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Re:Inside Nintendo’s “perfect” method for detecting online S... by ss248 on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @12:34PM (#17356920)
Yeah, i have read the reddit post now [1].

If i understood correctly, Nintendo only allows access to online features of the game specified in that particular certificate.

[1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks/comments/8rxg26/psa_str...

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Re:Inside Nintendo’s “perfect” method for detecting online S... by Scaevolus on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @02:22PM (#17358124)
This does mean that you can buy a game, hack it using a modded console, and play online.

This doesn't prevent cheating in online games, just piracy.

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