Summary
A significant change has been spotted inNintendo’s updated account agreement for Switch users, stating that players’ consoles risk being bricked if the software has been modded. It’s public knowledge thatNintendois quick to issue lawsuits and takedowns, targeting people who distribute pirated software and Switch emulators. Now, the Japanese publisher is warning users of the dangers of playing unauthorized games.
Counting down the days to the auspicious June release date,Nintendo has begun to roll out Switch 2 pre-order invites. The general wave of pre-orders was tarnished with technical glitches that made the whole affair a stressful time for buyers and sellers, including GameStop, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. Trump’s tariffs also cast a shadow on what should have been an exciting time for Nintendo fans.
Spotted by Gamefile, the updated agreement specifies actions that are considered illegal by Nintendo, including unauthorized uses of players’ Nintendo Accounts and its services. As a result of detecting illegal activity, users were warned that their Switch console would be bricked, and unfortunately, it’s not the same bricks one fan used to build aNintendo Switch console out of LEGO. The new agreement stated Nintendo reserves the right to make players’ consoles “permanetly unusable” if any of the outlined restrictions were violated, including bypassing, modding, or decrypting any of the functions or protections of the Nintendo Account Services, as well as to obtain, install, or use any unauthorized copies of Nintendo Account Services.
Nintendo May Brick Switch Consoles That Hack or Modify Consoles and Games
A few years ago, a tech-minded Nintendo fan uncovered the worrying detail thatWii U consoles could be bricked if they weren’t being played enough, and Nintendo later shut down the Wii U eShop back in March 2023. After reading the new version of the agreement, it’s clear Nintendo is hellbent on thwarting the pirates of the community. This changes the old agreement, which has been effective since April 2021, stating, “You are not allowed to lease, rent, sublicense, publish, copy, modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble all or any portion of the Nintendo Account Services without Nintendo’s written consent, or unless otherwise expressly permitted by applicable law.”
Looking forward to the avalanche of sales that will deliver gamers their shiny, new console,Nintendo has revealed how many Switch 2 consoles it expects to sell. The forecast also predicted how many original Switch consoles would leave shelves, alongside the amount of Switch 2 games that’ll be scooped up. Since the Switch 2 had a long build-up to reveal day, a high number of sales looks likely since hungry gamers have been waiting so long.
