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==Controversial Practices== | ==Controversial Practices== | ||
'''Forced arbitration and bricking of consoles''' | |||
As per the May 2025 update to the EULA, Nintendo now forces customers into binding arbitration and can brick your consoles, rendering your hardware you legally own, and software you have purchased completely useless, should you decide to not to use your console exactly as they intend. https://www.nintendo.com/us/eula-update/?srsltid=AfmBOopMRkjTJlKzMxVtTUFKddFwwPs47CveE41aoWOehl3Iv2PrSxva | |||
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===History against emulation=== | ===History against emulation=== | ||
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Additionally, these policies<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nintendo |title=Nintendo Privacy Policy |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> reserve the right for Nintendo to disable functionality on consoles consumers paid for,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nightingale |first=Ed |date=May 9, 2025 |title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Eurogamer}}</ref> affecting owners of both generations of Nintendo Switch, effectively granting the company the right to "brick" the console. Nintendo claims this is accomplished as a measure to halt piracy for software on both generations of [[Nintendo Switch]] hardware, however due to the overreaching status of the terms, Nintendo | Additionally, these policies<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nintendo |title=Nintendo Privacy Policy |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> reserve the right for Nintendo to disable functionality on consoles consumers paid for,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nightingale |first=Ed |date=May 9, 2025 |title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Eurogamer}}</ref> affecting owners of both generations of Nintendo Switch, effectively granting the company the right to "brick" the console. Nintendo claims this is accomplished as a measure to halt piracy for software on both generations of [[Nintendo Switch]] hardware, however due to the overreaching status of the terms, Nintendo | ||
== Products<!-- Please keep this section reserved for products which are expected to be relevant to the wiki, and at least try to organize products chronologically. --> == | ==Products<!-- Please keep this section reserved for products which are expected to be relevant to the wiki, and at least try to organize products chronologically. -->== | ||
=== Console Hardware === | ===Console Hardware=== | ||
* [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS/2DS]] <!-- 2DS will be in the same article as 3DS as it is a mere hardware revision. Additionally consider 2DS XL as part of section, reference research from homebrew communities recording devices being so poorly manufactured that it quite literally can turn into dust. --> | *[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS/2DS]]<!-- 2DS will be in the same article as 3DS as it is a mere hardware revision. Additionally consider 2DS XL as part of section, reference research from homebrew communities recording devices being so poorly manufactured that it quite literally can turn into dust. --> | ||
* [[Nintendo Wii U|Wii U]] | *[[Nintendo Wii U|Wii U]] | ||
* [[Nintendo Switch]]/Switch 2 <!-- Switch 1 and 2 will be merged considering the marketing effectively treats the hardware similar enough, especially considering marketing | *[[Nintendo Switch]]/Switch 2<!-- Switch 1 and 2 will be merged considering the marketing effectively treats the hardware similar enough, especially considering marketing | ||
Additionally, as the Switch Lite is effectively just a weaker Switch, which will be treated effectively like how the 2DS is like with the 3DS --> | Additionally, as the Switch Lite is effectively just a weaker Switch, which will be treated effectively like how the 2DS is like with the 3DS --> | ||
=== Console peripherals/add-ons === | ===Console peripherals/add-ons=== | ||
* [[Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons|Joy-Con]] | *[[Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons|Joy-Con]] | ||
* [[Switch Pro Controller]] | *[[Switch Pro Controller]] | ||
=== Software === | ===Software=== | ||
* [[Nintendo Switch Online]] | *[[Nintendo Switch Online]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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