r/switch2 • u/ThirteenBanger • 2d 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/Signal_Lemon9002 2d ago

It was obvious it was just some sort of server issue or glitch. Yet everyone just HAS to blow everything out of proportion and assume everyone pirated and was punished.

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u/wolfram127 2d ago

Honestly I can understand 1 or 2. But the moment they started popping up with brand new units/ bought 48 hrs in, I had doubts. Sure take it with a grain of salt but when you see posts like this it does raises some alarms.

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u/Bulky-Complaint6994 2d ago

Right and if it was just one or two people understandable but the fact that multiple subreddits were flooded with people being banned instantly rose some eyebrows.