Hacking Switch Informations by serial number - READ THE FIRST POST before asking questions

[Eiceys]

Serial: XAW70015XXXXX
Region: IL
Firmware: 4.1.0
Color option: Grey
Store: KSP
Bundle : No
Purchase date: 2017-07-13 (Release Date)
Fusee Gelee works : YES

 

[allthingsfresh]

Finally get to add my console, I'm so grateful for everyone here putting up with my questions beforehand:
Serial: XAW100800xxxxx
Serial on device matches serial on box: YES
Region: US
Firmware: 4.1.0
Color option: NEON
Store: TARGET
Was a bundle (if yes, which): NO
Purchase date: 07/14/2018
Fusée Gelée works: YES

Everything is working well, now running a custom firmware. Hooray!

 

[ihatespamius]

New here.

Anyone bought a Switch in Australia in the last couple of weeks, thinking of getting one from Amazon AUS ($50 cheaper than everywhere else) but not sure if the stock has flushed through to the Blocked versions yet. Which SKU is more likely to have flushed old stocks be a fixed version (Neon or Grey). (SE variants such as Odyssey and Splatoon 2 are not available much anymore)
Can probably write a couple of pages about the exploits and how they work if I have a physical device in hand for a uni assignment technology security. Mostly considering writing my report about the 3DS as there are 3 different exploits that I could use to make up the page count. (Seedminer+dsi, System Transfer+dsi and NTRBOOT)
If I get a F/G blocked version I will have a Switch anyway to play Xenoblade 2/Monster Hunter and Tatsuki no Tatsujin (Drum Master) as well as import English release games from Asia that won't see the light of day in AUS. (+ Fire Emblem in 2019 hopefully)

 

[xano1967]

Serial: XAJ700421XXXXX
Serial on device matches serial on box: YES
Region: EUR
Firmware: 4.1.0
Color option: GREY
Store: FNAC (Villebon, France)
Was a bundle (if yes, which): NO
Purchase date: 08/19/2018
Fusée Gelée works: YES

 

[oleg77]

Serial: XAJ700418XXXXX
Serial on device matches serial on box: YES
Region: EUR
Firmware: 4.1.0
Color option: GREY
Store: Mediamarkt Brussels (1000)
Was a bundle (if yes, which): NO
Purchase date: 08/21/2018
Fusée Gelée works: YES

For people in Belgium looking for an unpatched console :
Following wtfrtw info about Mediamarkt NL, I went to Mediamarkt Brussels to see what was left : patched and unpatched are mixed there, I found a grey XAJ700418 (4.1 firmware, unpatched), but there are several other unpatched serials for the grey switch, for the blue+red I saw XAJ700432 and newer, so I wasn't sure about those ones. Consoles are advertised at 309 euros, but there were in the middle older boxes with stickers 'filmprotector inbegrepen/film de protection inclus'. Mine was from such a box, but they sell those at 329 euros.

 

[thorasgar]

@oleg77 I take that to mean they are selling a screen protector for 20€?

 

[oleg77]

Yes, but without bubbles (factory installed)
The sales assistant didn't understand why I wanted to keep the more expensive console just for a screen protector. They don't know Fusée Gelée.

 

[Soldjermon]

Serial: XAW700179XXXXX
Serial on device matches serial on box: Yes
Region: CAN/USA
Firmware: 4.1.0
Color option: Neon
Store: Wal*Mart(BM)
Was a bundle (if yes, which): No
Purchase date: 08/09/18
Fusée Gelée works: Sure does! *jumps for joy*

Was lucky to get one of the last unpatched ones as the patched ones are rolling out at the local Wal*Mart that's close to my home. So, I'm feeling excited. Yay!
I'm also not even letting it connect to the internet whatsoever and not linking my account to the device.
Though I'll miss some stuff on the eShop(like certain DLCs) and miss playing online with friends on the Switch; but it's no biggie for me, since most games that come from there I can play on my PC anyway.

 

[Brand]

It worked!
Did it with the rcm smash gui and it was fine.
My serial is XAW100827

Thx for your big work on the serials number

Got a new Switch with the same serial. Relieved that I found your post. Not having as many doubts anymore but will update on whether mine is patched or not when I can.

 

[badcat]

Just added mine to the list...

Serial: XAW100752XXXXX
Serial on device matches serial on box: Yes
Region: CAN/USA
Firmware: 4.1.0
Color option: Grey
Store: Best Buy(BM)
Was a bundle (if yes, which): No
Purchase date: 08/18/18
Fusée Gelée works: yes

 

[Bl4ckst4r]

Hi Guys,

thank you for this awesome Thread.
Sadly i looked up my Console and find out that the unit is patched, so i have to return it.

Serial: XAJ400555XXXXX
Serial on device matches serial on box: yes
Region: EUR (DE)
Firmware: 4.1.0
Color option: neon
Store: MediaMarkt DE (Offline Store)
Was a bundle (if yes, which): Switch + Mario Odyssey (seperated, not in the box)
Purchase date: 19.08.2018
Fusée Gelée works: no

/edit

For your Information, the testing method via TegraRcmSmash.exe showed the "Smashed the stack with a 0x0000 byte SETUP request!" error code.. not at blank (black) screen or something else

 

[shusai]

Serial: XAJ400349XXXXX
Serial on device matches serial on box: yes
Region: EUR
Firmware: 4.0.1
Color option: neon
Store: Müller (OÖ, Austria, they also had some grey ones, but with XAJ7005XX)
Was a bundle (if yes, which): no
Purchase date: Aug. 22, 2018
Fusée Gelée works: yes

 

[julian20]

Hi Guys,

thank you for this awesome Thread.
Sadly i looked up my Console and find out that the unit is patched, so i have to return it.

