PegaSwitch: Exploit Toolkit for Nintendo Switch

In terms of our plans, it's pretty simple: learn more about the system, escalate privileges where we can, and eventually be able to run our own code.

Personally, I really want Linux running. With the things we know now, we'll almost certainly have Linux as soon as the kernel is under our control.

It would most likely be much easier to accomplish once we have full access to the system, and hopefully could be branched out much more than what the 3DS does.

"We'd like to thank the amazing rockstars at Google and Apple for making WebKit what it is today and following through on their mission to provide millions of people access to otherwise restricting environments. Without your lack of hard work and due diligence, WebKit would be a tied down, secure enclave that would not allow for consumers to exercise their constitutional rights."

In terms of failing to learn their lesson, I think that it actually remains to be seen, to an extent. They failed by including an old WebKit bug, but the bigger failure was outsourcing their browser code in whole; that makes patching things so, so much harder. We'll see how bad the other layers are, but we've barely scratched the surface there.

That said, I know there are a couple JS projects aiming to build a kind of 'debugger' into the web applets; might help them to know what you know!

My 6-year-old son accidentally threw away his event Munchlax in Pokemon Sun, which led me down the path of installing a full custom firmware on my 3DS and using PokeHex to restore the event card and get Munchlax back. He went from depressed to ecstatic. Now we can both have saves on our Pokemon games and he loves to show me how to get past gyms and other stuff. Great bonding experience.

A little bit further down this path, it's been amazing to be able to play classics like Super Mario Sunshine with real GameCube controllers and updated 4K textures via Dolphin. It looks like a brand new game, and again, my son loves hearing about how I played through it 15 years ago on the original GameCube. We just went on a short trip and we were able to play Super Smash Brothers Brawl on my laptop during the flight.

These experiences really underscore the power and importance of hacking communities. I'd love to see modifications to the legal structures to keep emulation, hacking, and modding communities out of the legal grey area and allow them to more fully flesh out their products. Their work is a vastly understated boon to our cultural heritage, and it allows it to be enjoyed and improved for generations. These people are heroes. The way we treat them is a shame.

2. I understand that "future use" includes shiny, 6IV Arceus clones.

Whether the details are published by the developers of the exploit themselves or by a 3rd party, it's frustrating to see the hubris of proving one's ability to explain the exploit winning out over actually helping the users hold onto the ability to root for as long as possible.