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.

duckstation for Switch

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Hardware Is this controller official?

Thread starter stevePlays
Start date Jul 12, 2020
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stevePlays

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Jul 12, 2020

Never seen a GC controller for Nintendo Switch, is this controller official?

https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product...ss-gamecube-controller-purple-switch/28675009

Shadow#1

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Jul 12, 2020

stevePlays said:
Never seen a GC controller for Nintendo Switch, is this controller official?

https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product...ss-gamecube-controller-purple-switch/28675009

Yes it's officially licenced by Nintendo

oji

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Jul 12, 2020

It's not official but licensed by Nintendo. Think of it as a 3rd party custom shaped Pro Controller. Official ones are wired and have the Smash Bros. logo on a front cover. You can also look for Wavebirds, which are wireless controllers for GameCube made by Nintendo. But they haven't been reissued for Wii U / Switch, and can be pricey. Also, both wired and Wavebirds require a special adapter to connect them to Switch.

Check this page: https://smashbros.nintendo.com/buy/accessories/