JAILBROKEN with a PAPERCLIP - How the Nintendo Switch security was defeated

[@Slymeball]

It seems Nintendo has a history of their consoles being jailbroken via common household items

[@FredDoesStuff0423]

Fun fact I'm pretty sure the DS had a game with a VULNERABILITY that allowed users to jailbreak their device. I don't remember which one it was but that company probably made bank that day. edit 7/7/24: CUBIC NINJA SWEEP RAAAAH

[@billyjim0733]

@@FredDoesStuff0423 There was one that was a game card with a micro-sd slot in it which allowed for gba and ds roms. I have one. I'll go check what it's called.

[@deletethis5699]

yes you are right about that, i think tech rules made a video about it

[@RealPlasmat1c]

@@FredDoesStuff0423 Yeah it was Cubic Ninja via Ninjhax for the 3DS (there was also IronFall: Invasion via Ironhax and a couple others)

[@Sacred_Korok69]

@@FredDoesStuff0423 wasnt it something with cubes or ninjas or whatever? I know what you mean tho, cant really remember either.

[@cubah1]

Jailbreak: a way to unlock the full potential of your device.

[@__Baileyy]

My iPhone on jb it’s a beast

[@supersonic9236]

@@__Baileyy I use Zeus it needs no jailbreak

[@__Baileyy]

@@supersonic9236 what’s that

[@ocec623]

Is it possible to jailbreak that latest Nintendo switch?

[@TheChrislewis1989]

@@ocec623 he explains all that in the video.

That's how we get Switch Pro, guys. We just have to find another ROM bug, and Nintendo will be forced to order a new, improved chip from nVidia.

[@KUIJEN8659]

Nope, they fixed it with a new revision even before the switch lite was announced.

[@Brain_pocketer]

@@KUIJEN8659 It was proven to be cracked, but Nintendo constantly patches the newer ones

[@superJK92]

@@Brain_pocketer Not if we find another boot rom exploit or bug then a new switch will be released and keep doing it until Nintendo gives up or adds a way to detect hacked nintendo switches and even then people will find a way to bypass it if a bit of technology exists, someone will find a way to jailbreak it.

[@jdroo]

Just to clarify, you should not use the paperclip or tinfoil methods to do this, sure it works, but you risk scratching the connectors and possibly cause them to stop working right; it can damage the connectors in the rails, always use a jig, they are design to be less damaging to the connectors.

[@TheMemeSniper]

also, if you bridge the Joy-Con power supply pin to anything else, you'll fry your switch

[@jdroo]

@@alt.egoistic tbh, any jig works, just get one with up to 4 stars, i got a black one and a red one from two diff shops and they both work fine. Also they are cheap anyways, worth it for how much it would cost to replace your switch XD

[@ryanmorgan2599]

it’s all good i have a pro controller bcs my connecter was already broken

[@Duckyy.]

@@TheMemeSniper I don’t have much to lose since I’m planning to upgrade any way

[@TheMemeSniper]

@@Duckyy. you *do* have much to lose. if you fry your vulnerable unit that's it. it's gone. if you send it to nintendo for repairs they'll realize it's not patched and send back a patched one.

[@themchannel853]

You're soft-spoken voice and warm lighting make for a nice escape from all the annoying content out there right now even from some of my favorite creators , you're the perfect example of not needing to over do your showmanship in order to get your point across while being entertaining.

[@rewire7899]

Thanks man, really nice of you to say. Glad you enjoyed!

[@johnshelton22]

Just found him, and thats 100% accurate

[@KennyMaximum]

Too much of anything sucks. I wouldn't want to only watch soft-spoken people every time I watch a KZbin video, you're just bias because you don't watch soft-spoken people often so it's a breath of fresh air so to speak when you DO run into one. My comment isn't to take away anything from Rewire because I like him, it's moreso me defending other KZbinrs from potentially unfair judgement because they don't present their content is a super calm soft-spoken way.

[@ZMoonStarPlayZ]

@@KennyMaximum to say that i think is very rude i agree with whoever said it first

[@themchannel853]

@Super crossing games if you think THAT'S "really rude", oh boy you must have a hard time on the internet lmao

[@thaiboypsp3000]

Fascinating stuff. Reminds me of the old PSP jailbreaking days.

