When you need to play illegitimate backups on a hacked Nintendo Switch, one of the most important tools you'll need are sigpatches; normally, custom firmware Atmosphere does not allow the running of pirated games, but these sigpatches allow users to install .NSP files that they've downloaded from the internet. As of today, though, one of the most notable and popular sources of sigpatches--user iTotalJustice's GitHub repository of them--has been removed permanently, through a DMCA takedown. The GitHub was still active as of earlier today, but if you try to access it now, you'll be redirected to a DMCA takedown form, filed by Nintendo of America.

Nintendo of America: The Nintendo Switch console and digital video games contain technological protection measures (“Technological Measures”) that permit the Nintendo Switch console to interact only with legitimate Nintendo digital video game files. This process protects Nintendo’s copyright-protected video games, including but not limited to those covered by U.S. Copyright Registration numbers PA0002213509 (Super Mario Maker 2); PA0002233840 (Animal Crossing: New Horizons); PA0002213908 (Luigi’s Mansion 3); and PA0002028142 (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) by preventing users from playing pirated copies of Nintendo’s video games on the Nintendo Switch console.

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[mrdude]

Sure dude, nothing wrong with a company trying to protect its IP, but cracking/hacking is around since forever... I'm 38 years old and I'm still remember how we used to crack EVERYTHING in the past.. I do believe a lot changed in this realm, but don't get me wrong, if something is hackable it will be done and discussing morality around this subject on Internet forum is pointless, it won't get you anywhere...and lastly we are all entitled to do whatever we fuck want with our systems...if Nintendo is displeased all it can do is exactly what they are doing...it won't stop me from playing their pirated games if want to.

I'll never buy a system unless or until it's hacked - especailly nowadays where you have games that are digital only downloads. I've bought loads of games in the past and then the servers go offline or you can't download the game you paid for or the activation server ceases to exist anymore. Once bitten....
I own 1 switch game which is cartridge based, that's all and the rest of the time I mostly use homebrew or dumped nsp/xci games. On other systems I used to buy games, but not for a long time now as I may as well spend my cash on something else - like food and fuel.

This is a ps vita game - an example of the kind of thing I am talking about; Basically half the gameplay will now be lost,

 

[LainaGabranth]

If Nintendo doesn't want their games pirated, maybe they should suck less as a company.

If you think I as a consumer do not have the right to do what I want with my console, because it offends you or some shitty company you stan, you can get bent.

 

[CeeDee]

if they were a perfect company you'd still pirate their games

maybe nintendo should dmca gbatemp for having GBA in the title, that way there'd be nowhere to complain about "nintendo bad, the reason i pirate" /s

 

[LainaGabranth]

"Uhhhhh here's what you'd ACTUALLY do, because I know your own actions better than you!!"
Yeah great fuckin' argument there dingus. You got a REAL objection to my points or are you just mad I think Nintendo is shit?

 

[ChaosEternal]

If you think I as a consumer do not have the right to do what I want with my console, because it offends you or some shitty company you stan, you can get bent.

I mean, you literally don't. If you pirated their games, then they could sue you and win if they cared enough.

 

[LainaGabranth]

I mean, you literally don't. If you pirated their games, then they could sue you and win if they cared enough.

Yawn. I don't give a shit what the law says. Piracy is morally justifiable as protest. It's like saying you shouldn't be allowed to protest in a way that breaks the law.

Good thing I've never pirated a Nintendo game in my life

 

[ChaosEternal]

Yawn. I don't give a shit what the law says. Piracy is morally justifiable as protest. It's like saying you shouldn't be allowed to protest in a way that breaks the law.

Which is fine, but it doesn't change the fact that you objectively do not have the legal right to pirate games. You could make the argument that you have the MORAL right to do so, but that's a completely different argument. I would have assumed that we were talking about legal rights given the context, but I'd be lying if I claimed I always guess accurately!

 

[Lumince]

if they were a perfect company you'd still pirate their games

maybe nintendo should dmca gbatemp for having GBA in the title, that way there'd be nowhere to complain about "nintendo bad, the reason i pirate" /s

You're damn right we would lol

 

[CeeDee]

Which is fine, but it doesn't change the fact that you objectively do not have the legal right to pirate games. You could make the argument that you have the MORAL right to do so, but that's a completely different argument. I would have assumed that we were talking about legal rights given the context, but I'd be lying if I claimed I always guess accurately!

caring about the legality of it has never been a real concern here considering they very rarely go after people that download games (uploading/providing them is another story, of course)

"Uhhhhh here's what you'd ACTUALLY do, because I know your own actions better than you!!"
Yeah great fuckin' argument there dingus. You got a REAL objection to my points or are you just mad I think Nintendo is shit?

Yup I'm absolutely personally offended you have negative opinions about a faceless corporation. Boils my blood. True story.

You're damn right we would lol

You're honest! And aren't making bullshit excuses! I respect the hell out of that. You go!

 

[ChaosEternal]

caring about the legality of it has never been a real concern here considering they very rarely go after people that download games (uploading/providing them is another story, of course)

True, I can't actually recall an instance of a game company going after an individual for (download) piracy.

 

[LainaGabranth]

Yup I'm absolutely personally offended you have negative opinions about a faceless corporation. Boils my blood.

