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Talk:Nintendo changing their Privacy and Policy, block user's data until they approve, making some account inaccessible in the process

2025-05-14T07:10:31Z

Tzirf: Created page with " == Topic name should be changed == I added some information to this article to cover their privacy policy/User Account changes in the US and provided sources/evidence to support those changes. I think the topic name needs some adjustments and I wasn't able to edit that. As for the claim that these changes blocked users data until approved and made some accounts inaccessible. I was unable to find sources/evidence to support this. Should this be removed since it lacks s..."

== Topic name should be changed ==

I added some information to this article to cover their privacy policy/User Account changes in the US and provided sources/evidence to support those changes. I think the topic name needs some adjustments and I wasn't able to edit that.

As for the claim that these changes blocked users data until approved and made some accounts inaccessible. I was unable to find sources/evidence to support this. Should this be removed since it lacks supporting evidence and that is part of the Wiki policy?
[[User:Tzirf|Tzirf]] ([[User talk:Tzirf|talk]]) 07:10, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Nintendo EULA Class action waiver section.jpg

2025-05-14T06:53:35Z

Tzirf:

Section 16 Nintendo of America End User License Agreement that includes a class action waiver

User:Tzirf

2025-05-14T06:31:49Z

Tzirf: Created page with "I go by Tzirf. Yes I am the same Tzirf who made all the videos on how to repair Wii U consoles with failed eMMC using a NAND-AID."

I go by Tzirf. Yes I am the same Tzirf who made all the videos on how to repair Wii U consoles with failed eMMC using a NAND-AID.

File:Nintendo Account User Agreement 2025.jpg

2025-05-14T06:13:23Z

Tzirf:

May 2025 Nintendo Account User Agreement Summary of Changes

File:NintendoEmailNA 2025.jpg

2025-05-14T06:02:49Z

Tzirf:

Photo copy of the email Nintendo sent to users in America when they made changes to their User Policy and Privacy Policy

Nintendo 3DS

2025-05-14T05:45:17Z

Tzirf: /* Consumer impact summary */

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| Release Year =Mar 27, 2011
| Product Type =Portable gaming console
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| Official Website =Nintendo.com
| Logo =QuestionMark.svg
}}{{StubNotice}}
{{InfoboxProductLine
| Title = {{PAGENAME}}
| Release Year =Mar 27, 2011
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| In Production =No
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| Logo =Nintendo 3DS logo.svg.png
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The '''[[wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]''' is a handheld game console manufactured and distributed by '''[[Nintendo]]'''. It is the continuation of its predecessor, the Nintendo DS. The Nintendo 3DS had multiple revisions, including the Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and New Nintendo 2DS XL, which makes up the full "Nintendo 3DS Family".

==Consumer impact summary==

*User Freedom: Due to efforts of the modding community, custom firmware can be installed on every retail version of Nintendo 3DS Family of consoles. With the use of custom firmware, many home brew apps can be used to restore the lost functionality of the online services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=3DS Hacks Guide |url=https://3ds.hacks.guide/ |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=3ds.hacks.guide}}</ref>
*Many games that used Online Services are still playable but players will not be able to 100% complete the game. For example: Animal Crossing New Leaf will lose Dream Towns and some exclusive items on the island gift shop.
*User Privacy: Console is discontinued. Many games require a connection to the, now discontinued, servers, but are supported by 3rd party services like Pretendo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pretendo Network |url=https://pretendo.network/ |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=}}</ref>
*Business model: Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, some special editions made.
*Market Control: Not applicable.

==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Software===
<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2024 |title=Announcement of Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software |url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63227/~/announcement-of-discontinuation-of-online-services-for-nintendo-3ds-and-wii-u}}</ref>On April 8, 2024 Nintendo shut down online services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. This shut down effects all software on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and ends any online services. The only services that remain working today are Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter.

