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Nintendo Updates User Agreement; Reserves The Right To Brick Your Switch Console

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Nintendo Updates User Agreement; Reserves The Right To Brick Your Switch Console

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Nintendo updated its user agreement, effective May 7, 2025, granting itself the power to permanently disable user accounts and consoles involved in hacking, piracy, or unauthorized activities. This stricter policy, likely in anticipation of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch on June 5, 2025, expands beyond previous software modification restrictions to include bypassing security measures and using unauthorized hardware/software. This allows Nintendo to directly penalize users and reinforces their stance against piracy and emulation.

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