[@JayceFrmCT]

I’m gonna jailbreak my old PSP 3001 on Sunday when the new battery and charger get delivered I recently found my old psp from my elementary school days in the early 2000s 😝😝

[@lamarcox1778]

I modded all my psp's my vita's a beast all emulators and can play any vita game for free. My switch was patch but I would mod it if one becomes available

[@pastqr]

I remember taking one of the pins out of my psps battery so i could mod it

[@GawrGurasBathTubPizza]

psp wasnt this complicated even during its infancy of hacking, even when they invented the pandora battery that not only hacks but said to be able to unbrick a psp which was common during the original psp hacking experiments p.s hacking all the psps and vita i can tell you psp3000 is the biggest money grabbed ever, looks exactly like a psp 2000, also i heard psp-e was made, lazy sony…

[@jorgel.2998]

I miss mine so much ... It got stolen a few years ago... Still angry about it

[@iceypumpkinhead]

It seems Nintendo's biggest foe when it comes to security is small metal objects

[@OmniBedlam]

they're just a foe in general

[@Essjaythegreat]

All hail the power of the paper clip 📎

[@rewire7899]

🙌📎🙌

[@wlloxik]

the power of clippy fills you with determination..........

[@Essjaythegreat]

Everyone laughed at that little guy when he first appeared on the Microsoft Office app back in 2000... but look at him now!! 😂

[@guitarguy3221]

It means well for those in the military too.. People against people ever reenlisting 🥴😂☕

[@covidiqusthe19th84]

Didnt a paper clip also jailbreak the wii at one point

[@jeffholland3979]

Me in 2019 looking to buy a switch: I better make sure it’s the new battery life version. Me in 2022 getting interested in emulation and watching videos about jail breaking: dammit!

[@alt.egoistic]

Me who held on to the one I got in 2017 on my birthday:

[@savage_oml1]

Same ☹️

[@svenv073]

Same dude

[@artgremlin4750]

I held on to my mine, but just my luck, the sd card slot broke

[@Bready-]

@@artgremlin4750 solder a new one if you have a soldering iron. also if ur not skilled just see a yt tutorial

[@lvill3633]

Heck, I don't even finish the games. Sometimes, I enjoy the process of jailbreaking more than actually playing the games. Make some themes, customize and file transfer lol.

[@melsbacksfriend]

You can jailbreak the new improved battery one if you have soldering skills and the proper modchip. I did it in my friend's Switch Lite.

[@DrWillz1996]

I'm tempted to get the OLED switch so I can transfer my current Switch profile to it, then homebrew my original Switch for emulators and other apps. Nintendo just isn't doing it for me at the moment when it comes to their older games. The state they released OoT in should make them ashamed, and still no Gameboy titles on the Switch as of yet either. This console deserves so much more.

[@Bushdid-eh9lb]

I still have an original realease date switch, and I have chosen to not jail break it. But in the future I have the same plans as you. I will most likely purchase another model probably the OLED version, and turn my older one into a homebrew machine.

[@RxCGaming]

Yeeeeeeah man… honestly it seems like nintendo doesn’t really care anymore. Ever since iwata died it’s been different. Idk I blame Doug bowser 😂

[@Schnort]

@@RxCGaming its like they are begging us to pirate older games because they refuse to sell them

[@EdBoi18]

@@Schnort There's no shortage of people willing to pay through the nose for a remastered Metroid Prime Trilogy. And despite all the rumors, nothing has come of it yet. It's like they hate profits or something. Idk.

[@sleepdeep305]

@@EdBoi18Lol

[@ShinyMooTank]

Cool tip if you don't want to connect to the internet with your jail broken switch. You can use a second switch by buying one or use your friends switch to send you game updates via Bluetooth. Nintendo Switch has this amazing feature that let you use Bluetooth to share a game update to another switch so you guys can be on the same game version without connecting to the internet and it's used for Lan parties but great for a modded switch as well.

[@obscenity]

Or yknow, dual boot like everyone else. Cool fact though, I'm not rich, so I haven't got two switches to discover that myself.

[@siddharthkatabathula9033]

i have two switches to i will try

[@myria2834]

​​@@obscenity One mistake, or one agressive update, and you lose your entire account. That's the far more expensive risk.

[@obscenity]

@@myria2834 its very difficult to accidentally run homebrew on the clean boot, since nothing is installed on that one, you would have to deliberately modify the clean system instead of the emulated one

[@Blue-jn1ph]

One word: emunand

[@sillymonke21]

If you still use a paperclip as a jig, be careful not to allow pin 4 to touch any other pin. Pin 4 supplies 5 volts of power to the joycons, which if it touches any other pin, reroutes the power to the console and basically fries the hardware.

[@TetraTheThief]

Tutorial starts at 4:09

[@ShotgunWarden]

Thanks

[@Gold_Yoshi]

One of the hardest nintendo devices to mod… Not because it’s hard to do, but because all nintendo consoles previously only needed an sd card, this one needs a paper clip as well as an sd card.

