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Demi Williams

Be careful about spending money on a second-hand Switch 2, as one player has reported receiving a bricked console caused by Nintendo's anti-piracy policy

Switch 2.

  • Pre-owned Switch 2 consoles that have been modded are reportedly being bricked by Nintendo's anti-piracy policy
  • Redditor Bimmytung says they bought a second-hand console from Walmart, only to discover that the Switch 2 is permanently offline
  • Nintendo has been blocking access to online services on the console if players have modded the console using the MIG Flash tool
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