A few days after the monumental reveal of a work-in-progress flashcart being made for the Nintendo Switch, more information has been made available. The previously unnamed flashcart is set to be called "Mig Switch", and the initial Twitter user that unveiled the Mig Switch's existence, After Time X, managed to get in contact with the team behind it all. According to them, they were offered a review unit of the Mig Switch, but turned it down, as the After Time X team fears legal repercussions from dealing with "backup loader" hardware.

Another interesting tidbit is that existing dumps of Switch games will NOT be compatible with the Mig Switch, and backups will need to be repacked to function with the flashcart. Games played with the flashcart can be played online, as well.

The Mig Switch currently has a website, where it is seeking distributors to work together with in order to sell initial limited quantities of the Mig Switch device, with the first units to be delivered sometime in January. The team claims that full availability is expected around March/April 2024. It'll come with the Mig Switch card, and the Mig Switch Dumper, with the latter of which allowing you to back up your games using NXdumpTool.

More Details Has Been Uncovered About the First Switch Flashcart

After some digging around by our @AfterTimeX journalists, it was discovered that the “Switch Flashcart” in fact has a name, “Mig Switch” and they agreed to answer a few of our questions about some points that… pic.twitter.com/kQtXdSNg7E

— After Time X (@AfterTimeX) December 27, 2023

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[TheNintendoEnthusiast]

It's cool that this is possibly a thing.

I would not trust to go online with any of the games, even if they are dumped from your own cartridges. We aren't in the DS days where Nintendo couldn't track that. I would love to be proved wrong though

 

[linuxares]

But couldn't you patch nsp updates/dlc to the .xci via NSC builder?

If it is works for with custom xci yes. But you need to use their dumper so until someone reverse it to produce a custom one or such, it looks bleak

 

[tabzer]

If it is works for with custom xci yes. But you need to use their dumper so until someone reverse it to produce a custom one or such, it looks bleak

https://migswitch.com/#/backup

They have a NXdumpTool method.

 

[G33ksquad]

I’ve got a better idea, let’s just bring back Blockbuster, let folks rent the games. No bans or mod chips required.

 

[linuxares]

https://migswitch.com/#/backup

They have a NXdumpTool method.

I know but will they share the code?

EDIT: I guess they mean this latest rewrite that it's just to use - https://github.com/DarkMatterCore/nxdumptool/releases

 

[tabzer]

I know but will they share the code?

They say "You will need the latest rewrite release version of NXdumpTool."

https://github.com/DarkMatterCore/nxdumptool/releases

They even link it at the top of the site:

I'm not sure why we thought there was a closed version. (*oh, it was probably that tweet)

 

[impeeza]

yeah my error, confused herod with emperor,

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I know but will they share the code?

EDIT: I guess they mean this latest rewrite that it's just to use - https://github.com/DarkMatterCore/nxdumptool/releases

exactly

 

[TheStonedModder]

I’ve got a better idea, let’s just bring back Blockbuster, let folks rent the games. No bans or mod chips required.

That’s called GameFly. It’s pretty Good and they also have 4k movies which is sick

 

[Loonelywolf]

Nice and easy,but how will the dlc and updates work?

 

[aoikurayami]

If this is real and takes ofy it will help the switch sell in a way.

The nds only reached such numbers because of piracy and ease of use.
Ps2 also.

 

[Clydefrosch]

a mockup and "sowwy we didn't feel comfortable getting one" is not exactly convincing in my eyes

 

[TheStonedModder]

Nice and easy,but how will the dlc and updates work?

Purchase your dlc unless it was already bundled and update your games like normal

 

[tatumanu]

So this is literally a backup loader and reader that will work with your own clean dumps. So the only advantage is cloning your cards so you don’t have to use the originals. Is that it?

 

[linuxares]

So this is literally a backup loader and reader that will work with your own clean dumps. So the only advantage is cloning your cards so you don’t have to use the originals. Is that it?

Well technically people can start sharing "clean dumps" online and that would work as well.

 

[impeeza]

So this is literally a backup loader and reader that will work with your own clean dumps. So the only advantage is cloning your cards so you don’t have to use the originals. Is that it?

So far is the only real things we know.

the rest is speculation and dreams.

 

[russianjoint]

Selling a device designed around piracy for a profit huh? Well this has never gone poorly before on the Switch.

They're in Russia so the FBI & Nintendo can suck it

 

[shanefromoz]

I am almost certain this is the job of Max Lauren formally from Team Executer who is still on the run.
Strange its been released not long after Bowser got out of jail

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I bet there dumping tool will add the bricking code.
Be careful

 

[russianjoint]

I bet there dumping tool will add the bricking code.

I bet you're not shilling hard enough.

 

[NyaakoXD]

This feels like the second coming of Sky3DS. Lol

 

[enarky]

Interesting speculation from @hexkyz in this Twitter thread: https://nitter.net/hexkyz/status/1740168835607773473

Especially #5:

5) Russian Federation? Is that what we are calling Germany now? lmao

Not France, Germany. There's a Max Louarn associate from Germany, Kim Schmitz.

Source.

Fuck Kim Schnitz.