[@worldofai-games1036]

It took much longer to crack some of the consoles like the 3DS and by the time it was done, the hackers have full knowledge of the system architecture and security. This major bug came early in the Switch's lifecycle which is more damaging. I'm sure the hackers are still exploring the Switch to this day.

[@AKYLE315]

I feel like if I'm buying a product I should be able to do whatever I want with it

[@The_SUN1234]

Because you should.

[@samuelboateng6829]

Please keep finding more ways for us to be able to do what we want with this consle

[@Porgboy-official]

This was the first time I’ve ever watched one of your videos and I actually found it quite chilled and calming compared to over tech channels. It was a nice break. Keep up the nice videos

[@rewire7899]

❤️

[@garfgarf331]

Find it funny that this is not the first time that you could jailbreak a Nintendo console by pinching or touching something on the system with a simple tool. The wii could run custom code by touching 2 pins with something simple like tweezers

[@imcr6x]

The Wii was originally jailbroken by tweezers. That’s how the main dev team got their name. Team Twiizers

[@xervantezxvi5022]

I love your transparent Joy con

[@AudioReplica2023]

WII jailbroken with a tweezers , Switch with a paperclip....Damn imma try the next console with a needle🤷🏾

[@gonotrovi]

such clarity and depth! amazing video tho 3.8k subs just isn't enough

[@rewire7899]

Thanks! 😁

[@idkyiexist3534]

He needs 1 mill

[@battman505]

Invoking mvg with a title like that

[@rewire7899]

The 👑

[@cc75936]

i truly love my modded switch themes, stream ps4/5 to switch to play games portable, retroarch - emulation, android etc the list can go on. i paired it with a battery pack which give me extra 10 hours of battery and has a similar kickstand as the oled.

[@rewire7899]

Nice! :D

[@user-Void-Star]

@@rewire7899 where to buy modded switch?

[@braylinbmacc]

@@user-Void-Star where can we get it done more like it

[@user-Void-Star]

@@braylinbmacc what?

[@braylinbmacc]

@@user-Void-Star I was saying we can we get our switch’s modded instead of buying one modded

[@jonathanjoestarjojolion98]

Their devices securities are not even strong the fact that Yuzu (Switch emulator) was first released literally less than year after the Switch came out is insane.

[@TiaDzn]

Your videos are so full of information, well done, and coincise! Hope you channel can grow soon!

[@ShinyMooTank]

Agree except for going over the Microsoft part. Microsoft allows you to run unverified code on their xbox's one and series s/x in a developer mode.

[@calamitycosmo6608]

He forgot to mention how all switches are still technically moddable, with a little soldering skills and a purchase from a sketchy website

[@geg_otmopo3]

Too bad we can't install Linux and Android on Mariko powered devices... I don't really like v1 Switch, it gets quite hot and has terrible battery life. Even with thermal mod (removing copper shim between Tegra chip and heatsink + reapplying thermal paste). But the fact it can be jailbroken like that makes it golden.

[@agent8990]

So thats why my switch overheats and slips out of my hand I have a v2 as my main and the fan doesnt turn on half of the time because its so cool and the v1 gets burning for no reason

[@michaelwalker8250]

I sold my computer to buy a second moddable switch. Have wanted one for a long time and this year it finally happened.

[@rewire7899]

Nice!

[@zonrox4563]

@Dobbies Revenge How much?

[@DaBarbeaqque]

@@zonrox4563 69,420 dollars

[@zonrox4563]

@@DaBarbeaqque 😂

[@cheeseygamer1]

@Dobbies Revenge how much does it cost

[@vergiltheapprochestorm2365]

HOLY SHT STOP YAPPING AND SHOW ME HOW

[@joshxwho]

Was googling around because was curious if it had been done. Incredibly well made video with some fantastic background information.

[@rewire7899]

Thanks Josh!

[@Porcelain9319]

thanks for your soft voice its 12:16 at night and your making me sleepy '.o

[@rewire7899]

Haha, thanks!

[@mobyashouri112]

really love your content man, wish u had a larger following

[@rewire7899]

Thanks man thats really nice to hear!

[@strhaivenswr]

There's ALWAYS a way around their security measures. But those ways are way more technical and time consuming and most ways involve equipment that most people have never even heard of others require building of new circuits and gadgets on the spot but TRUST me when I say there Is ALWAYS a way around it. 😉

[@FjcufjgjfDjejfrjhfrrju]

The switch paperclip the wii twezers💀💀💀

[@rockykhan6338]

I had a possibly patched switch it was patched after checking I got one in nice deal along with extra brand new extra set of joycons which itself is close to 6500 inr or 80 dollars with full set of unpatched switch in unused condition for about 20k inr ( 250 dollars ) feeling so nice didnt have to buy those expensive switch games now I believe in future the unpatched switch price will rise exponentially unless a soft modding exploit arrives for v2 or the chip for modding switch clone comes and its sold super cheap

[@TDBButGodDid]

where ?

