With the release of FW 6.1.0 there are a rising number of people that can't start their .NSP installed games, even with the latest updates installed.
After thinking about it for some time I may have found the reason behind this behaviour:
With FW 6.0.0 Nintendo included the option to have a primary and secondary Switch which can be used for gamesharing.
The secondary Switch requires an active Internet Connection while playing Games from the primary Switch. This is done to prevent massive Game Sharing with other people.
Could it be possible that the poeple who are experiencing the online verification issue updated from FW 5.X to 6.X with the Homebrew FW Installer?
Maybe their "primary" switch never got flagged as beeing the "primary" Switch?
Since the end user does not have to do anything to register his/her Nintendo Switch as the primary Console I think this happens automatically after installing the update and talking to Nintendos Server.
IF the end User is not able to talk to the Nintendo Servers because of a Superban his/her Switch may be Stuck as beeing a "secondary" Switch as soon as the FW 6.X is installed, which means that ALL games that are associated with his/her Profile will require the Online Verfication.
Maybe this happens only during an official install, maybe this happens because of homebrew FW installation...
So my question for the People who have those Problems are:
- What FW version are you right now?
- How did you Update to that Version? (Homebrew or official Update?)
- Have you ever linked your Switch to a Nintendo Account?
- What games are showing those problems (new Games? Or old games that where previously installed, too?)
After thinking about it for some time I may have found the reason behind this behaviour:
With FW 6.0.0 Nintendo included the option to have a primary and secondary Switch which can be used for gamesharing.
The secondary Switch requires an active Internet Connection while playing Games from the primary Switch. This is done to prevent massive Game Sharing with other people.
Could it be possible that the poeple who are experiencing the online verification issue updated from FW 5.X to 6.X with the Homebrew FW Installer?
Maybe their "primary" switch never got flagged as beeing the "primary" Switch?
Since the end user does not have to do anything to register his/her Nintendo Switch as the primary Console I think this happens automatically after installing the update and talking to Nintendos Server.
IF the end User is not able to talk to the Nintendo Servers because of a Superban his/her Switch may be Stuck as beeing a "secondary" Switch as soon as the FW 6.X is installed, which means that ALL games that are associated with his/her Profile will require the Online Verfication.
Maybe this happens only during an official install, maybe this happens because of homebrew FW installation...
So my question for the People who have those Problems are:
- What FW version are you right now?
- How did you Update to that Version? (Homebrew or official Update?)
- Have you ever linked your Switch to a Nintendo Account?
- What games are showing those problems (new Games? Or old games that where previously installed, too?)