Rumor: “UnlockSwitch” claim they have reverse engineered the MIG Switch and have a clone under way

 


This could be a late April Fools’ prank, or simply a whole bunch of nothing, but following the distribution of MIG Switch retail models, we’re already seeing a claim that the device has been reverse engineered, and that clones are being produced, under the name UnlockSwitch.

This rumor is to take with a huge bucket of salt as 1) it comes from a completely new Twitter account and 2) the demonstrated “UnlockSwitch” device doesn’t seem to do more than the MIG Switch, meaning there is no way at the moment to say that this isn’t simply a MIG Switch with a different sticker on it.

With that out of the way, let’s have a look at this “reverse engineered” MIG Switch claims

What is the MIG Switch

The MIG Switch is a flashcart for the Nintendo Switch, that can store and load multiple “backup” games on any revision of the console. Even if the MIGSwitch is advertised as a “back-up and development device”, there is no question that its primary purpose is Switch game piracy.


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