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:¶
Setup:¶
- Copy the downloaded
gamecard_installer.nro
to/switch
on your SD card.
Installing¶
- 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! - Insert the gamecard you would like to install into your console.
- Launch HBMenu and open Gamecard Installer NX.
- Select
SD Card Install
orNAND Install
, whichever location you wish to install the gamecard to or have more storage space on. - Press
A
to confirm. - Wait until the app finishes installing the game, then exit to the home menu.
- 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: