Hello guys, this is my first post here! I just got a MIG Switch card out of curiosity and I was tinkering with it. For those who don't know, it's used by placing XCI dumps as well as other game specific bin files in the sd card of the MIG Switch, and are obtained from the original cartridge by using an app like nxdumptool. Two of these bin files are mandatory to get the game to boot: Initial Data.bin and Certificate.bin. They stay the same for every cartridge of a specific game. Now, if you want to use an XCI dump from a shady website it's impossible to get it to work without those files. By using the Certificate.bin from another game it has no problem, but this does not count for the Initial Data.bin. So I looked for a way to obtain this Initial Data from an XCI file and read a bit of the XCI file documentation from switchbrew dot org. Here's what I understood so far: The Switch checks if the cartridge is valid by doing a challenge–response authentication on the Initial Data. The Package ID is contained both on the XCI and the Initial Data, on positions 0x110 and 0x0 respectively. The Initial Data hash is on the XCI at position 0x160. It is calculated by doing a SHA-256 hash on the full Initial Data content. So I was wondering, is there a way to to construct a functional Initial Data file starting from an XCI dump? I also tried a reverse approach by editing the Package ID in the Initial Data from another game, generating the Initial Data hash and putting it in the XCI file but is not enough to get the Switch believe it's a real game. Sorry if this may seem stupid but let me know what you think.

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Hardware 6.0 removes the ability to unlink your Nintendo Account, what will that mean for bans?

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Start date Sep 13, 2018
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Gyndemia

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Sep 13, 2018

I found out via the news feed on my switch that you will be no longer allowed to unlink your account from your user as of September 18th. I have not been banned yet, but in theory, would I be able to unlink/deactivate my account by calling Nintendo anymore for use on a new legit Switch? I know at the time no one can confirm for sure, but I'm not too knowledgeable on this stuff and would like some insight...

AlphaSapphire

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Sep 13, 2018

Same question

slaphappygamer

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Sep 13, 2018

What if you just made a new account on your switch?

Darktalon

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Sep 13, 2018

I spoke to Nintendo Support. Nothing is changing on their end, it just removes the ability to remove it on the console itself. And if you are banned you can't unlink it anyways, because you can't connect to any of their servers. So, if you get a new Switch, just contact support they will help you out. Just tell them it was lost or stolen or something.

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