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The Nintendo Switch 2 Has Been Hacked, As First Jailbreak Blows The Modding, Emulation, and Homebrew Floodgates Wide Open
Wccftech • • general
Key Points:
- The Nintendo Switch 2 has been jailbroken just over a year after its release, using a software-only, tethered exploit that requires a specific original Switch game to run at every boot.
- This jailbreak allows users to run homebrew software, mod games, back up save files, and access most system peripherals on the latest firmware.
- The exploit was developed using AI tools like OpenAI Codex, exploiting a 32-bit integer overflow bug in a backward-compatible original Switch game to gain code execution.
- The developer demonstrated the jailbreak by modding Mario Kart World with additional characters such as Peter Griffin and Hatsune Miku, confirming the exploit’s legitimacy.
- Nintendo is expected to quickly address the vulnerability by removing the exploited game from the eShop, but the jailbreak opens significant possibilities for modding and exploring the Switch 2’s hardware capabilities.
