Scene news — Switch

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1. Friday 30 October 2026
2. 12:56
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   Switch 2: DOOM and a homebrew menu with IZ2S Platform

   IZ2S Platform adds a homebrew menu to the Switch 2 ns2jb jailbreak, and IZDOOM runs DOOM on it, computed entirely by the graphics chip.

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3. Thursday 29 October 2026
4. 15:36
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   Switch 2 jailbreak: beware of fake tools on GitHub

   A fake "CFW activator" for the Switch 2 is climbing on GitHub. Yet no custom firmware exists: here is how to spot these traps.

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5. Wednesday 28 October 2026
6. 13:07
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   elf2jb: the Switch 2 jailbreak launched from a PS5

   elf2jb turns a jailbroken PS5 into a server for ns2jb, the Switch 2 jailbreak: no computer needed anymore. But the tool is experimental.

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7. Sunday 25 October 2026
8. 19:03
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   Switch 2: ns2jb on Windows, mac2jb 0.3 and Flipper Zero

   Windows, a Mac app, Flipper Zero: tools around ns2jb are multiplying, while SmileBASIC 4 is no longer on sale, not even in Japan.

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9. 19:03
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   Switch 2: an ns2jb fork dumps the system code

   kurumuz's ns2jb fork copies the code of the system programs from your own Switch 2, and works on consoles that have moved to revision "(B)".

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10. Saturday 24 October 2026
11. 12:54
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    Switch 2 jailbreak: the ns2jb FS flaw explained

    How ns2jb gets from SmileBASIC into the Switch 2's file system: an integer overflow, a buffer overflow and a signature check sidestepped.

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12. 12:54
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    Switch 2: the first games dumped thanks to the ns2jb jailbreak

    Two days after ns2jb, the first Switch 2 game files are leaving the console: Deltarune, Mario Kart World and a beta of The Duskbloods.

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13. Friday 23 October 2026
14. 18:13
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    Switch 2: HBLauncher and an FTP server, the first homebrew

    HBLauncher runs apps on the Switch 2 through ns2jb, and ftpd-sb, the console's first FTP server, transfers files from a PC.

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15. 12:46
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    Switch 2: SmileBASIC 4 pulled from the US eShop after ns2jb

    SmileBASIC 4, the entry point of the Switch 2 jailbreak ns2jb, is no longer on sale on the US eShop, and a tool now types the exploit in from a Mac.

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16. Thursday 22 October 2026
17. 14:38
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    First Switch 2 jailbreak: ns2jb runs through SmileBASIC on 23.0.1

    The first Switch 2 jailbreak: ns2jb, by pepsipu, runs native code on firmware 23.0.1 through SmileBASIC 4. Software-only, it is gone after a reboot.

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18. Monday 19 October 2026
19. 22:44
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    Switch Frame Tap: your Switch on PC in 1080p, no capture card needed

    Switch Frame Tap sends the video and audio of a Switch running Atmosphère to a PC, over USB or the network, at up to 1080p and 60 fps, without a capture card.

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20. 22:44
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    Nezumiiruka 1.0: the Dolphin emulator on Switch, GameCube and Wii

    Nezumiiruka 1.0 ports the Dolphin emulator to Switch with a Deko3D renderer: Melee and Luigi’s Mansion at full speed, Wii with a heavy overclock.

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