Installing Gamecards

The following steps will help you convert your physical gamecards into digital titles that can be used anytime, even without the gamecard being inserted into your console.

Prerequisites:

• Gamecard Installer NX (Gamecard_installer.nro) (alt)

Setup:

• Copy the downloaded gamecard_installer.nro to /switch on your SD card.

Installing

1. Launch emuMMC via Hekate. If you followed our guide for CFW setup, this is the Atmosphere PKG3 emuMMC button. Confirm you are booted into emuMMC before proceeding!
2. Insert the gamecard you would like to install into your console.
3. Launch HBMenu and open Gamecard Installer NX.
4. Select SD Card Install or NAND Install, whichever location you wish to install the gamecard to or have more storage space on.
5. Press A to confirm.
6. Wait until the app finishes installing the game, then exit to the home menu.
7. Remove the gamecard and you'll find that your cart is now installed to the system.
   • Note: There is a very high chance of the game prompting you to install a game update after installation, for which you will need to dump and install update and/or DLC data using the guide linked below.

Installing update data and/or DLC

Gamecards typically contain only the base game. If your game needs updates and/or DLC, you will need to dump and install those using the following guide:

Proceed to Dumping & Installing a digital dump