Editing Nintendo Switch (section)

===Bricking consoles post-launch (June 2025 - Now)<!-- Will move some of this to the main article FYI -->===
{{Main|Nintendo Switch bans}}
Discovered by owners of the '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''', the console is capable of detecting when the console is being tampered with. Previous reports on ''GBATemp''<ref>{{Cite web |last=LagunaLoire88 |date=May 29, 2025 |title=Post from LagunaLoire88 |url=https://gbatemp.net/threads/best-practice-for-preserving-switch-2-exploitability.671473/page-3#post-10661329 |access-date=Jun 18, 2025 |website=GBATemp}}</ref> were seen as questionable from the community,{{Citation needed}} such as a voltage detection mechanism, however they did successfully predict that the ''MIG Switch cartridge'' can cause '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''' consoles to be incapable of accessing online services,<ref name=":3" /> including but not limited to the ''[[Nintendo]] eShop''.
[[File:Bricked Switch 2.png|thumb|A screenshot from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s video by Scattered Brain], displaying his Switch 2 console being bricked]]
This has brought up concerns from the community<ref>{{Cite web |last=FritangaPlays |date=Jun 18, 2025 |title=Switch 2 Brick Situation JUST GOT WORSE Nintendo Screws Over ANOTHER User |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tk8ycQKWqo |access-date=Jun 18, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> as banned consoles will be incapable of playing a majority of physically released titles. A significant portion of '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''' software releases that are physical are only available via [[Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card|''Game-Key Cards'']],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cohen |first=Jason |date=Jun 5, 2025 |title=Buying Physical? Watch Out For the Switch 2's Game-Key Cards |url=https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/nintendo-switch-2-game-cards-vs-game-key-cards-vs-downloads-whats-the-difference |access-date=Jun 18, 2025 |work=PC Mag}}</ref> especially 3rd-party releases. These cards require access to the ''[[Nintendo]] eShop'' to be capable of installing the game, meaning consoles that are banned from online services from ''[[Nintendo]]'' are effectively incapable of playing most releases for the console.<ref name=":3" />