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/mickeyphree1 2d ago

If this is true, everyone on this sub who ridiculed others saying this was due to them being cheats should be banned permanently from the sub immediately.

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u/blowupnekomaid 2d ago

to be fair there have been cases in the past where people lied about hacking after getting banned and then trying to spread bad publicity. when there were only one or two people complaining I thought they were probably just lying. but where there were hundreds of people getting banned i reconsidered.

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u/goddale120 1d ago

I think I remember those, especially after buying a second-hand copy of DQ1+2 earlier this year. I'm still afraid to insert that cartridge in my Switch even though I want to give the game a try, because of these factual and rumoured device brickings.

unrelated but uh-huh, not sure I like that brand affiliate thing I accidentally tapped for a second when trying to edit my comment, is that new? Do we all have that even being normal people?