Video shows a demo of the alleged flashcard for the Nintendo Switch – Games – News

An X user shared a video that reportedly shows the first working flashcard for the Nintendo Switch. This appears to work on unmodified consoles, and recent versions of the console that have not yet been hacked.

the video Shared By User X After the time has passed, the card must be inserted into the game slot of the Nintendo Switch. Based on the video, the downloaded games rotate each time the flashcard is inserted into the slot.

It's not entirely clear whether Nintendo will be able to track users of this card. Since each game has a unique ID, Nintendo will likely use these IDs to find out which users are playing a dumped game and then ban them. Additionally, the Japanese company will likely block the flash card entirely with a firmware update.

According to the post, these will work on all types of Switch consoles, from all regions, and on all firmware versions. The authenticity of the video has not yet been confirmed. It's also not clear exactly how this flashcard works. The Switch has an ASIC that communicates directly with the game card using a custom protocol from Nintendo, to verify the legitimacy of the game cards. So the modifiers had to find a way to circumvent this limitation.

This isn't the first time hacking has been possible on the Nintendo Switch, but it will be the first flashcard to work on the device. The first version of the Nintendo Switch contained a hardware flaw that allowed it to be hacked and run custom firmware, but this vulnerability was fixed in subsequent revisions. There are modification chips in circulation for these newer models, but they must be soldered to the device's motherboard.

Gary Bowser, a prominent seller of these chips, was sentenced to three years in prison and had to pay $10 million in compensation to Nintendo. The man is now free again. Famous Switch data miner Mike Heskin It seems A post on X hinted that Bowser is behind the After Time X website.

Flashcards were also popular on Nintendo's previous handheld consoles, the DS and 3DS. In the latter case, it concerns Sky3DS and Gateway cards. This educational card shows many similarities, especially with the Sky3DS, where it also had to be placed in the slot repeatedly to switch between games. Later, a version became available with a button on the top of the card, so turning was somewhat easier. If Nintendo detects that a 3DS user is using a flashcard, it will ban them. As a result, it is no longer possible to play online.

Exciting news for the Switch scene

From one of our followers we got an exclusive video of an upcoming product that this person is beta testing.

Obviously a “flash cart” type device is coming very soon for #NintendoSwitch Which supports all firmwares, all… pic.twitter.com/BsOtRzMkMN

– After time@AfterTimeX) December 22, 2023