Technical and platform context: XCI and identifiers On the Nintendo Switch, games are distributed and installed in several formats. “XCI” refers to a specific cartridge image format commonly used in community contexts to represent game dumps—an image of the physical cartridge’s contents. The hexadecimal-like prefix “010028…” evokes the system of Title IDs used by Nintendo to identify software: each game and its variants have catalogue-style identifiers that help the console manage installations, updates, and region distinctions. These identifiers are essential for legitimate development, patching, and digital storefront management.