[@rockykhan6338]

@@TDBButGodDid india bought it from delhi

[@indy5280]

@@rockykhan6338 cool. I got mine used from a game store since the original owner traded it in to buy a special edition

[@rockykhan6338]

@@indy5280 buddy the switch you got was Unpatched ???

[@indy5280]

@@rockykhan6338 yes

[@BaamAlex]

6:22 Funny part here is: Kate submitted a bootrom bug for up to a $200k bounty without consent from the person who found it. And that's a massive breach of trust.

[@lostinaroom5551]

Hey glad I found your channel very informative

[@rewire7899]

Welcome aboard!

[@nicholas19karr]

Those controllers look super nice

[@788_]

i don't know why, he looks like a crackhead gamer version of rick astley

[@unclejamesx9808]

Not. It only works on switches with certain patches. Does NOT work on patched switches.

[@Kernowparadise]

Watching Halo 3 being played on the Switch made me do the biggest double-take in 2023 so far.

[@mwbgaming28]

Why do these companies even try, I bought it, it's mine to do whatever I want with

[@Glorious_Yell0w]

2023 its actually very hard to find a switch that u can jailbreak using this method.

[@babroosssgames5028]

this is giving me Team Twiizers vibes

[@Twisted_mettle]

for the wii, it was a tweezer, now its a paperclip. next up we gonna be using staples

[@Dplayz32Games]

funny that they say "just a paperclip" and the rcm loader

[@sweeneyTodd-de4by]

Fantastic had to subscribe, I need to jail breack my switch

[@rewire7899]

Thanks! Great you have you on board 🔥

[@VRWarLab]

From the folks that brought you the tweezers... PAPERCLIP!!!

[@rob7439]

I have one of those early Switches but Ive been afraid to crack it.

[@The_SUN1234]

Of?

[@Malyt538]

Don’t it’s really not that hard to do

[@rob7439]

@@The_SUN1234 Turning it on and it communicating with Nintendo and then my switch turns into a brick.

[@LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967]

My switch is "possibly patched" but I'll try to mod my switch....this year...and hopefully it doesn't break...like my beloved 3ds was

[@jamestech4849]

The Wii: Tweezers The Switch: Paper clip Some things don't change much huh lmao

[@The_SUN1234]

All hail the paperclip! and tweezers in Wii era!

[@nathan7963]

Just a quick question, where did you get the joy cons from? They are so nice 😁

[@ivtaykellzyt]

Wii: jailbroken with a pair of tweezers. Switch: jailbroken WITH A FRICKIN PAPERCLIP

[@rewire7899]

Drawing Pin for the next console?

[@wildfirephoenix2262]

@@rewire7899 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shadow_rune6178]

I've been studying to become a cyber specialist the last several years. I really like your content, you are well spoken and great at giving good info Thanks for the education!

[@rewire7899]

Thanks 😁

[@vayne5238]

But how do I know if my switch is such a model wich I can jailbrake?

[@baecere2]

yea but does this work on patched switches?

[@Nikolas0269]

No the only way to do it is to have a modchip

[@ClosestNearUtopia]

Damn it took you that long to find a paperclip.. works since about day one..

[@lexnastin9011]

Funnily enough, the paperclip wasn’t the jailbreak… in fact, it still will make the console enter recovery mode to this day. The exploit was INSIDE the recovery mode, and was called fusée gelée… so it’s not as basic as it sounds (although it is just a classic buffer overflow exploit with some extra stuff, so I guess you can technically call it simple) What I’m trying to say is that the title of the video is kinda misleading

[@sleepdeep305]

Agreed...recovery mode is intended behavior.

[@Zyico]

if you didnt know the wii was also defeated by a paperclip what is it with nintendo and paperclips?

[@wildfirephoenix2262]

ikr lol 😂😂🤣

[@Connor_the_Protogen]

why with a paperclip i would think a paperclip would only open doors not completely jailbreak a nintendo switch well done on your work keep it up!

[@ninninnate2645]

Good video very informational man 👍👍

[@rewire7899]

Thanks! 😁

[@belacoak5796]

On the thumbnail the fact on the Nintendo switch showing deltaruin bigger then the other games scares me.

[@RickBomhof]

subbed. loving the chill vibe

[@rewire7899]

Thanks!