Serial: XAJ400555XXXXX
Serial on device matches serial on box: yes
Region: EUR (DE)
Firmware: 4.1.0
Color option: neon
Store: MediaMarkt DE (Offline Store)
Was a bundle (if yes, which): Switch + Mario Odyssey (seperated, not in the box)
Purchase date: 19.08.2018
Fusée Gelée works: no

/edit

For your Information, the testing method via TegraRcmSmash.exe showed the "Smashed the stack with a 0x0000 byte SETUP request!" error code.. not at blank (black) screen or something else

Huh, how do you want to return it if you already opened the box? The german mediamarkt store doesn't accept opened box (except online store). Or did you really return it :o (would be interesting if it changed)

 

[OnnRyuu]

Serial:XAJ40056
Serial on device matches serial on box: Yes
Region: Europe/Portugal
Firmware: ??
Color option: Blue/Red
Store: Worten
Was a bundle: No
Purchase date: 26/08/2018
Fusée Gelée works: No

 

[badcat]

Nerd that I am, I'm trying to understand these serial numbers. I copied the highest that I could find in the sheet... partially by picking the highest serial and partially by picking the highest serial w/ the highest firmware (I suspect some people have made mistakes while entering their serial).

I sorted the list by serial number first and then made by best guess. Please correct me if I made a mistake!

xaw7 17900000 7900000
xaw4 12700000 2700000
xaw1 86300000 6300000
xaj7 46560000 6560000
xaj4 55500000 5500000
xaj1 27600000 7600000
xak1 5100000 100000
163460000 36660000

If we just assume all the ending number are sequential, then there would be 163M switches produced. But Nintendo has announced they've sold only 20M as of July. So that can't be right. Allright... well, if we assume the sequential numbering is in order, then we either chop off the first or last digit. If it's the last digit, then we only get to 16M switches... but more have been produced than have been sold (altho the guy at Best Buy said they were selling a ton). So I'd expect the number adding them all together to above 20M, not below.

If we chop off the left number, then we get 36M. That is high, for sure, but not completely mind blowing.

Another possibility is that they don't completely fill up the 10M before incrementing the leading number. If that were the case, I would expect to see stair steps in the graph... but I must admit, after graphing the XAW1 series (b/c it had so many examples), I'm really not sure if what I'm looking at is noise or what. :-P Thoughts?

 

[Essometer]

@badcat
I thought about this as well, and you are right that there is no way that every number from zero to the current highest serial numbers were used.
My guess is that, as you said, certain intervals were "jumped over". The idea of a sequential number makes sense in way that it is easy to understand
for everybody => the higher the serial = a newer switch = higher firmware / patched exploits.
Even if certain blocks are cut out, the pattern of where a new firmware was introduced or an exploit was patched still hold up, which is what counts.

Did you had a look into the spreadsheet? I think there is more data then in this thread, maybe this can help you to find the steps. Then again,
the sample size is tiny against the 20 million sold swtiches.

 

[julian20]

Nerd that I am, I'm trying to understand these serial numbers. I copied the highest that I could find in the sheet... partially by picking the highest serial and partially by picking the highest serial w/ the highest firmware (I suspect some people have made mistakes while entering their serial).

I sorted the list by serial number first and then made by best guess. Please correct me if I made a mistake!

xaw7 17900000 7900000
xaw4 12700000 2700000
xaw1 86300000 6300000
xaj7 46560000 6560000
xaj4 55500000 5500000
xaj1 27600000 7600000
xak1 5100000 100000
163460000 36660000

If we just assume all the ending number are sequential, then there would be 163M switches produced. But Nintendo has announced they've sold only 20M as of July. So that can't be right. Allright... well, if we assume the sequential numbering is in order, then we either chop off the first or last digit. If it's the last digit, then we only get to 16M switches... but more have been produced than have been sold (altho the guy at Best Buy said they were selling a ton). So I'd expect the number adding them all together to above 20M, not below.

If we chop off the left number, then we get 36M. That is high, for sure, but not completely mind blowing.

Another possibility is that they don't completely fill up the 10M before incrementing the leading number. If that were the case, I would expect to see stair steps in the graph... but I must admit, after graphing the XAW1 series (b/c it had so many examples), I'm really not sure if what I'm looking at is noise or what. :-P Thoughts?

36 million really isn't too much. If you buy a switch with the highest serial available, you can also buy switchs with a lower serial. So every not selled but produced has to be counted. And a huge stock is to be expected

 

[Chudy-VR5]

New
Serial:XAJ400227XXXXX
Serial on device matches serial on box: YES
Region: EUR
Firmware: 3.x.x
Color option: Neon
Store: Media Markt (Poland)
Was a bundle (if yes, which): Nope
Purchase date: 12 August 2018
Fusée Gelée works: YES !!!!

 

[gwisawesome]

has anyone purchased any of the refurbished Switches?
I see they are on nintendo's official ebay store: (can't post links)

Since the Fusee Gelee hasn't been patched via any software updates, I am thinking the refurbished would still be vulnerable or is it something they could patch while refurbishing?

 

[Brand]

Serial: XAW100827*****
Serial on device matches serial on box: Yes
Region: CAN/USA
Firmware: 4.1.0 (Updated to 5.1.0)
Color option: Neon
Store: NewEgg
Was a bundle (if yes, which): No
Purchase date: 08 Aug 2018
Fusée Gelée works: Yes

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