How can I jailbreak my switch without affecting my brother's switch in the process?

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A quick question about getting banned

I'm seriously thinking about Jailbreaking my switch to use homebrew and the like to play old games that aren't available on the switch. The only thing that is keeping me from doing it is the fear that me getting my switch banned might end up leading to my brother's switch or his account getting banned. Me and my little brother own our own separate switches , but my Nintendo account is logged and set as the main account on his switch , and I've made purchases on both my account and his account with the same credit card. Is formatting my switch before jailbreaking it, enough to keep any repercussions from affecting him? I don't want my account getting banned since he still plays some games that I have purchased on it. I do not plan on using Nintendo services so I don't really mind getting my switch banned , I just want to avoid having his switch and account being affected



Best Answer

In these situations, there is no way of knowing without doing it, and even then, Nintendo might change it later on (I would imagine that even in the best case scenario your brother's account will have a note on it that it is associated with a hacked console, and Nintendo might decide in the future to ban any account that has even a little smell of a hacked console).

I hope you know that homebrewing/jailbreaking your console will void any warranty, and comes with big risks of bricking your console.

So if you jailbreak/homebrew your Switch, be ready to lose both accounts and everything bought on them.

Just to give you an idea of the lengths Nintendo goes to screw over those who play 'outside the bounds', every physical game of switch comes with a unique code, and they can straight ban every single copy of that cart if they see one that weirdly starts popping all over the place, and I guess put a notice to every account that loaded it. On that console, Nintendo shows that they are not messing around.

And really, its not like you dont have other options if you want to emulate oldies. Emulators up to N64 run on about anything (phones and computers) and they don't come with that heavy caviat.

TLDR: Don't do it, you will probably destroy a 300$ piece of hardware and lose anything bought with accounts that have touched the console. If you want to play old games, get an emulator elsewhere.




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What happens when you jailbreak Nintendo Switch?

What are the risks of jailbreaking my Switch? The biggest risk of jailbreaking your Nintendo Switch is bricking. While there aren't many reports of jailbreaks bricking the Nintendo Switch system, it is a possibility due to the fact that most jailbreaks tweak the operating system in some way.

What are the risks of jailbreaking a Switch?

Modding your Switch device will void any warranty and make Nintendo refuse to service your device without any charges. You may also get banned from online use when using the console. You may even receive a lawsuit.

What are the risks of modding a Switch?

Multiple hacker sources have confirmed that the new Switch OLED can be hacked, using the same modchips that can be used on patched and/or V2 Nintendo Switch models.




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