[@saramuxworthy8561]

If I jailbreak my switch can I still play my old games

[@SwagWizard555]

This reminded me of the time the Wii was also jailbreaked with tweezers!

[@GunnReqwan]

Great video I love the connections to 1983

[@covidiqusthe19th84]

Jailbreak:Paper clips second coming

[@deappelflappie]

Like the wii that got jailbroken with tweezers

[@Nitrogen64YT]

They went from tweezers to a paperclip...

[@alext2792]

reminds me of the wii back in the day the wii was hacked by a paper clip

[@Broment502]

Bro where did you get those joycon shells? They’re awesome!

[@andrewmartin3145]

So long story short you need much more then a paper clip 😂

[@fenb1469]

I was very lucky to buy an unpatched switch for $200 wich is very expensive now days

[@rewire7899]

Yeh, great purchase!

[@gavdixon]

I recently bought one 2nd hand off a Facebook selling page for £140, boxed with accessories.

[@fenb1469]

@@gavdixon mine was boxed too. great purchase 👍

[@jakesmith5278]

just got an oled switch with a beautiful screen, can not wait until someone discovery a way to bypass nintendo's security and give us freedom to install whatever we want. right now, all i can do beside playing games is watching youtube. youtube looks great on it but i want more.

[@Yusei255]

i'm staying on 13.1.0 for my OLED switch, just in case a jailbreak comes out for it.

[@LS-td4yf]

I don’t think it’s possible unless you buy a mod chip but at that point just get a v1 switch

[@leobgoo6350]

Oh boy! Saw a video installing a working chip for oled BUT it is insanely difficult. Hint: it involves removing one of the onboard chips, soldering the mod to it & hoping you didn't fook it up putting it back together 🙀

[@geg_otmopo3]

@@leobgoo6350 It's pretty easy to disassemble and put back together again. Soldering needs some practice tho, a lot of it.

[@markusklein7222]

Actually had a vulnerable switch since 2017 and used it alot but only hacked it a month ago. There is no going back and I regret how much money I wasted lol

[@ninjarabbit3225]

All consoles jailbroken ?

[@heartwellroots5365]

god, yes. I am doing this immediately.

[@RazzRG]

I have a original switch. Still have not hatched it yet. One day.

[@JayDubb2700]

Actually Microsoft wants you to use emulators on their system they are proud of all the capabilities of the series x and s

[@worldofai-games1036]

Microsoft isn't afraid. They have good security with their software and system given their experience with Windows.

[@kkogg9068]

If i jailbreak my console i could still play online games?

[@The_SUN1234]

yes, on system NAND

[@BreeXGaming]

2:55 bruh flippin’ the audience off! 😂

[@FormlessDuck]

isnt this the second nintendo console to have its security defeated by a paperclip. Isnt that how we broke the wii?

[@totallynotatoucan7364]

With the Wii it was tweezers.

[@Liveforgigs]

I rather use a rcm Jig and loader combo online. It's easier, cheap, simple. And it won't mess up my switch.

[@rileyrobman7188]

How much are they?

[@haleyheath1952]

Where do you get one?

[@HazzyHazeI]

first tweezers and now a paperclip??? what's nintendo's fear of household items???

[@The_SUN1234]

whats next....

[@wildfirephoenix2262]

lol 😂😂🤣

[@DevMadelol]

DIRE QUESTION does this work with patched switches like for example the XKW1 model?

[@rewire7899]

Unfortunately not ☹️

[@RobeonMew]

What if I want to play a game that I have legitly purchased, but wish to play on an unsigned device that I own?

[@The_SUN1234]

first of all, its my system, im allowed to gain full acess if i want to, or i should be. it should actually be illegal for nintendo to restrict that if i give them money for that hardware.

[@charlesmasonberg3552]

🤔 So paper clip not included

[@lucasmatos6201]

Your voice sounded like watching an ASMR but with informative content; But it's kinda interesting how this exploit works, I wonder what the person who discovered it was doing, if it was somehow an accident or he knew what he was doing to achieve that

[@shaquilleoatmeal5920]

I didn't know this was an asmr channel

[@diegorobles3145]

So great video

[@rewire7899]

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it!

[@RazzleBloq]

Nintendo removed the top 10 jailbreak apps video

[@coffeeshark8959]

Ur videos r rlly good

[@rewire7899]

Thanks Ryan - glad you like them! :D

[@ajthewchaser2227]

Poor Nintendo. They’re getting hacked by paper clips💀

[@danielgodfrey4415]

What annoys me is that you buy the device thinking it's your property to find out it's still the property of ________. How I see it. I buy the electronics. It's MY property and I choose what to do with it.

[@danijgrodrigues]

MacGyver would be proud...