big of a post you had to make this.

 

[G33ksquad]

Im curious, why? Mig switch isnt illegal, is it? Although it probably will be used for illegal activities, it, on its own, isnt

I would say based on the case against SX OS Nintendo will have a strong argument it is. The determination for Gary Bowser who was found guilty was “sold devices and software used to evade protections placed on video game consoles” . I am no lawyer, this is all opinion, but I imagine they will try the same with this device. It evades the protections of the Switch allowing “backups” to run.

 

[madisonswitch]

Not everyone has that option

What do you mean?

Ebay still selling V1 switches.

Aliexpress still selling modchips.

 

[Shadow_The_Hedgehog82]

What do you mean?

Ebay still selling V1 switches.

Aliexpress still selling modchips.

theres sellers on ali selling oleds premodded too

 

[gameboy64]

Let's not forget the fact that there will likely be cheaper clones of this card. Possible firmware that will brick your switch could arrive similar to one that was on 3ds as far as I remember...

 

[Shadow_The_Hedgehog82]

Let's not forget the fact that there will likely be cheaper clones of this card. Possible firmware that will brick your switch could arrive similar to one that was on 3ds as far as I remember...

I'm not sure if that would be possible these still have no way to run unsigned code like the gateway did

 

[gameboy64]

I'm not sure if that would be possible these still have no way to run unsigned code like the gateway did

I am no expert in modding field just sayin' tho... I will stick with modchip for now

 

[ButterScott101]

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A few days after the monumental reveal of a work-in-progress flashcart being made for the Nintendo Switch, more information has been made available. The previously unnamed flashcart is set to be called "Mig Switch", and the initial Twitter user that unveiled the Mig Switch's existence, After Time X, managed to get in contact with the team behind it all. According to them, they were offered a review unit of the Mig Switch, but turned it down, as the After Time X team fears legal repercussions from dealing with "backup loader" hardware.

Another interesting tidbit is that existing dumps of Switch games will NOT be compatible with the Mig Switch, and backups will need to be repacked to function with the flashcart. Games played with the flashcart can be played online, as well.

The Mig Switch currently has a website, where it is seeking distributors to work together with in order to sell initial limited quantities of the Mig Switch device, with the first units to be delivered sometime in January. The team claims that full availability is expected around March/April 2024. It'll come with the Mig Switch card, and the Mig Switch Dumper, with the latter of which allowing you to back up your games using NXdumpTool.

https://twitter.com/AfterTimeX/status/1740049621320077458

Official Website

this will be a pretty cool project for the switch!

 

[Hassal]

this will be a pretty cool project for the switch!

That could possibly brick it with a firmware update and the only way to unbrick is installing hard mod

Save yourself the tail spin and properly mod your console

 

[M7L7NK7]

What do you mean?

Ebay still selling V1 switches.

Aliexpress still selling modchips.

For the people who can't afford another switch or don't have the skills to solder

 

[cainan__c]

Will keep an Eye out for that, as I have an patched Switch and can use it for Import Games and such. How DLC and Patches works with this is still a big Question

Unless the game includes DLC on cart. (Ex. Pokemon Scarlet/Violet + Expansion, Mario Kart 8 Complete Edition, etc.) I doubt there's a way to get DLC on cart. As for updates, unless you actually own the game and it's your own cart dump, expect to have to rely on dumps of newer cart revisions that include a newer build of the game.

 

[SylverReZ]

Lol

This isn't a joke to laugh about, do you even understand how serious this guy's life has been? Gary is not okay. He's had his reputation damaged by a severe lawsuit by Nintendo, went to hospital after his left leg started to swell up from lymphedema, and is struggling financially to keep himself up. He recently got threatened by trolls after being targeted by a DNS poisoning campaign, to get himself raided by the feds again.

If you don't realize of how big of a deal this is, maybe re-educate yourself further on your actions.

 

[impeeza]

Unless the game includes DLC on cart. (Ex. Pokemon Scarlet/Violet + Expansion, Mario Kart 8 Complete Edition, etc.) I doubt there's a way to get DLC on cart. As for updates, unless you actually own the game and it's your own cart dump, expect to have to rely on dumps of newer cart revisions that include a newer build of the game.

Exactly, because you CAN NOT change the content of a XCI and generate a new Certificate because you have no access to Private PKI of Big N.

 

[realtimesave]

Im curious, why? Mig switch isnt illegal, is it? Although it probably will be used for illegal activities, it, on its own, isnt

In the US DMCA, circumvention of copy protection is illegal

 

[impeeza]

In the US DMCA, circumvention of copy protection is illegal

Exactly: ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, no on other countries like big N want to be. At my country is so legal make backup copy of your software what the manufactured SHOULD give a easy way to do it. That's why Big N doesn't have branch here because when opened one the law demanded they to give us way to backup Wii Games and then they fly from the country.

 

[Nincompoopdo]

They made it VERY clear that it's MADE IN RUSSIA - I wonder why?

Is this to discourage the FBI from going after them? Has anyone bought anything that's made in Russia? Are they reliable?