Right, got back into homebrew on my switch. The new updates of SNES9X and VBA retroarch are fantastic - full speed, full sound, no issues. And sleep mode works now, so I can load the exploit once and not worry again.
On the other, darker side of things, piracy is in full swing. And it’s going to fuck things up for legit users as Nintendo are banning individual game carts. I made a post about it here: Reddit - Dive into anything
Right. Firstly, I’m going to state the obvious - don’t pirate.
Sadly, a fair few don’t share the same view and piracy has unfortunately become a steadily increasing problem for the system and Nintendo. What’s worse is that now it is going to affect legitimate users too.
Long story short, Nintendo have unique keys on every Switch gamecard. If the card is dumped (which any custom firmware user can do easily) and that copy is used online, Nintendo will ban it. SciresM has gone into detail on his twitter regarding this: https://twitter.com/SciresM/status/1009436235536871424
“Looks like we’ve got confirmation that Nintendo is banning gamecart certificates (I guess people aren’t taking my advice…). The relevant error for trying to use a gamecard with a banned cert is 0x1F727C – 2124-4025”
What does that mean? Well, that game card is now permanently barred from being used online. Chances are, this will become quite a severe issue with regards to pre-owned titles. And no, there’s no way around it.
From this point on, be especially wary about cheap pre-owned titles. If it’s a craigslist/gumtree sale, test it out first using an online connected console. If it’s on ebay, think twice - and this goes for selling, as you may end up being scammed this way as a seller too.
Hope that’s helpful at least. Fucking sucks though.