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Nintendo Switch 2 Jailbreak Crackdown Severely Escalates, As Entry-Point Titles SmileBASIC 4 and Civilization VII Cannot Run Without Update to 23.5.0 Firmware

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Following a few days since the first Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak, when hackers were left modding and dumping games, Nintendo released firmware 23.5.0 this week, which effectively put the jailbreak out of commission, as game exploits like SmileBASIC and Civilization VII were prevented from escaping the game’s environment, thus significantly reducing what could be achieved on the system. However, it seems Nintendo has no intention of letting users run the exploit at all, as it is reportedly preventing these two games from launching on older firmware. “Multiple users on 23.0.1 are reporting supernag on SmileBasic and Civilization VII. This means Nintendo is […]

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