@sethfranum I would argue the audience for using this as a piracy device is much lower than using it for legit purposes.
Using this as a piracy device 100% will get you banned, Nintendo is always collecting telemetry about the specific games and unique serial number of the cart you are using to play, if they see you using the unique identifiers of one specific cartridge known to be portable online, they will ban you. So this is only for an audience ok with having their switch banned, but they also can't hack their switch by sending it in to get a modchip for whatever reason.
If it really were "homebrewers/hackers" using this, they would either get a v1 switch and mod it quite easily or get a modchip put in for $50-100 on their newer patched switch, the RP2040 chip for the procedure is super cheap and easy to find unlike the mig switch and you can do stuff like blocking Nintendo servers, wiping serial numbers in an Emunand to avoid a ban, I first hacked my switch in 2020 and haven't been banned. There's also a good chance getting someone to put in a modchip is cheaper than just the mig switch cartridge that has less functionality and has much higher risk of a ban.
The audience for using this as a legit device is much larger, not massive, but larger since on the switch 1 using it as a legit device doesn't come with as many limitations and caveats. If you have a sizeable physical game collection, it would be much easier to have everything on one cartridge instead of lugging all your games with you that can't be replaced easily if stolen, you can also use a thinner carry case for your switch and not have to carry anything extra with you.
This device is too inconvenient to be used for piracy, there are much better options that are likely cheaper and do not reduce the resale value of your console with a ban. The only use case I see is if you are buying a used console that has already been banned, but somehow doesn't have the homebrew/hacks on it that caused the ban and you also can't be asked to hack it, but you can be asked to scour the internet for proper dumps that will work with this device (which are difficult to find).
If this device truly were being used by many people for piracy then don't you think more piracy sites would host the necessary files for the device to work? (none of them do, it won't work at all without all the files with the unique identifiers)
I feel like calling this a tool for piracy is unfair. On the switch 1 you would've gotten banned very quickly for running a pirates game, or it wouldn't work, because you need extra files that uniquely identify your game cart for the game to even run, which would make it easier for Nintendo to know something is up and ban your system if 100s of people are using a cart with the same derails, and getting these extra files is difficult, most ROM sites do not have them , however you could play legit game backups no problems without any bans, but now switch 2s are being banned for running legit backups of games which is kind of bs if you ask me.
I wonder how many people are getting this because they like the amiibo itself? I haven't bought an amiibo since 2017 but I think it's worth splashing out on this. It's not too hard to preorder here in the UK either, as the GAME UK has it up but it doesn't show up on Google or anything, which is really sweet
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Re: Nintendo's Strict Policy On MiG Carts Is Creating A Problem For Secondhand Switch 2 Buyers
@sethfranum I would argue the audience for using this as a piracy device is much lower than using it for legit purposes.
Using this as a piracy device 100% will get you banned, Nintendo is always collecting telemetry about the specific games and unique serial number of the cart you are using to play, if they see you using the unique identifiers of one specific cartridge known to be portable online, they will ban you. So this is only for an audience ok with having their switch banned, but they also can't hack their switch by sending it in to get a modchip for whatever reason.
If it really were "homebrewers/hackers" using this, they would either get a v1 switch and mod it quite easily or get a modchip put in for $50-100 on their newer patched switch, the RP2040 chip for the procedure is super cheap and easy to find unlike the mig switch and you can do stuff like blocking Nintendo servers, wiping serial numbers in an Emunand to avoid a ban, I first hacked my switch in 2020 and haven't been banned. There's also a good chance getting someone to put in a modchip is cheaper than just the mig switch cartridge that has less functionality and has much higher risk of a ban.
The audience for using this as a legit device is much larger, not massive, but larger since on the switch 1 using it as a legit device doesn't come with as many limitations and caveats. If you have a sizeable physical game collection, it would be much easier to have everything on one cartridge instead of lugging all your games with you that can't be replaced easily if stolen, you can also use a thinner carry case for your switch and not have to carry anything extra with you.
This device is too inconvenient to be used for piracy, there are much better options that are likely cheaper and do not reduce the resale value of your console with a ban. The only use case I see is if you are buying a used console that has already been banned, but somehow doesn't have the homebrew/hacks on it that caused the ban and you also can't be asked to hack it, but you can be asked to scour the internet for proper dumps that will work with this device (which are difficult to find).
If this device truly were being used by many people for piracy then don't you think more piracy sites would host the necessary files for the device to work? (none of them do, it won't work at all without all the files with the unique identifiers)
Re: Nintendo's Strict Policy On MiG Carts Is Creating A Problem For Secondhand Switch 2 Buyers
I feel like calling this a tool for piracy is unfair. On the switch 1 you would've gotten banned very quickly for running a pirates game, or it wouldn't work, because you need extra files that uniquely identify your game cart for the game to even run, which would make it easier for Nintendo to know something is up and ban your system if 100s of people are using a cart with the same derails, and getting these extra files is difficult, most ROM sites do not have them , however you could play legit game backups no problems without any bans, but now switch 2s are being banned for running legit backups of games which is kind of bs if you ask me.
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I wonder how many people are getting this because they like the amiibo itself? I haven't bought an amiibo since 2017 but I think it's worth splashing out on this. It's not too hard to preorder here in the UK either, as the GAME UK has it up but it doesn't show up on Google or anything, which is really sweet
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@MarcelRguez pretty much every smartphone game is like that.
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reminds me of inazuma eleven