If you own a physical Switch cartridge and a compatible USB dumper (like the or an unpatched V1 Switch), you can extract your own ROMs. This is legal under fair use in many countries (backup exception). Tools like NXDumpTool create clean XCI files from your personal cartridge.

For those navigating this space, the "better" method of acquiring files is via direct sources rather than peer-to-peer torrents, which can be unsafe. The modern standard involves trusted shops where metadata, update patches, and DLC are bundled together.

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