39 hours ago · Global
Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. The Verge is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 22 Oct 2026, 17:21 UTC. The headline in use is “Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Nintendo Switch 2 has apparently been jailbroken, and a modder has already shown the console running a custom version of Mario Kart World featuring new playable characters like Cinnamoroll, the red Angry Bird, Peter Griffin, and Steve from Minecraft. OpenAI's Codex helped make this "ns2jb" jailbreak, according to Sammy…
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Verge
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- The Verge