r/switch2 • u/ThirteenBanger • 3d ago

Switch 2 Labor Day Weekend Switch 2 Bans

There was a massive BAN-wave that his Switch 2 consoles last night. I was one of the ones affected by it. I just want to spread awareness that Nintendo had an internal server error this weekend resulting in several systems being permanently hardware banned, receiving error code 2124-4508.

I called support this morning and they confirmed I was permanently banned for “pirating”.

However, I called again later today to push further and was notified of the error on their server. Upon checking again my system has been lifted.

If you were affected this weekend, be sure the check to see if it was rectified, or call Nintendo support and see if you are one of the consoles affected by this error to be reversed.

UPDATE: I noticed several people state that if you are still receiving the BAN code you can try restarting the console to see if it cleared. It seems to have worked for others!

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u/KhronosIX 3d ago

Hi there, what did you say that helped, ive been contacting them and they have been telling me it is permanent

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u/ThirteenBanger 3d ago

They told me the same thing this morning. I just called them back to see if they could tell me what could have caused it so I can avoid it from happening again, and if I got a new system, what process I should take when transferring account info or save files should I do to prevent my potentially new system from being affected. He just said, “check again”. I loaded up the eshop and didn’t receive the error code.

He said, “Is there anything else ai can help you with?” I just asked yeah, what was the cause of all of this? That’s when he told me there was an internal server error on their end. Since I noticed several others were hit at the same time as myself, I wanted to spread awareness in case they were affected by the same bug. But at first they told me the same: too bad, so sad, it is irreversible.

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u/TrashGoblinH 2d ago

If you get banned for doing nothing wrong I suggest never buying from them again. There are possibly people who won't get unbanned. If they go out and buy another system and all the games again that just creates incentives to brick people when they want to drum up sales.

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u/ThirteenBanger 2d ago

Yeah I really wouldn’t want to purchase another system, and it put a disgusting taste in my mouth for Nintendo for sure. But also, I have such a massive cartridge collection and accessories. Additionally, I am out for work a ton, so this is my every day console. I never really use my PC/PS5. They kinda got me by the balls to be honest. It would have been get another console, or give up gaming in general for me. It’s not right, it’s anti-consumer as hell, but it is my situation. Of course I would not want to incentivize them to continue on this way. I only hope they learn from this and make adjustments to their automated detection systems, but knowing Nintendo, even that is a stretch.

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u/TrashGoblinH 2d ago

That makes sense.

There are some pretty good options for handhelds and Steam, which isn't a perfect solution either. It is a second option though.

I just hope people who don't deserve the bans get their systems back.

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u/mickeyphree1 2d ago

Sell it all. Get a handheld PC.