Weeks after the Switch 2 was jailbroken for the first time, Nintendo's latest system update has reportedly patched the exploit that could have allowed users to mod and dump games, putting a stop to those activities… at least for now.

The initial jailbreak in question was always limited. Legitimate game-programming app SmileBASIC 4 – which could be downloaded straight from the Switch eShop prior to this whole debacle – could essentially serve as a gateway for exploits that could let folks access parts of the Switch 2 that the average user really isn't meant to reach.

There was a catch, though – as a tethered jailbreak, it relied on the software and on it staying open – if you were to turn your system off, you'd have to repeat the entire jailbreak process when you turned it back on.

Even so, hackers were still able to use this to dump Switch 2 games and their assets, as well as mod games like Mario Kart World – in fact, one of the jailbreak's first documented uses was putting Hatsune Miku, Peter Griffin, and Sanrio character Cinnamoroll into Nintendo's racing game. Now, though, according to modder and dataminer OatmealDome, that should no longer be the case thanks to Switch 2 system update 23.5.0, which rolled out a few hours ago.

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