The Nintendo Switch 2 Can No Longer Be Jailbroken

Nintendo Has Swiftly Patched Switch 2 Jailbreak Exploit Published Nov 10, 2026, 3:14 AM EST Sam Woods is TheGamer’s Senior Reporter. He’s been in games journalism since 2020 and has undertaken a variety of roles in that time. These have included roles such as SEO Editor, Managing Editor at DualShockers, and Global Head of Gaming, and he's also been seen on the BBC. He was promoted to the Senior Reporter position in 2025 following a series of high-quality reports and exclusives for TheGamer. Since 2020, Sam has written over 3,000 articles and specializes in telling the stories of the people behind the games. He’s interviewed the biggest game directors, some of the industry’s top talents, told the stories of how indie games came to be, and spoken to players about what really makes them tick. He’s also interviewed some of the world’s biggest musical artists to find out how the medium has inspired their work, and TV and Film actors about their roles in video game adaptations. He even hosted a PAX panel in 2021 and made a documentary in 2024 surrounding the creation of a Disney game. Alongside this, Sam focuses on breaking news. He got the scoop on Perfect Dark’s cancellation, provided context on some AI drama, and revealed that Lady Dimitrescu’s actress would love to step back into the character’s giant shoes. These articles have been picked up by the biggest gaming sites, including IGN, GameSpot, and PC Gamer. He also loves to dive into the numbers behind the games. Sam’s journey in games journalism has taken him all over the world. He’s covered Gamescom in Germany, Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, and Tokyo Game Show in Japan, each on three occasions. He’s been learning Japanese since 2024 with the intention of identifying and translating Japanese-language news and bringing it to English-language audiences first, something he’s done countless times. Sam’s first review was 2020’s Battletoads reboot, and he’s since reviewed games in The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Pokemon franchises. Sign in to your TheGamer account Late last month, the Nintendo Switch 2 was jailbroken for the first time. Modders, with the help of AI, found an exploit in a game called SmileBASIC that let them bypass many of the restrictions on Nintendo's latest hardware. It ultimately led to a heavily modded version of Mario Kart World, with characters like Cinnamoroll, Peter Griffin, and Hatsune Miku racing against the likes of Mario, Donkey Kong, and Dry Bones. It was an early warning sign for Nintendo that its hardware wasn't as safe as the company must have thought, so naturally, they've moved to fix it, with today's Nintendo Switch 2 software update patching out the exploit. The Nintendo Switch 2's Jailbreak Exploit Is No More After Today's Update Nintendo Today, Nintendo released the Switch 2's Ver. 23.5.0 update. This update came with a range of changes seen below: Added the ability to configure accessibility settings during first-time setup. Information on these accessibility settings can be found in Nintendo Switch 2 first-time setup. Added support for an upcoming feature to allow gifting of Nintendo eShop products to a Nintendo Account family group member. This gifting feature will be available after Nintendo eShop maintenance, scheduled on 17 November 2026. The following updates have been made in Accessibility in System Settings: Added Portuguese (Portugal) to "Text to Speech" languages. Added Portuguese (Portugal) to the GameChat "Convert Text to Speech" languages. General adjustments and fixes were made to improve the user experience. While gifting games is a fantastic addition, the patch notes don't mention that the jailbreak exploit has been removed. That was, instead, first spotted by OatmealDome on Twitter. They claim that, at least for the time being, "Dumping and modding games will be impossible". They say there will be exceptions from some games releasing in the future, but for now, the loop is closed. They add, "While game exploits like SmileBASIC and Civilization VII still exist, it is no longer possible to 'escape' the game starting with 23.5.0. This effectively means that the capabilities of homebrew are locked to whatever the game can do already." It's no surprise that Nintendo got on top of this one, especially given the situation it's facing with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on PC. Brand Nintendo Original Release Date June 5, 2025 Original MSRP (USD) $449.99 Operating System Proprietary Resolution 1080p (handheld) / 4K (docked) HDR Support Yes