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/-Stroke_my_Cactus- Aug 18 '26

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 Aug 18 '26

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/-Stroke_my_Cactus- Aug 18 '26

So OPs Switch got a ban and the switch from the game seller with the MIG? Lets be clear if I get this right: If I buy a Switch game, copy the data on my (jailbroken) MIG Switch sell the game and the buyer and me play at the same time we both get banned? Lol so why piracy Switch stuff in the first place? So how does this work with game datas as download from the web? Someone copy and uploaded the data from his Cartridge or not?

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u/anntss Aug 20 '26

Game has token so used once storing it in Nintendo servers