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Nintendo is cracking down on people who are using the MIG Switch reprogrammable game cartridges
Nintendo has started cracking down on people who are attempting to play pirated games on the Switch 2.
On social media, some Switch 2 owners have reported that they’ve been blocked from using online services on their systems after using MIG Switch. For the unfamiliar, this is a reprogrammable device that looks and functions like a regular Switch cartridge but has actually been loaded with ROMs. Twitter (X) user SwitchTools said they were banned after using MIG Switch with ROMs from games they legally purchased.
My Switch 2 test has been banned, after using the mig switch with perfectly legal dumps of my own cartridges, so it would seem that Nintendo can detect something
Similar reports on reddit are starting to come in.https://t.co/nbPMlRWSaPhttps://t.co/3eq6dkbFMi
I strongly… pic.twitter.com/btzjQYJzE4
— SwitchTools (@SwitchTools) June 16, 2025
After using MIG Switch, they receive a message on their Switch 2 saying “the use of online services on this console is currently restricted by Nintendo.” Users who get this warning won’t be able to play games online, browse the eShop, access cloud saves, and other such functionality.
That said, this is still a tamer response than what Nintendo has threatened. In May, the company updated its End-User License Agreement (EULA) to warn users that it can brick your console entirely should it detect piracy attempts. Naturally, that’s much worse than rendering a system offline-only, but either way, you’ll want to exercise caution.
Image credit: Nintendo
Via: Kotaku
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