Nintendo's May 2025 Policy Updates: Difference between revisions
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*Updates to '''Section 6 (User-Generated Content)''' of the EULA, now requiring adherence to Nintendo's specific content guidelines. | *Updates to '''Section 6 (User-Generated Content)''' of the EULA, now requiring adherence to Nintendo's specific content guidelines. | ||
*New provisions in '''Section 13 (Breach and Termination of the Agreement)''' of the EULA, where Nintendo reserves the right in some regions (notably the US) to ''"render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part."''<ref name="EULASummaryChanges">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Account User Agreement - What's Changed? |url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/eula-update/ |website=Nintendo |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref> | *New provisions in '''Section 13 (Breach and Termination of the Agreement)''' of the EULA, where Nintendo reserves the right in some regions (notably the US) to ''"render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part."''<ref name="EULASummaryChanges">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Account User Agreement - What's Changed? |url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/eula-update/ |website=Nintendo |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref> | ||
*Significant changes to '''Section 16 (Dispute Resolution)''' of the EULA, mandating [[forced arbitration]] and including a class-action waiver, though with an opt-out provision.<ref name="EULASummaryChanges" /> | *Significant changes to '''Section 16 (Dispute Resolution)''' of the EULA, mandating [[forced arbitration]] and including a class-action waiver, though with an opt-out provision.<ref name="EULASummaryChanges" /> | ||
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This may be a detail better preserved on a dedicated article on this incident - JamesTDG 5/15/25--> | This may be a detail better preserved on a dedicated article on this incident - JamesTDG 5/15/25--> | ||
The enforcement of these policies has also seen the closure of Tournaments,<ref name="ArsSmashTournaments2013">{{Cite web |last=Orland |first=Kyle |date=Jul 11, 2013 |title=Why Nintendo can legally shut down any Smash Bros. tournament it wants |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/why-nintendo-can-legally-shut-down-any-smash-bros-tournament-it-wants/ |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref> lawsuits against competing | The enforcement of these policies has also seen the closure of Tournaments,<ref name="ArsSmashTournaments2013">{{Cite web |last=Orland |first=Kyle |date=Jul 11, 2013 |title=Why Nintendo can legally shut down any Smash Bros. tournament it wants |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/07/why-nintendo-can-legally-shut-down-any-smash-bros-tournament-it-wants/ |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref> lawsuits against competing companies,<ref>{{Cite web |last=@PirateSoftware |date=17 Oct 2024 |title=Palworld Lawsuit |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ZZx4wiofw |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Norman |first=Jim |date=May 5, 2025 |title=Accessory Manufacturer Genki Responds To Nintendo's Switch 2 Lawsuit |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/accessory-manufacturer-genki-responds-to-nintendos-switch-2-lawsuit |work=Nintendo Life}}</ref> the persistent war on emulation,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robertson |first=Joshua |date=Oct 1, 2024 |title=Nintendo Is Going After YouTubers That Show Off Emulated Game Footage |url=https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-striking-youtubers-using-emulated-game-footage/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=@Hemos |date=12 Feb 1999 |title=Nintendo Confirms It Will Sue UltraHLE Creators 96 |url=https://games.slashdot.org/story/99/02/12/0943207/nintendo-confirms-it-will-sue-ultrahle-creators |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=games.slashdot.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Joseph |date=11 Apr 2024 |title=Ninten-don’t: Breaking Down the Yuzu Emulator Lawsuit |url=https://www.romanolaw.com/ninten-dont-breaking-down-the-yuzu-emulator-lawsuit/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=www.romanolaw.com}}</ref> and more. Due to how far Nintendo has historically aimed to enforce its policies, it is reasonable to expect these May 2025 policy updates to be similarly enforced.<!-- Question to what extent this is relevant for an incident article? | ||
It was more just the first example that came to mind as a way to demonstrate how strict the policy is. - JamesTDG | It was more just the first example that came to mind as a way to demonstrate how strict the policy is. - JamesTDG | ||