Nintendo is banning Switch 2 users who play games via a MIG flash cart, regardless of whether the games are pirated or purchased.

Less than two weeks after its release, global media brand Nintendo is reportedly banning some Switch 2 users in an attempt to crack down on piracy. According to Kotaku, players using the MIG Switch — a flash cartridge capable of storing and loading pirated game files — on the brand’s all-new Switch 2 may

The Nintendo Switch 2 has had an impressive launch, quickly becoming one of the fastest-selling consoles of all time and currently on the path to continuing the success of its predecessor. However, the company is eager to avoid one downside of the original Switch,

Nintendo is actively working to block "easy" modding attempts and prevent potential piracy on its new console.

It took hackers over a year to jailbreak the original Switch, but the Switch 2 has one vulnerability its predecessor didn’t: backwards compatibility. Some new console owners have already tried to use a type of flash cartridge associated with the piracy of Switch 1 games on their Switch 2 consoles,

Hackers on social media sites are beginning to share photos and anecdotes about their efforts to modify the Switch 2, only to be hit with bans that restrict usage of online connectivity. This means that hackers can’t use things like the eShop or play online multiplayer in games like Mario Kart World.

Most of these are listed as having "compatibility issues" that developers are "currently investigating." The only game that Nintendo flat-out says won't play on the Switch 2 is the Nintendo Labo ...