The Nintendo Switch 2 has intense anti-piracy measures under the hood that are so sensitive that a console owner reported their device was banned after buying used games. Nintendo is known for ...

Dave is a veteran game newswriter and has reported for a variety of outlets for over a decade, writing news, reviews, guides and more for online game sites wherever he can find them. An unfortunate ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is only a few weeks old, and already, there are owners reporting bans from Nintendo. This probably isn’t an issue that many thought they would find themselves in this early on, ...

TL;DR: Nintendo has begun banning Nintendo Switch 2 consoles from online services due to the use of MIG Switch flash cartridges, which enable loading of pirated or copied games. This enforcement ...

Earlier this week, the makers of the popular Mig Flash cartridge, which allows users to play Switch games loaded via an SD card without modifying the console itself, issued a firmware update enabling ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Nintendo Switch 2 users have been warned one mistake can ...

Nintendo is banning Switch 2 consoles that use MIG flash carts to load games. These can be used for both piracy and legitimate game preservation efforts. Bans seem limited to consoles for now, with no ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...

A Switch 2 owner has warned fans to be careful when buying second-hand games, after their console was banned by Nintendo. Since the Switch 2's launch, reports have surfaced of Nintendo's new ...

Here in 2025, I think most of us are probably ready to admit to ourselves that Legend of Zelda protagonist Link, particularly in his modern, post-Breath of the Wild incarnation, is presenting himself ...

If anyone thought Nintendo was bluffing when they said they would ban or brick your Nintendo Switch 2 console if you use it in a non-Nintendo authorized fashion, we’re now seeing that the Japanese ...