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Additionally, ''[[Nintendo]]'' has been attempting to bury footage collected by these early users covering this, using the antipiracy firm [[Web Capio|''Web Capio'']]'s assistance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=May 28, 2025 |title=After years of intense leaks, Nintendo’s got the Switch 2 launch on lockdown |url=https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy |access-date=May 29, 2025 |work=Polygon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=May 27, 2025 |title=Tweet from @ethangach |url=https://x.com/ethangach/status/1927467805680472150 |access-date=May 29, 2025 |website=X (formerly [[Twitter]])}}</ref>

=== Bricking consoles post-launch (June 2025 - Now) ===

===Bricking consoles post-launch (June 2025 - Now)===

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" />

Additionally documented from Scattered Brain, users are incapable of deleting their accounts from Switch 2 devices,<ref name=":3" /> and this may extend to the creation of new accounts or modifying existing accounts.

The error code shown to users is documented as either '''2124-4508''' or '''2124-4007''', where ''[[Nintendo]]'' officially states:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nintendo |title=Error Codes: 2124-4007, 2124-4508 |url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28046/~/error-codes%3A-2124-4007%2C-2124-4508 |access-date=Jun 18, 2025 |website=Nintendo Support}}</ref><blockquote>Information when you try to connect to an online service on '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''' or '''''Nintendo Switch''''' but you receive the error code 2124-4007 or 2124-4508 along with the message, "The use of online services on this console is currently restricted by ''[[Nintendo]]''."

~~'''Information'''~~

~~This error code indicates the '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''' or '''''Nintendo Switch''''' console you are using has been permanently banned from connecting online due to a breach of the user agreements.~~

~~A breach of user agreements may include, but is not limited to, activities such as:~~

~~- Fraudulent or unauthorized transactions~~

~~- Violation of our [https://www.nintendo.com/code-of-conduct/ Community Guidelines]</blockquote>~~

===Requiring an online connection to set up Switch 2 consoles===

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*Switch 2 Camera

=== Other ===

===Other===

* [[Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card]]

*[[Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card]]

==See also==

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 Additionally, ''[[Nintendo]]'' has been attempting to bury footage collected by these early users covering this, using the antipiracy firm [[Web Capio|''Web Capio'']]'s assistance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=May 28, 2025 |title=After years of intense leaks, Nintendo’s got the Switch 2 launch on lockdown |url=https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy |access-date=May 29, 2025 |work=Polygon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=May 27, 2025 |title=Tweet from @ethangach |url=https://x.com/ethangach/status/1927467805680472150 |access-date=May 29, 2025 |website=X (formerly [[Twitter]])}}</ref>
-=== Bricking consoles post-launch (June 2025 - Now)<!-- Will move some of this to the main article FYI --> ===
+===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" />
-Additionally documented from Scattered Brain, users are incapable of deleting their accounts from Switch 2 devices,<ref name=":3" /> and this may extend to the creation of new accounts or modifying existing accounts.
-The error code shown to users is documented as either '''2124-4508''' or '''2124-4007''', where ''[[Nintendo]]'' officially states:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nintendo |title=Error Codes: 2124-4007, 2124-4508 |url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28046/~/error-codes%3A-2124-4007%2C-2124-4508 |access-date=Jun 18, 2025 |website=Nintendo Support}}</ref><blockquote>Information when you try to connect to an online service on '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''' or '''''Nintendo Switch''''' but you receive the error code 2124-4007 or 2124-4508 along with the message, "The use of online services on this console is currently restricted by ''[[Nintendo]]''."
-'''Information'''
-This error code indicates the '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''' or '''''Nintendo Switch''''' console you are using has been permanently banned from connecting online due to a breach of the user agreements.
-A breach of user agreements may include, but is not limited to, activities such as:
-- Fraudulent or unauthorized transactions
-- Violation of our [https://www.nintendo.com/code-of-conduct/ Community Guidelines]</blockquote>
 ===Requiring an online connection to set up Switch 2 consoles===
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 *Switch 2 Camera
-=== Other ===
+===Other===
-* [[Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card]]
+*[[Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card]]
 ==See also==