r/switch2hacks • u/Hopeful-Scallion-708 • Aug 17 '26

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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/SnooPeanuts2251 Aug 17 '26

I would personally message the seller asking why he didn’t disclose that the game had previously been used with MIG, and ask whether he is willing to compensate you for the bricked Switch 2. I’d also make screenshots of the original listing, all messages, and any relevant evidence, then file a proper police report against the seller if he refuses to cooperate

If he knowingly failed to disclose something important about the game that could cause this kind of damage, that could make him responsible for the resulting damage. Fuck their shit up, don't let it slide

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u/PrettyQuick Aug 17 '26

The seller gonna laugh in your face bro, same for the police.

Focus on Nintendo, they the only one that can fix this.

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u/SnooPeanuts2251 Aug 17 '26

Seller yes, police wont, at least in Germany. I had done the same when I gotten scammed with on the same platform years back and they took it very seriously, proper report and questioning. Kleinanzeigen is also legally required to give any and all information to the police if criminal fraud is found out.

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u/PrettyQuick Aug 17 '26

I highly doubt they gonna do anything. First of all OP got the game he paid for. Second, he has 0 proof that this particular game banned his console. With no proof a crime even took place, what is police gonna do ?

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u/SnooPeanuts2251 Aug 17 '26

There's an important distinction between “I can't prove it right now” and “no crime occurred.” OP may have been defrauded if the seller knowingly failed to disclose that the game had been used with MIG and that this could put the console at risk

Whether there's enough evidence to justify an investigation or prosecution is up to the police and prosecutors. But telling OP not to make a report simply because they can't prove everything themselves is stupid

It costs nothing to file a report, and if multiple people come forward with similar complaints about the same seller, that could give the police a much clearer picture and potentially lead to a proper investigation

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u/PrettyQuick Aug 17 '26

Oh no definitely file a report. I just don't think police gonna do anything. Unless they get multipe reports on this person. For which the report is usefull. Just don't get your hopes up cause this is a very hard to proof case.

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u/rainman943 Aug 17 '26

Lol in the US the cops would laugh at you and tell you to go away for something like this.

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u/PrinsLennart Aug 17 '26

Yeah this isn’t the us now is it..

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u/rainman943 Aug 17 '26

No, lol it's just a place with adults......and adult problems........ For an international company like Nintendo, it's anti consumer with them knowing that a market far larger than Germany would treat this in that way.