A video has surfaced online showing off a rumored upcoming Nintendo Switch flash card loaded with multiple Switch games. According to a post by "AfterTimeX" on the X, it appears that someone is currently testing an upcoming Nintendo Switch flash card that contains a large number of SwitchROMs. This person provided a video of him/her testing the card on a Switch, loading and running games stored on the card.
Apparently, this upcoming flash card will arrive soon (the first batch is said to arrive next month) and will support all Switch software versions and all Switch models in all regions.
A post from "AfterTimeX" on
In the posted video, a user testing the card is manually inserting and removing the card to cycle through different games in the cart. The video also shows the launch of these games. A video using flash cards can be found here.
This would be the equivalent of an all-in-one gaming card from the Famicom era coming back, and some Switch owners would certainly be happy with such a product, although we're sure Nintendo wouldn't allow it. Judging from the video, this flash memory card has similarities to the popular R4 card on the Nintendo 3DS, but the R4 card has been banned in some areas due to Nintendo's copyright infringement lawsuit. Not only that, Nintendo has also cracked down on merchants selling such cards. This product does not appear to be a kernel exploit that would allow custom firmware to run on the Switch (or other typical Switch hacking), as TeamXecuter teased a few years ago.
Of course, we only support legal purchases and acquisitions of Switch software. Then again, if it is indeed possible to legally own an all-in-one game card, we can imagine that this is a more convenient way to switch the games you want to play without changing the Switch cartridge.