| Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | bin | Input BIN | | nsp | Primary NSP (e.g., Visa, Mastercard, Amex, RuPay, JCB, Discover, UnionPay, Diners Club) | | nsp_code | Standard code (e.g., VI , MC , AX , RP , JC , DS , UP , DC ) | | card_product | Product type (e.g., Classic, Gold, Platinum, Infinite, Business, Corporate, Prepaid, Debit, Credit) | | sub_network | Co-brand or sub-brand (e.g., Visa Signature, Mastercard World Elite, RuPay Select) | | issuer_country | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code | | issuer_bank | Name of issuing bank (if available) | | card_type | Debit / Credit / Prepaid / Charge | | processing_route | Preferred acquiring route (direct NSP / fallback) | | token_support | Yes / No (DPAN provisioning support) | | co_brand_partner | e.g., Airline, Retailer, Fintech | | last_updated | Timestamp of BIN record update |
A homebrew application run directly on the Switch to dump your own cartridges and generate the necessary .bin and .nsp files locally. bin to nsp top
There is no simple "drag and drop" converter. The process usually involves extracting the BIN, then rebuilding it as an NSP. Here are the top tools used by the community. | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | bin
Widely considered the Swiss Army knife of Switch file management, is a command-line-based (but user-friendly) tool. Here are the top tools used by the community
Open the application (e.g., SAK.exe ). If you are using a specific forwarder tool, look for the "Create NSP" or "NRO to NSP" option.
In the Nintendo Switch homebrew ecosystem, files serve different functions based on their format: