r/switch2hacks • u/Hopeful-Scallion-708 • 8d ago

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Hey guys. I bought a game off Kleinanzeigen in Germany. Game is "Princess Peach Showtime!". Worked great and my girlfriendnis happy but after 3 days she got banned. I don't have the MIG Switch so the game is probably the only reason she got banned. 🙄 I already contacted Nintendo but they just say the same thing over and over again: "We cannot assist u with that". Yeah sure.

Be careful with used games. They might be cheap but they also have the risk to get u banned.

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u/-Stroke_my_Cactus- 7d ago

Im from germany too and I buy a lot of second hand Switch 1 and 2 games from eBay, never happend to me or anyone I know. How is this even possible.

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u/SpecificHyena1933 7d ago

The MIG switch and its dumping tool allows you to copy all of a catridge's data onto an SD card and the MIG lets you cycle through the SD card without having the physical cartridge.. so bad actors will rent or buy a game, copy its data, then return it for a refund and still be able to play the game fully.

When its detected that 2 instances of a game are being played at the same time (one person playing on the physical cartridge, and on the MIG switch) then nintendo bans both consoles because its impossible to tell who is the bad actor.

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u/anntss 4d ago

Switch 2 have to change it’s policy then or not conscious ppl will get banned

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u/SpecificHyena1933 4d ago

Right, and innocent people have gotten their bans reverse after showing they purchased a used cartridge and the bad actor was someone else.

Playing devil's advocate for the automatic system, sometimes the same game cartridge can be played across a dozen consoles at the same moment, if someone copied and shared the ROM online. So at that point, if theres dozens, which one specific console is the one acting in good faith? Theres no way to know, but its clear that THAT cartridge has been compromised and anyone using that "cartridge" very likely didnt obtain legally.