Nintendo will ban your Switch 2 console if it catches you doing this

The war between Nintendo and gamers wanting to pirate content has officially kicked off on the Nintendo Switch 2 battlefield, with some users now reporting Nintendo has banned their Switch 2 console from online services.

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The device that is causing the new consoles to be banned is called the MIG Switch, which is a blank flash cartridge that users can load with games, either obtained from legally purchased copies or illegally pirated copies. Notably, Nintendo began suing retailers selling MIG Switch cartridges last year, and specifically designed the Switch 2 so the MIG carts would be unusable on the new console.

However, the creators of the MIG Switch released a new firmware update that enables the device to load Switch 1 games on the Switch 2. This update was the firing of the first strike, and Nintendo has since responded. Reddit user SquareSphere explained in a recent post that his Nintendo Switch 2 was banned after he tried his MIG Switch in the new console and attempted to download an update. Nintendo has now banned the Nintendo Switch 2 console from online services.

This isn't the only instance of this occuring, as user givemeupvote wrote on the Switch Hacks subreddit, "Just wanted to let everyone know to refrain from using their mig flash on the Switch 2 online for now. My switch 2 was just banned (my account is fine for now)." The user shared the message from Nintendo, "The use of online services on this console is currently restricted by Nintendo."

It doesn't stop there as X user SwitchTools explained they used a MIG Switch with ROM dumps of their own games and they were also banned from Nintendo Switch Online services at the console level.

These bans aren't totally surprising as Nintendo updated its user agreement for the Switch 2 prior to launch to state it retains the ability make the "Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part," along with the "Nintendo Account Services". More on that story can be found here.