The Switch Flashcart Thread (Mig Switch etc.)

[SecureBoot]

I'm gonna install the update in a second. I use personal dumps. Someone remind me in a week and I'll let you know if I'm banned

 

[impeeza]

what type of files are they? xci?

Nit only XCI. A pack of xci + certificates and bin files

 

[TheStonedModder]

do you think building one off of the torrent xci with nsc builder would work? i'd like to add the newest update

It won’t work. You can’t modify the game files at all.

 

[SecureBoot]

Definitely not immediately banned. I've opened multiple cards, including some that play online so if it's detectable and Nintendo cares, my Switch is definitely dirty

 

[TheStonedModder]

Definitely not immediately banned. I've opened multiple cards, including some that play online so if it's detectable and Nintendo cares, my Switch is definitely dirty

Just use airplane mode!!

(This is a joke please don’t do this if anyone reads this comment)

 

[mammoth_dream]

Definitely not immediately banned. I've opened multiple cards, including some that play online so if it's detectable and Nintendo cares, my Switch is definitely dirty

can you go into detail? what game? what kind of update?

 

[TheStonedModder]

can you go into detail? what game? what kind of update?

The game doesn’t matter, and it would have been a game update. Like if you pop in Zelda and it says it needs a 1.0.2 update

 

[mammoth_dream]

The game doesn’t matter, and it would have been a game update. Like if you pop in Zelda and it says it needs a 1.0.2 update

it matters to me cause some of the switch 2 enhanced updates are pretty big

 

[ccfman2004]

From my testing of dumping games, the XCI and Card ID Set are identical for the same versions of a game. It's the Certificate and UUID are unique to each individual cart. Also the Card ID set can be identical to other games as part of the data has to do with the ROM chip used in the game cart.

I have more than one copy of some games as I have a copy and my sister has her own. Also I borrowed games I already have from my local library for more comparisons. The XCI and Card ID Set were always identical if dumped using the same dump method. The only differences I ever found were with XCIs that still had the game cert embedded inside the file. Clearing that made the XCI identical. I don't know if newer batches of a game include game updates released before that. That would make the XCI different that a previous batch. Other than that possibility I don't see how downloading a proper XCI and using matching support files you dumped would ban you on the Switch 1.

 

[SecureBoot]

it matters to me cause some of the switch 2 enhanced updates are pretty big

A few are:
Zelda Botw/tears of the kingdom (ns2 update)
Pikmin 1+2
DKC Returns
Animal Crossing New Leaf
Paper Mario TTYD
Pikmin 3
MK 8 Deluxe

Some games prompted updates, some games I installed dlc for. Everything worked exactly as expected and no ban yet

 

[sugarfall]

Nit only XCI. A pack of xci + certificates and bin files

eww it seems like its a lot more difficult. plus there's a limited number of games available. not sure if I'll end up using the MIG switch that's on the route.

 

[SometimesYouStillLose]

Has anyone been banned from playing the same dump online at the same time from a private dump, not the leaked ones? Like say I dump my game and share it with a friend. Can we play online at the same time with each other? Now that you can't play online together with family sharing, i'm trying to find out what the next cheapest option is

 

[ccfman2004]

Has anyone been banned from playing the same dump online at the same time from a private dump, not the leaked ones? Like say I dump my game and share it with a friend. Can we play online at the same time with each other? Now that you can't play online together with family sharing, i'm trying to find out what the next cheapest option is

Two people playing a dump from the same specific cart at the same time (ESPECIALLY Online) can get you banned as there is no possible way that that would ever happen using legit carts as no two carts are EVER 100% identical.

