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SmileBASIC 4 is a programming environment used to create games and applications for the Nintendo Switch 2. Hitechreports covers its role in enabling homebrew development, including its removal from some eShop listings and its connection to a software exploit that allows access to game data.
Nintendo Switch 2 firmware 23.5.0 blocks SmileBASIC 4 and Civilization VII on older versions with an unskippable nag screen — forcing users to update or go offline to play.
A Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak dubbed ns2jb has yielded the first complete game dumps, including Deltarune and a leaked beta of The Duskbloods, while Nintendo works to patch the exploit and pulls the app that enabled it.
Nintendo Switch 2 users report SmileBASIC 4 vanishing from eShop listings in North America, Europe and Japan, a day after a software-only jailbreak exploit led to demonstrations of a homebrew launcher and Vulkan graphics support.