The Nintendo Switch 2 has 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:only been in our hands for two weeks, but already, players are being banned from using online services after loading third-party cartridges. That means no DLC, no updates, no eShop, no cloud saves — your console is bricked.
The cartridges in question are MIGs, which allow you to create and store backups of your legally bought Switch games. Or at least, that's how they should be used: their manufacturer stresses that they "serve as a backup and development dev𒈔ice solely supporting gaming using personal game backups". But as you'd expect, they're often used to load pirated games, which is why Nintendo takes issue with them.
As reported by , the console giant isn't holding back with the Switch 2, as players using the MIG cartridges even for "perfectly legal dumps" are being prompted with 'Error Code: 2124-4508', completely ruining their $450 hardware. "I have only used my own backed-up games on th𓄧e MIG Switch and got the ban hammer," . "Unfortunately, as the idea of having all my games on one cart was nice, though, I am not surprised it happened."
Using MIG Cartridges Doesn't Appear To Ban Your Switch 2 Account
Luckily, it only seems to be the Switch 2 itself that's affected, not the accounts tied to it. The error message specifically highlights that "The use of online services on this console is currently restricted", and those who have risked their new hard🔴ware to test the cards, like u/givemeupvotes-_-, claim that their "account is fine for now".
If you really want to use a MIG cartridge, you might want to keep you🔯r cons🔯ole in aeroplane mode.
This prompted suggestions to try factory resetting the Switch 2 to see if the ban would be lifted, but this only appears to make things worse. , connected to the internet, and was still met with the error code. Only now, since they couldn't sign into their Nintendo account, they couldn't open the eShop to download any games. That meant they couldn't use any of their digital purchases, such as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mario Kart World, in offline mode.
"We are entirely bricked, a perman⛦ent brick; there is nothing you can do with this Switch 2 on the internet," Scattered Brain explained. "Now that I've restored the Switch, disconnected it from everything, there's nothing that I can do."
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Original Release Date
- June 5, 2025 🌊
- Original MSRP (USD)
- $449.99
- Operating System
- 💞 🃏 Proprietary
- Resolution
- 💞 1080p (handheld) / 4K (docked)
- HDR Support
- Yes
