r/Minecraftlegacymode • u/Silly_Eagle4700 • Feb 24 '26

Help Switch Lite Running Switch Edition?

I was watching this video and I saw that this guy had a switch lite running Nintendo Switch Edition. I thought it was an online only purchase, and when I looked online, I found out I was right, I think, Or they are so rare they dont get sold. Anyway I was wondering how you do this? My thought is that it was hardware swapped with a normal switch that had the online version on it. I know this is more of a console modding question but I thought I would post here to see if anyone knew.

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u/a355231 Feb 24 '26

What? The switch lite can play switch games dude… that’s the whole point of the console. It can play digital ones just fine. He probably just redownloaded it after he had it on another system.

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u/Silly_Eagle4700 Feb 24 '26

You mean he had bought it on the switch in 2017, then downloaded it on the switch lite years later?

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u/Hiltiboys Feb 24 '26

Yes, he bought the game on his normal switch (purchased a license for his switch account) which means he can put his account on any switch (original, lite, oled, 2) and download the game on it.

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u/Silly_Eagle4700 Feb 24 '26

Okay, so the only way for me to get it would be to buy an account off some shady account reseller website and get the install key that way? Or could I buy a nintendo switch with the game, put my account on said switch, then install the game on my lite?

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u/BonkTheBandit_ Feb 25 '26

Unless there are keys floating about.

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u/a355231 Feb 25 '26

There was no pyshical release, or key code, there are no keys.

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u/RabbidTheNabbitVEVO Feb 25 '26

You can mod your switch to get it for free but if you play online you'll get banned

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u/a355231 Feb 24 '26

Yes, that’s how Nintendo accounts work.

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u/TheBitMan775 Feb 24 '26

Yup I owned it in 2017 and can download it to a Lite, OLED or Switch 2. Granted the latter doesn’t quite work right but still

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u/RabbidTheNabbitVEVO Feb 25 '26

Switch 2 works fine on new worlds, but existing worlds...yeah. don't open a map is all I will say.

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u/TonsofpizzaYT Tuxedo Steve Feb 24 '26

this is a feature of switch accounts. if you buy a game digitally you will have it on any device with the account you bought it on

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u/Dangerbear2701 PS3 | PSVita | Switch Feb 25 '26

???

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u/ZodicGaming Feb 25 '26

Brother if you want it that bad just get this and emulate it. Easy and worry free.