Nintendo Switch 2 has been jailbroken for the first time

Nintendo Switch 2 has been jailbroken for the first time

Posted on October 22, 2026 by Brian(@NE_Brian)
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Nintendo Switch 2 has been hack-free since launch, but one person claims that the system has now been jailbroken.

X user pepsipu indicates that Mario Kart World was modded for the first time after taking advantage of an exploit. This person put various characters in the game, including Cinnamoroll, Peter Griffin, Hatsune Miku, and more. Obviously, that wouldn’t normally be possible.

This isn’t a simple process – you’re required to own the Nintendo Switch 1 title SmileBasic version 4.4.9 plus over 20 MiB in the software’s save, system software 23.0.1, Node.js 22+ on macOS or Linux, and the console must be on the same reachable network. The method was also uncovered with help from OpenAI, so that will invite some controversy.

Something else to consider is that the jailbreak isn’t permanent access. Users have to go through the same process if the console is turned off.

To be clear, Nintendo isn’t in serious danger yet. With the original Nintendo Switch, the system was fully hackable – you could do pretty much anything. Piracy became an issue, but that is not currently possible on Nintendo Switch 2.

Nintendo will also very likely be targeting a fix with a future update. We’ll keep you posted about the situation as it develops.

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