Policy & safetyIncidentHardware & Compute1 source · Oct 22, 2026

Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI

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.

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Key points

  • i jailbroke the nintendo switch 2
  • so i modded cinnamoroll, peter griffin, hatsune miku, and more into Mario Kart World, a switch 2 exclusive
  • now watch my friends and i get cooked by bots
  • OpenAI's Codex helped make this "ns2jb" jailbreak, according to Sammy Hajhamid, aka "pe ...

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  • [1]Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI
    The Verge: AI · Oct 22, 05:21 PM
    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.
    i jailbroke the nintendo switch 2

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