Look, I’ve gotta tell you about this wild story a friend of mine, Quinn Nelson—you might already know him if you’re into tech vids on YouTube, ’cause he runs Snazzy Labs—just went through. So, Quinn bought this old copy of Bayo 3 off eBay, and guess what? His brand-new Switch 2 gets smacked with the mighty ban hammer by Nintendo. Like, seriously? Who’d have thought a simple used game could lead to such chaos?
So here’s the scoop: Quinn hops onto social media, tweets out a quick PSA. He warns us all about snagging used Nintendo games ’cause, apparently, they might be pirated to high heavens without you even knowing. Imagine buying a game in good faith and boom, your $450 console’s suddenly locked out of all online fun. Gone are the days of carefree second-hand shopping, huh?
The message on his screen? Anything but chill. Something like, “The use of online services on this console is currently restricted by Nintendo.” Okay, that’s gotta sting, right? Console’s not totally useless though—physical games still work without updates. Digital stuff? Maybe. Depends on what you’ve already downloaded.
Meanwhile, people on the internet were quick to give Quinn a crash course on Nintendo’s hardline anti-piracy moves. Apparently, this kinda hardware ban isn’t super rare for cloned games. The silver lining? If you have proof you’re not a digital pirate, Nintendo’s supposedly willing to lift these bans after some back-and-forth with support. Screenshots, receipts, whatever you’ve got to show you bought the game like a normal human being should do the trick.
Here’s a twist for ya. People dug up some past tweets from Quinn where he’s talking about doing these MIG Flash dumps, y’know, trying to make his switch a one-stop shop for all his games. But he swears up and down he’s only using his own, legal copies. Confusing? Yeah, a bit. But he’s confident that’s not what got him smacked down.
So, here’s hoping Quinn can get his Switch 2 up and running online again soon. Must be a real headache having a shiny new console just sitting there without full access. All because of some used game trickery. Just, wow.
