Using Tinfoil to Download Games or ROMs

You first must install a shop, unfortunately I cannot link directly to any tinfoil shops!

How to download and install new games

  1. Load up EMUMMC CFW (Orange)

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2. Make sure you are connected to wi-fi and sleep mode is disabled in settings, and then launch the Tinfoil App

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3. Press Okay to any welcome messages (if the text is glitchy, press the home button, press X on the tinfoil app to close it, and reopen)

r/NxSwitchModding - Modded Switch Basic Use Guide and How to Download Games With Tinfoil

4. Navigate to "New Games" and click (+) on your controller

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5. Search for a game you want (you can also download roms for retro consoles here if you'd like)

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6. Press A on the base game file

r/NxSwitchModding - Modded Switch Basic Use Guide and How to Download Games With Tinfoil

7. Select Include All DLC and Include Latest Update if desired and click install

r/NxSwitchModding - Modded Switch Basic Use Guide and How to Download Games With Tinfoil

Wait for the game to finish. You can queue up multiple titles. If your switch loses connection to the server the download may fail and as a result the game will give you an error when launching. If this happens, delete the game from the home screen and redownload. 

Troubleshooting Tinfoil

If you get a clock error:

Click the photo gallery on the Switch home screen (still in CFW EmuMMC)

Open DBI

Go to "tools"

Click NTP time sync

Then open tinfoil again