 

[chrisrlink]

Has anyone been banned from playing the same dump online at the same time from a private dump, not the leaked ones? Like say I dump my game and share it with a friend. Can we play online at the same time with each other? Now that you can't play online together with family sharing, i'm trying to find out what the next cheapest option is

yes you will if the same IDs are being used dunno if it's immediate now switch 1 was in waves (you got flagged for a ban then the next wave you were banned (usually every 2-3 months was a ban wave this could've changed with switch 2 though) my chipped V2 switch just recen;ly got banned good thing i have a spare lite

 

[ccfman2004]

yes you will if the same IDs are being used dunno if it's immediate now switch 1 was in waves (you got flagged for a ban then the next wave you were banned (usually every 2-3 months was a ban wave this could've changed with switch 2 though) my chipped V2 switch just recen;ly got banned good thing i have a spare lite

No one has ever confirmed or reported (that I am aware of) that they got banned using only legit carts and no hard/soft mods where they bought games used that they didn't know were previously dumped. If it's not a internet shared dump, Nintendo would have to have other flags as it wouldn't be fair for someone to get their console banned for buying used games that they have no way of knowing were dumped as they are following Nintendo's ridiculously consumer unfriendly ToS to the letter.

 

[spx]

No one has ever confirmed or reported (that I am aware of) that they got banned using only legit carts and no hard/soft mods where they bought games used that they didn't know were previously dumped. If it's not a internet shared dump, Nintendo would have to have other flags as it wouldn't be fair for someone to get their console banned for buying used games that they have no way of knowing were dumped as they are following Nintendo's ridiculously consumer unfriendly ToS to the letter.

Aren't you contradicting your previous comment here? If someone were to dump, then sell a cartridge, the situation that multiple people may be playing online at the same time with the same cart data is entirely possible, and unless they can differentiate between real carts and flash carts, they can't make a decision about who to ban.

Regardless, I've decided to test this hypothesis independently (minus the reselling part): I bought Splatoon 3, dumped it, shared the dump with a friend and we both got online on it and played in the same lobby (worked fine), both of us playing the dump through the Mig on Switch 1's (mine being on clean sysnand). I'll report back if my cert gets banned. I've kept the real cartridge and will continue to play it on my Switch 2, so on the off chance that Mig detection is somehow added via software, the results could reflect this.

 

[Shadow_The_Hedgehog82]

Definitely not immediately banned. I've opened multiple cards, including some that play online so if it's detectable and Nintendo cares, my Switch is definitely dirty

youre all good aslong as the cert matches the roms you have, ive played a bunch of games online with correct certs no issue ive had only consoles banned from using certs from other games, me and my mate even palyed splatoon 3 at the same time together using the same dump lol

for both of my bans they didnt happen until like 5 days after the first online play with a mismatched cert

speaking of is there a tool that allows you to verify if a game is provided with the correct certificate?

 

[DandareBR]

I'm having issues trying to run my migswitch. I downloaded the 1.2.0 firmware, unzipped it, copied it to my 128gb micro SD card with two extrated games (with 5 files each). At first the MigSwitch led flashed white 3 times and I got an error message. Tried a few times with different SDcards and different zip programs (nanazip, winrar, original zip) with the same result. Than I fomated everyting, donwloaded the firmware again and now the led flashes 3 times green and than I got an error message.

Does anyone knows how can I solve this issue?

Regards

 

[ccfman2004]

I'm having issues trying to run my migswitch. I downloaded the 1.2.0 firmware, unzipped it, copied it to my 128gb micro SD card with two extrated games (with 5 files each). At first the MigSwitch led flashed white 3 times and I got an error message. Tried a few times with different SDcards and different zip programs (nanazip, winrar, original zip) with the same result. Than I fomated everyting, donwloaded the firmware again and now the led flashes 3 times green and than I got an error message.

Does anyone knows how can I solve this issue?

Regards

First of all do legit carts work?

 

[impeeza]

I'm having issues trying to run my migswitch. I downloaded the 1.2.0 firmware, unzipped it, copied it to my 128gb micro SD card with two extrated games (with 5 files each). At first the MigSwitch led flashed white 3 times and I got an error message. Tried a few times with different SDcards and different zip programs (nanazip, winrar, original zip) with the same result. Than I fomated everyting, donwloaded the firmware again and now the led flashes 3 times green and than I got an error message.

Does anyone knows how can I solve this issue?

Regards

Use a blank card to firmare update