Hackers have reportedly found a way to upload their own Nintendo Switch

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Nintendo only allows certain set profile images to be used on the Switch, but a homebrew tool has seemingly allowed hackers to change the image to whatever they want. And no, we're not going to show you the pictures.These images were reportedly spotted by a concerned parent, who posted them to Reddit , advising parents to disable online services for the Nintendo Switch.The post has since been removed for unspecified reasons, but originally read:"It seems hackers have found a way to insert indecent content into our children’s games. It seems to be an issue with users’ profile pictures. The picture was changed several times over the course of my time patrolling, each picture being pornographic content. There are multiple of these balloons all being made by the same user. This is obviously intentional, and made to upset children."The problem here is that Nintendo Switch currently does not have system to report a user's profile image, because there was no reason to think anyone would report the wholesome pre-set images.Another issue is that, in Super Mario Odyssey's Balloon World mode, a player's profile picture appears on their balloon in-game, making it a particularly unfortunate and public side-effect of the tampering.Despite this, Nintendo is cracking down on Switch piracy with new security measures that can "perfectly detect" whether a game has been installed illegally. Those who are caught with illegal games could face a permanent ban from online services. It's not clear if this could be extended to checking tampered-with profiles.We have contacted Nintendo for comment.

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