{
  "id": 16079083,
  "title": "Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/someone-hacked-the-switch-2-by-using-an-old-game-and-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:21:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/games/1016862/nintendo-switch-2-jailbreak-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A modder has demonstrated a custom Mario Kart World featuring characters like Peter Griffin, the red Angry Bird, Cinnamoroll, and Steve from Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch 2. This jailbreak, named \"ns2jb,\" was made possible by OpenAI's Codex, a software-only, tethered jailbreak that requires the game SmileBASIC 4 to function. The exploit has been shared on the Switch 2 hacks subreddit, where users are discussing its potential implications.",
  "summary": "The Nintendo Switch 2 has apparently been jailbroken, and a modder has already shown the console running a custom version of Mario Kart World featuring new playable characters like Cinnamoroll, the red Angry Bird, Peter Griffin, and Steve from Minecraft. OpenAI's Codex helped make this \"ns2jb\" jailbreak, according to Sammy Hajhamid, aka \"pepsipu.\" It's a […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}