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Switch 2 Player Warns People To "Be Careful Buying Used Switch 1 Games" After Nightmare Outcome

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:James Lucas

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Nintendo is taking no prisoners when it comes to piracy with the Switch 2, even if that means catching legitimate pl✃ayers in the crossfire.

As reported by , one user was banned after inserting a second-hand game into their console, restricti🧜ng them from using the eShop and downloading any of their owned games. Thankfully, customer support𒈔 were immensely helpful in getting them unbanned after they provided screenshots of the Facebook Marketplace listing where they bought the cartridge.

Brazil is challenging Nintendo over its ability to remotely bri▨ck Switch 2 console🎐s.

"Be careful buying useꦑd Switch 1 games," warned. "You can get banned if a bad actor dumped it. Having said that, Nintendo support is amazing and will h𝕴elp you get back up and running."

The Second Hand Switch Market Just Got A Whole Lot Riskier

Last month, it came to light that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo was cracking down on MIGs. These are blank, Switch-compatible cartridges that players can dump their legitimately owned games on, while also using them to swap between titles without having to finagle between boxes. However, they are also used to store and play pirated copies of games. As such, Nintendo has taken a hard stance against all MIG cartridges, ෴bricking consoles if they're detected.

It appears tꦏhat u/dmanthey was targeted because whoever sold their games on Facebook Marketplace had dumped them onto a MIG beforehand so that they could make some money back while keeping a copy. Because Nintendo detected that the same version of the game was being played on t♔wo consoles at once, a ban was automatically doled out.

Customer support told ꦇu/ܫdmanthey that they can now use the cartridge and even resell it if they so choose.

This presents a pretty big issue for the secondhand market place, as it turns every purchase into a gamble—if someone has stored the game, you could be faced with a ban. Several commenters report similar situations, with u/ifyshipsirl even getting banned after🙈 borrowing a game from the library, which someone had clearly copied onto a MIG.

Customer support are undoing these bans q🎃uite quickly, so your console won't be permanently bricked if you buy a cartridge from a bad actor, but🅷 it still makes resales riskier than ever.