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...

(Q:) Questions on buying games from other EU regions & compatible DLC from eshop???

2DSGamerdude

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Nov 19, 2022

Hi all,
um i'd like to ask some questions about the following:

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Questions on buying games from other EU regions & compatible DLC from eshop???

what if i choose to buy a switch game for a cheaper price from what is being sold in my country,
like let's say:

let's say i buy these from amazon germany, and they are in USK (German version).
diffrent price from EU's version.

so, if i buy that version instead of the eu one, it'll work on my switch like how a US or JAP game cart will, but since it is a eu region game, but diffrent rating from PEGI -> USK,

does this mean that the DLC for said game from my eshop's conutry will not work for this USK version of the game?

Example: Xenoblade C 3 EXpansion pass, YS IX DLC, Sonic forniters dlc, bayonetta 1 dl code???

also, if i buy the fe 3hopes game in USK version, will my save file from the demo of my eshop work for this version or does my game have to be the pegi EU one??.

& is the mynintendo gold points accpeted for the usk version?
for the us one it won't work due to my account being eu and not us one.

thanx

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