Okay, so here’s the wild ride of my thoughts — first off, the MIG Flash (which used to be called MIG-Switch, but let’s not get sidetracked by names) kinda made waves by working with this thing called Nintendo Switch 2. Like, I saw this teaser from some folks at X, and they were all like, “Hey, it’s compatible with Switch 2!” Well, they said it more officially, but you get the vibe. Now, don’t ask me how they got it to work — it’s like magic or maybe a firmware update, which sounds techy-cool, right?
So they rolled out the MIG Flash last year, which lets you stash game backups on a microSD card. Imagine dressing up like an official Nintendo cartridge and fooling the console into playing your games. It sounds sneaky! This was supposed to be a saintly thing, like for honest owners wanting to keep their games safe or indie devs tinkering away. But guess what — pirates got their hands on it too. Classic.
Here’s where things got wacky. Initially, this MIG Flash was a no-go with the Switch 2, but then, out of nowhere, bam! It starts clicking. They put on a little show on X, loading up The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom from the MIG Flash. It took ages, but who cares? And then, they dropped the news that MIG Flash V2 is cozy with Switch 2 too. Just “plug & play!” they say. Easy peasy.
Did the update do the trick? Probably. Managed to dodge whatever new locks Nintendo slapped on. Not saying it’s yay-nay to run Switch 2 games ‘cause dumping those ROMs is like trying to find a unicorn… and oh boy, illegal! There’s some gossip about a userland exploit, but it sounds almost mythical — barely scratching the surface.
But hey, let’s call out the mess. Sure, the MIG Flash might let pirates play old Switch games on the new console, but Nintendo’s not stupid. Each game cart has an ID, and sharing it is like waving a “ban me now” flag. Get caught and boom! Account blocked, console dead, maybe even bricked into existence (ouch!).
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