Okay, so here’s the thing. The MIG Flash, oh sorry, was it called MIG-Switch before? Yeah, that thing. It’s doing something funky now with the Nintendo Switch 2. Apparently, there’s some teaser floating around, basically saying it works with the Switch 2 now. Nobody’s spilling the beans on how they made this magic happen. Although, I’d bet a spilled coffee, it’s all about some firmware update. Classic.
This gizmo popped up last year, letting Switch folks play their game backups straight from a microSD card. It’s like, pretending to be an official game cartridge. I mean, imagine tricking your console into playing a bunch of ROMs you’ve stashed away. It’s for folks with good intentions, like backing up personal games or wannabe developers dreaming up Switch 2 games, but you know how it goes – somebody’s always gonna take a shady detour with tech like this.
Initially, the MIG Flash kinda flopped, couldn’t play nice with the Switch 2 at first. But now? Yeah, they’ve figured something out. I heard they even got The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom running, albeit slow as a traffic jam. So now they’re all like, “Hey, we have the MIG Flash V2, just pop it in and go!” Or something like that.
So, here’s how I see it: maybe a firmware tweak let them dodge some new protective barriers Nintendo slapped on the Switch 2. But don’t get your hopes up about running Switch 2 backups. I mean, you can’t even dump those ROMs yet. And uh, it’s illegal, ya know? There are whispers about some dodgy userland exploit on the Switch 2, but it’s more smoke than fire right now.
Oh, and let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Pirates could technically run original Switch games on the Switch 2, but here’s the kicker – Nintendo won’t let that slide. Every game cartridge has like, a secret ID, right? And Nintendo loves playing detective with their systems. If two consoles show up with the same ID, you’re probably getting banned faster than you can say “pirate.” Could even brick your console. Ouch.
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