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On May 6, Nintendo changed their Privacy and Poilcy. The changes are added for the new GameChat feature. In the process of changing the policy, any user cannot touch/access their data unless they accept. Another issue is that for certain account, you cannot accept the new Privacy and Poilcy making the account inaccessible.
On May 6, Nintendo changed their Privacy and Policy. The changes are added for the new GameChat feature. In the process of changing the policy, any user cannot touch/access their data unless they accept. Another issue is that for certain account, you cannot accept the new Privacy and Policy making the account inaccessible.


==Background==
==Background==
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==User's account inaccessible==
==User's account inaccessible==
Nintendo's email system have always had problem in the past, with this new change, children's account are being told to make their parent accept the new policy. While this a good idea, the emails are not going throuh or account with no email or parents are still being asked to send an email to nowhere, Making these account inaccessible and game data locked until a fixed is issued.
Nintendo's email system has always had problems in the past. With this new change, children's account are being told to make their parent accept the new policy. While this a good idea, the emails are not going through or accounts with no email or parents are still being asked to send an email to nowhere, Making these accounts inaccessible and game data locked until a fix is issued.


===Nintendo's response===
===Nintendo's response===

Revision as of 04:56, 7 May 2025

On May 6, Nintendo changed their Privacy and Policy. The changes are added for the new GameChat feature. In the process of changing the policy, any user cannot touch/access their data unless they accept. Another issue is that for certain account, you cannot accept the new Privacy and Policy making the account inaccessible.

Background

Need help

User's account inaccessible

Nintendo's email system has always had problems in the past. With this new change, children's account are being told to make their parent accept the new policy. While this a good idea, the emails are not going through or accounts with no email or parents are still being asked to send an email to nowhere, Making these accounts inaccessible and game data locked until a fix is issued.

Nintendo's response

Nothing yet (will call them)

Consumer response

Need help

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