If this Black Friday you bought a Nintendo Switch, which is hopefully vulnerable to fusee gelee, you’ll be pleased to know that
there’s ample interest in the Nintendo Switch hacking scene. As
a result, hackers have already cracked FW 6.2.0 and dumped keys;
however, there are also some things to be wary about if you’re into the
darker realms of Switch hacking…
Firmware 6.2.0 cracked and hactool updated for it
5 days ago, Nintendo Switch
FW 6.2.0 dropped with some major changes in the system key generation mechanism.
Nintendo Switch FW 6.2.0 key generation… it stayed uncracked for a whopping 4 days
The primary effect of this change was that of
breaking CFW compatibility with this new firmware… that is until somebody managed to crack the keys.
Fast forwarding a few days, we were greeted by a tweet from
motezazer which told us that the new key generation mechanism
got cracked. Furthermore,
this tweet also included the
keys themselves which motezazer was able to extract with the help of
SciresM.
While this is all good news, it’s important to note that you
SHOULD NOT upgrade to FW 6.2.0 just yet
if you want CFW. This is because no CFWs have been updated for FW 6.2.0
as of writing this article and newer firmwares may manage to other
break things.
On another note, hactool has been updated to version 1.2.2
which adds support for firmware 6.2.0 key generation.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate dump that BRICKS your Switch now in the wild
As good as SSBU may be, is it really worth bricking your console to get it a few days earlier?
A short while ago, word spread that some
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu dump managed to mess up your Nintendo Switch’s NAND and this resulted in
a brick. However, this was only a
soft brick because you could revive your Nintendo Switch
IF you had previously done a NAND backup which is something that all people hacking their Switch should do!
Now, yet another dump that soft bricks your console
is out in the wild and this time, it’s for
Super Smash Bros Ultimate which
is a game that’s been leaked ahead of its December 7 release date. As a
result, it is important to avoid downloading a SSBU dump from
unverified sources even if you can’t resist the urge of getting it
legally when it’s publicly released
(even though you shouldn’t pirate it to begin with).
Conclusion
Hopefully, this news article brings to light two important things which some people still need to learn. The first is that of
not installing firmware updates before word is released on whether they’re hackable or not
EVEN if your console is hacked at the hardware level. The other is that
of NOT getting dumps from unconfirmed sources if you go down the
illegitimate gaming route because
similar things also happened in the PSVita scene.
That being said, piracy is something that you should not engage both for moral/legal reasons and sometimes, for your console’s health!
