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A modder has jailbroken the Nintendo Switch 2 using an old game and AI techniques, according to reporting from The Verge on October 22. The modder has already demonstrated the console running a custom version of Mario Kart World featuring new playable characters including Cinnamoroll, the red Angry Bird, Peter Griffin, and Steve from Minecraft, showing the early extent of modifications possible on the new hardware. The exploit represents a remarkably quick security compromise of Nintendo's latest console, coming only weeks after the device's launch. The use of both legacy game files and AI in the jailbreak suggests increasingly sophisticated methods for bypassing console security, raising questions about Nintendo's approach to hardware protection on the Switch 2.