===Closure of eShop (March 2023)===
{{Main|Storefront shutdown#Wii U/3DS eShops (2012–2023)}}
On March 27, 2023 Nintendo shut down the [[Wii U]] and [[3DS]] eShop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Apr 2023 |title=Notice of End of Purchases in Nintendo eShop for Wii U and Nintendo 3DUpdate April 2023 |url=https://www.nintendo.com/au/support/articles/wii-u-and-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=Nintendo Support}}</ref> With the closure of the eShop roughly 2,000 games became unavailable for purchase. This includes roughly 450 digital only Wii U games, 600 digital only 3DS games, 100 Wii U games that are also available physically, as well as 300 3DS games that are also available physically and 530 virtual console games. Some of these games include Mario Kart 7, Super Mario Maker, Pokémon, Picross 3D, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Mar 2023 |title=These are the 1,000 digital-only 3DS and Wii U games disappearing next week |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/analysis-digital-only-wii-u-3ds-games/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=www.videogameschronicle.com}}</ref> As of now, over 1,000 digitally exclusive games can no longer be purchased and are not available on another console. It should be noted that of the 530 virtual console games, about 230 of them are available on Nintendo Switch Online service.

===Faulty New Nintendo 2DS XL models===
<blockquote>Editor's notice: This section is intentionally left incomplete, and data is currently being collected about this via the Nintendo Homebrew Discord community. Please contact them if you need to verify this information.</blockquote>The ''New [[Nintendo]] 2DS XL (N2DSXL)'' is the final console revision of the 3DS line, releasing in July of 2017. Unlike previous models, the console is built with cheaper materials, risking a shorter lifespan of the console.
Via Nintendo Homebrew Discord:
<blockquote>'''Reasons to avoid the "New" 2DS XL model:'''
*Designed to be a budget console, so parts and overall build quality are cheap
*Hinge is both flimsy and very thin, meaning it cracks/breaks easily
*Known to have bad ICs, meaning very high rates of FCRAM and NAND failures
*Is liable to turn to dust when attempting to do repairs. (not an exaggeration)
</blockquote>

==See also==
{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or products with similar incidents.}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:3DS}}
[[Category:Nintendo 3DS]]

Nintendo 3DS

2025-05-14T04:56:25Z

Tzirf: /* Incidents */ Added the discontinuation of Online Services with citation

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| Release Year =Mar 27, 2011
| Product Type =Portable gaming console
| In Production =No
| Official Website =Nintendo.com
| Logo =QuestionMark.svg
}}{{StubNotice}}
{{InfoboxProductLine
| Title = {{PAGENAME}}
| Release Year =Mar 27, 2011
| Product Type =Handheld gaming console
| In Production =No
| Official Website =https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-3DS-Family/Nintendo-3DS-Family-94560.html
| Logo =Nintendo 3DS logo.svg.png
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The '''[[wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]''' is a handheld game console manufactured and distributed by '''[[Nintendo]]'''. It is the continuation of its predecessor, the Nintendo DS. The Nintendo 3DS had multiple revisions, including the Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and New Nintendo 2DS XL, which makes up the full "Nintendo 3DS Family".

==Consumer impact summary==

*User Freedom: Due to hacking communities, the entire console family can be hacked to be used by the consumer without any restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=3DS Hacks Guide |url=https://3ds.hacks.guide/ |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=3ds.hacks.guide}}</ref>
*User Privacy: Console is discontinued. Some games require a connection to the, now discontinued, servers, but are supported by 3rd party services like Pretendo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pretendo Network |url=https://pretendo.network/ |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=}}</ref>
*Business model: Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, some special editions made.
*Market Control: Not applicable.

==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

=== Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Software ===
<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2024 |title=Announcement of Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software |url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63227/~/announcement-of-discontinuation-of-online-services-for-nintendo-3ds-and-wii-u}}</ref>On April 8, 2024 Nintendo shut down online services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. This shut down effects all software on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and ends any online services. The only services that remain working today are Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter.

===Closure of eShop (March 2023)===
{{Main|Storefront shutdown#Wii U/3DS eShops (2012–2023)}}
On March 27, 2023 Nintendo shut down the [[Wii U]] and [[3DS]] eShops.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Apr 2023 |title=Notice of End of Purchases in Nintendo eShop for Wii U and Nintendo 3DUpdate April 2023 |url=https://www.nintendo.com/au/support/articles/wii-u-and-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=Nintendo Support}}</ref> These shutdowns have caused hundreds of games to become impossible to obtain new copies of and for some, additionally, play. Some of which include Mario Kart 7, Super Mario Maker, Pokémon, Picross 3D, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Mar 2023 |title=These are the 1,000 digital-only 3DS and Wii U games disappearing next week |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/analysis-digital-only-wii-u-3ds-games/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=www.videogameschronicle.com}}</ref> As of now, over 1,000 digitally exclusive games can only be obtained through unofficial means, and a subset requires additional modification to run.

