Create my own private eshop - Lemmy.World
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Hi, I have access to a paid shop but have 2 Nintendos. This shop decided after a while that the “licenses” changed from being able to use on 2 devices to just 1. Now it’s hard to keep mine and my SO’s Nintendos games on the same version… I was wondering if I could host them on my pc somehow and create an eshops connection just like a normal shop. Then I could download the games from the paid shop, somehow pull them from the switch to the server and there it is. The other switch just has to connect and update. Is something like this possible? (sorry if the text is all over the place, it’s late and I ran out of ADHD meds 🙃. Hope you were still able to decipher what I meant)

Hi, I have access to a paid shop but have 2 Nintendos. This shop decided after a while that the “licenses” changed from being able to use on 2 devices to just 1.

Now it’s hard to keep mine and my SO’s Nintendos games on the same version…

I was wondering if I could host them on my pc somehow and create an eshops connection just like a normal shop. Then I could download the games from the paid shop, somehow pull them from the switch to the server and there it is. The other switch just has to connect and update.

Is something like this possible? (sorry if the text is all over the place, it’s late and I ran out of ADHD meds 🙃. Hope you were still able to decipher what I meant)

    • Waker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yep that’s the one I keep finding on my searches. I was just wondering if there was a better way and I also need to read about backing up the games as I’ve never done it before.

        • Waker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Okay, DBI is way more useful than I thought lmao I think I have everything I need to make my own in-house store… more like a synching server haha

          I just haven’t quite understood yet how to get updates on my store. When I dump the game will I get a game file and separate update files?

          I’ll read more on it though. Haven’t had the chance to go through your guide yet.

          Thanka again!

          • Sanrasxz@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            When you dump the game, you will have a base, update, and DLCs.

            For example:

            Mario Kart 8(v0)(base).nsp

            Mario Kart 8(v65536)(update).nsp

            Mario Kart 8(v65536)(dlc).nsp

            Then you can host those files on the shop, and any shop users will be able to grab the base, updates, and any dlc.

            • Waker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              Hey!

              Not sure if you’re able to help me out here.

              Tried to dump my games from DBI but I only got some really tiny files. Still decided to put them on the folder and my switch saw the games and updates there but when I clicked I had some weird error.

              I thought it was weird that the files were so small so I deleted everything and decided to look up online. Turns out if the games were installed with Tinfoil you can’t extract them with DBI. So I opened tinfoil MTP on my pc and copied the proper game files into the store folder.

              However now the store shows up as empty :( Any ideas?

              • Sanrasxz@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                2·
                1 year ago

                That makes no sense, Tinfoil doesn’t install games differently. You should definitely be able to dump games off the switch using DBI. Anyway, test the files you dumped with NSC_Builder to confirm they can be decrypted fine and have intact signatures.

                https://github.com/julesontheroad/NSC_BUILDER

                Simply download the app, extract to your PC. Copy the prod.keys in /switch on your SD to NSC_Builder’s ztools folder. Rename prod.keys to keys.txt in the ztools folder. Run NSCB.exe, then select 1 for individual processing, and drag on your nsp. Then 1 to start processing, 8 to verify files, and select 3 for full Integrity+Sig1+Hash verification. That way you can confirm that your dump is intact and functional.

                Anyway, not sure about the store since I don’t currently run any Tinfoil Shops myself.

  • korewa@reddthat.comEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I was able to sync game updates between my hacked switch and none hacked switch

    There am option under manage software

    • Waker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Do you mean the built in update thing? If so, I’ve had it happen in the past that when I try to play games together and there’s a version mismatch it’ll ask me to update but also update the OFW and in the process fuck up my CFW if they aren’t on the same version.

      Also, I’m not entirely sure every game supports it.

      • korewa@reddthat.comEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yes that one, I did it for Pokémon violet and they did match os versions. It’s much easier to update cfw than updating through a private store

        • Waker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Ah yeah maybe that’s not a bad option but it only works for updates. :(

      • Sanrasxz@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        If you play with others, I would take care to keep HOS and AMS up to date to prevent annoyances like this.

        Also, on emummc you don’t know when a game gets an update due to no Nintendo servers. To check for updates on emummc, you can connect to WiFi (make sure dnsmitm is setup), then open DBI, and run the update checker tool. It will list any available newer versions for games/apps you have installed on your system.

        • Waker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, I try to keep HOS and AMS up to date, but I’ve forgotten in the past ans got stuck on an airplane/airport without being able to play together… But that’s entirely my fault 😅

          Oh, I do have DBI but I’ve never used it to check that. Thats nice to know! Thanks