That must be the case, otherwise I don't know why you'd boldly assume I'd pirate after Nintendo got better as a company. I purchase every game I pirate unless it's from a deeply unethical company like EA or ActiBlizz, and I have the steam library to prove it.

 

[CeeDee]

True, I can't actually recall an instance of a game company going after individuals for (download) piracy.

It's almost impossible really, the most I've ever seen is some scare letters if you torrent something.

If you went after everyone who's listened to an MP3 or something, you'd probably lock up half the damn planet

 

[LainaGabranth]

Which is fine, but it doesn't change the fact that you objectively do not have the legal right to pirate games. You could make the argument that you have the MORAL right to do so, but that's a completely different argument. I would have assumed that we were talking about legal rights given the context, but I'd be lying if I claimed I always guess accurately!

Why would I give a shit what the law thinks? You and I both know copyright law was written by Disney and their corporate puppets, I don't give a shit what a bunch of geriatric old dudes tell me they think is wrong. I as a consumer have a right to do what I please with my device. If I want to run Quake 2 on a Switch or if I want to make a playable backup of a game I own, or will own in the future, it's my device, I'll do what I want with it.

 

[CeeDee]

That must be the case, otherwise I don't know why you'd boldly assume I'd pirate after Nintendo got better as a company. I purchase every game I pirate unless it's from a deeply unethical company like EA or ActiBlizz, and I have the steam library to prove it.

Honestly it's not that unreasonable of an assumption, in my opinion - we're on a hacking board, a group of people who mostly gravitate around, let's be real, pirating Nintendo games. And if you could pirate a game for free with little to no downsides, why would you pay for it? Most people here don't and wouldn't. It sure as hell isn't unethical, it's an infinite digital good and no one's losing anything.
Nintendo's not the best company out of there, I'm not a bootlicker, but their issues are absolutely blown out of proportion a lot of the time. Most of the things I've seen people care whine and winge over are absolutely non-issues compared to shit like ActiBlizz. (It's basically always just DMCA takedowns of things that are immediately reuploaded and preserved five times over by fans!)

 

[nWo]

Umm, I lost my way looking for an alternative, but there are "war" comments for topics off the radar.

 

[CeeDee]

Umm, I lost my way looking for an alternative, but there are "war" comments for topics off the radar.

Most of the substantial posts are earlier in the thread. Does this point you in the right direction?

anyways, they havent taken down this another repo: https://github.com/borntohonk/SigPatches/releases
it has a guide about how to make your own sigpatches
probably everyone downloaded it but, heres a backup in case it gets taken down

 

[LainaGabranth]

Honestly it's not that unreasonable of an assumption, in my opinion - we're on a hacking board, a group of people who mostly gravitate around, let's be real, pirating Nintendo games. And if you could pirate a game for free with little to no downsides, why would you pay for it? Most people here don't and wouldn't. It sure as hell isn't unethical, it's an infinite digital good and no one's losing anything.
Nintendo's not the best company out of there, I'm not a bootlicker, but their issues are absolutely blown out of proportion a lot of the time. Most of the things I've seen people care whine and winge over are absolutely non-issues compared to shit like ActiBlizz. (It's basically always just DMCA takedowns of things that are immediately reuploaded and preserved five times over by fans!)

I think it's actually quite unreasonable all things considered, most people only pirate because they don't have the funds immediately, and it's been that way for literally decades. Look at South America for example, they had overwhelmingly large numbers of arcade game piracy, especially for Capcom titles, and yet their piracy actually spurred innovation from Capcom's end. Not to mention they still remain a consistent market for the company, and many other fighting game companies (though not as much anymore now that they've moved to much more expensive consoles and the like.)

I'd be willing to bet 5 LainaCoins™ on the fact that most people are just here for emulation on their devices through modding rather than outright piracy. It's a hunch rather than a data based assumption but my personal experience with reading posts here seems to be that piracy is not the overwhelming majority that it is commonly presented as, at least among the community. Lurkers and people who make an account just to troubleshoot one thing and dip forever however, if generously considered the "community" are likely to tip some odds, but not enough to outright prevail in measurements.

 

[AkitoUF]

Someone else will pick the torch.

 

[Trip_Away]

I think it's actually quite unreasonable all things considered, most people only pirate because they don't have the funds immediately, and it's been that way for literally decades. Look at South America for example, they had overwhelmingly large numbers of arcade game piracy, especially for Capcom titles, and yet their piracy actually spurred innovation from Capcom's end. Not to mention they still remain a consistent market for the company, and many other fighting game companies (though not as much anymore now that they've moved to much more expensive consoles and the like.)

I'd be willing to bet 5 LainaCoins™ on the fact that most people are just here for emulation on their devices through modding rather than outright piracy. It's a hunch rather than a data based assumption but my personal experience with reading posts here seems to be that piracy is not the overwhelming majority that it is commonly presented as, at least among the community. Lurkers and people who make an account just to troubleshoot one thing and dip forever however, if generously considered the "community" are likely to tip some odds, but not enough to outright prevail in measurements.

As a Latin American, I can confirm that there are a large number of pirate arcades, especially in many small stores in humble sectors.

 

[raxadian]

and that is so freaking stupid since Discord log everything

Yup, if only there was I don't know some kind of Web Archive or something.