===Faulty New Nintendo 2DS XL models===
<blockquote>Editor's notice: This section is intentionally left incomplete, and data is currently being collected about this via the Nintendo Homebrew Discord community. Please contact them if you need to verify this information.</blockquote>The ''New [[Nintendo]] 2DS XL (N2DSXL)'' is the final console revision of the 3DS line, releasing in July of 2017. Unlike previous models, the console is built with cheaper materials, risking a shorter lifespan of the console.
Via Nintendo Homebrew Discord:
<blockquote>'''Reasons to avoid the "New" 2DS XL model:'''
*Designed to be a budget console, so parts and overall build quality are cheap
*Hinge is both flimsy and very thin, meaning it cracks/breaks easily
*Known to have bad ICs, meaning very high rates of FCRAM and NAND failures
*Is liable to turn to dust when attempting to do repairs. (not an exaggeration)
</blockquote>

==See also==
{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or products with similar incidents.}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:3DS}}
[[Category:Nintendo 3DS]]

Nintendo 3DS

2025-05-14T04:41:46Z

Tzirf: Corrected punctuation and added some information relating to 3DS family. Cleaned up sentence structure for clarity

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| Logo =QuestionMark.svg
}}{{StubNotice}}
{{InfoboxProductLine
| Title = {{PAGENAME}}
| Release Year =Mar 27, 2011
| Product Type =Handheld gaming console
| In Production =No
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The '''[[wikipedia:Nintendo_3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]''' is a handheld game console manufactured and distributed by '''[[Nintendo]]'''. It is the continuation of its predecessor, the Nintendo DS. The Nintendo 3DS had multiple revisions, including the Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and New Nintendo 2DS XL, which makes up the full "Nintendo 3DS Family".

==Consumer impact summary==

*User Freedom: Due to hacking communities, the entire console family can be hacked to be used by the consumer without any restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=3DS Hacks Guide |url=https://3ds.hacks.guide/ |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=3ds.hacks.guide}}</ref>
*User Privacy: Console is discontinued. Some games require a connection to the, now discontinued, servers, but are supported by 3rd party services like Pretendo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pretendo Network |url=https://pretendo.network/ |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=}}</ref>
*Business model: Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, some special editions made.
*Market Control: Not applicable.

==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===Closure of eShop (March 2023)===
{{Main|Storefront shutdown#Wii U/3DS eShops (2012–2023)}}
On March 27, 2023 Nintendo shut down the [[Wii U]] and [[3DS]] eShops.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Apr 2023 |title=Notice of End of Purchases in Nintendo eShop for Wii U and Nintendo 3DUpdate April 2023 |url=https://www.nintendo.com/au/support/articles/wii-u-and-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=Nintendo Support}}</ref> These shutdowns have caused hundreds of games to become impossible to obtain new copies of and for some, additionally, play. Some of which include Mario Kart 7, Super Mario Maker, Pokémon, Picross 3D, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Mar 2023 |title=These are the 1,000 digital-only 3DS and Wii U games disappearing next week |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/analysis-digital-only-wii-u-3ds-games/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=www.videogameschronicle.com}}</ref> As of now, over 1,000 digitally exclusive games can only be obtained through unofficial means, and a subset requires additional modification to run.

===Faulty New Nintendo 2DS XL models===
<blockquote>Editor's notice: This section is intentionally left incomplete, and data is currently being collected about this via the Nintendo Homebrew Discord community. Please contact them if you need to verify this information.</blockquote>The ''New [[Nintendo]] 2DS XL (N2DSXL)'' is the final console revision of the 3DS line, releasing in July of 2017. Unlike previous models, the console is built with cheaper materials, risking a shorter lifespan of the console.
Via Nintendo Homebrew Discord:
<blockquote>'''Reasons to avoid the "New" 2DS XL model:'''
*Designed to be a budget console, so parts and overall build quality are cheap
*Hinge is both flimsy and very thin, meaning it cracks/breaks easily
*Known to have bad ICs, meaning very high rates of FCRAM and NAND failures
*Is liable to turn to dust when attempting to do repairs. (not an exaggeration)
</blockquote>

==See also==
{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or products with similar incidents.}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:3DS}}
[[Category:Nintendo 3DS]]