The info, although publicly disclosed, went relatively unnoticed. Called “ENLBufferPwn”, the flaw that affected several Nintendo titles aimed to access players’ payment information, the camera of 3DS and Wii U consoles, and take complete control of the consoles, as specified by the Nintendo Power website. And icing on the cake, the player did not even realize that he had been hacked. It is thanks to three hackers that this vulnerability was discovered.
Here is the list of affected games:
– Mario Kart (3DS)
– Splatoon (Wii U)
– Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
– Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)
– ARMS (Switch)
– Splatoon 2 (Switch)
– Splatoon 3 (Switch)
– Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch)
– Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
– Nintendo Switch Sports (Switch)
On this other specialized siteit is explained that Nintendo fixed this flaw in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, ARMS, Splatoon 2 et Super Mario Maker 2. But for everything to be secure again, you need to install the latest update for these games.