Youtuber Nick Moses has showcased a prototype of the UnlockSwitch (review video below), an upcoming competitor for the MIG Switch flashcart. Review co

UnlockSwitch flashcart prototypes are already in the hands of some reviewers (video)

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2024-04-23 21:00:06

Youtuber Nick Moses has showcased a prototype of the UnlockSwitch (review video below), an upcoming competitor for the MIG Switch flashcart. Review copies of the device were allegedly sent to 50 people this past week.

As confirmed by Nick in his video, the UnlockSwitch works as expected, and, in its current state, acts like an exact clone of the MIG Switch. A teardown shows that this looks like a very close clone of the MIG Switch.

Important Update: Nick Moses and team are now worried this could actually be a semi-elaborate scam, using Youtube reviewers as “bait” with reskinned MIG Switch flashcarts, to bring preorders for a non existing product. See below for details

The MIG Switch (and the UnlockSwitch) looks and feels like a regular Nintendo Switch cartridge, but allows you to load multiple games in an embedded SD Card. Switch between games is done by ejecting, then re-inserting the flashcart into the device.

The MIG Switch (and now, its clones) is advertised as a backup and development device for the Nintendo Switch, but its practical use case is probably going to be piracy for the most part. For people looking to pirate games, the system might be more convenient than existing modchip solutions, as it doesn’t require hacking the console, or soldering any modchip. It is, however, very limited in scope in my opinion, allowing only for piracy, but none of the more “legit” hacking use cases such as homebrew, plugins, custom firmwares, etc…