Nintendo's May 2025 Policy Updates: Difference between revisions
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=== Details of the Updated Terms<!--File names for relevant images, if we wanted to include them: Nintendo_Account_User_Agreement_.jpg New_changes_image.png Maybe pile: Nintendo_EULA_Class_action_waiver_section.jpg--> === | ===Details of the Updated Terms<!--File names for relevant images, if we wanted to include them: Nintendo_Account_User_Agreement_.jpg New_changes_image.png Maybe pile: Nintendo_EULA_Class_action_waiver_section.jpg-->=== | ||
====Nintendo Account User Agreement (EULA)==== | ====Nintendo Account User Agreement (EULA)==== | ||
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==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
There has been | There has been significant consumer backlash over the changes to these terms, leading many to expect that Nintendo is trying to reserve their right to 'brick' customer's consoles as a measure of policy enforcement,<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web |last=Run N Game Entertainment |date=May 13, 2025 |title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="FashoKangYouTube">{{Cite web |last=Fasho |first=Kang |date=May 11, 2025 |title=The Switch 2 will RUIN Gaming [Full Controversy Explained] (Angry Rant) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P8Pv97mt8U |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="NintenDeenYouTube">{{Cite web |last=NintenDeen |date=May 9, 2025 |title=Console Bans |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1H6cKTNxKM |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="PsybeamYouTube">{{Cite web |last=Psybeam |date=May 9, 2025 |title=Nintendo Can Now Permanently Disable Your Switch If You're Found Modding |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG7LoNJcpw8 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref> despite the fact that intentionally rendering a device inoperable would be a violation of consumer protection laws within the United States and European Union. This however does not mean [[Nintendo]] cannot hinge the functionality of the device's software excessively on an online connection to their servers, meaning a ban could render a console functionally useless. | ||
Concerns were widely reported by major gaming publications. Eurogamer<ref name="EurogamerBricking2025">{{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> and Game File<ref name="GameFileEffectiveDate" /> were among the outlets<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCrae |first=Scott |date=8 May 2025 |title=New Nintendo of America policy asks users to give up their rights to a class-action lawsuit and call customer service instead: "Most matters can be quickly resolved in this manner" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/nintendo/new-nintendo-of-america-policy-asks-users-to-give-up-their-rights-to-a-class-action-lawsuit-and-call-customer-service-instead-most-matters-can-be-quickly-resolved-in-this-manner/ |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=GamesRadar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Litchfield |first=Ted |date=10 May 2025 |title=PC gaming remains undefeated: Nintendo now says it has the right to brick your Switch if it thinks you're pirating games or modifying the console |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/pc-gaming-remains-undefeated-nintendo-now-says-it-has-the-right-to-brick-your-switch-if-it-thinks-youre-pirating-games-or-modifying-the-console/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=PC Gamer}}</ref> covering these details. Other publications like IGN,<ref name="IGNBrickingMay2025" /> GameSpot,<ref name="GameSpotBrickingQuote" /> TechRadar,<ref name="TechRadarBricking2025">{{Cite web |last=Publisher |first=Future |date=May 12, 2025 |title=Nintendo now says it can disable your Switch or potentially even your new Switch 2 if you don't follow its user agreement |url=https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nintendo-now-says-it-can-disable-your-switch-or-potentially-even-your-new-switch-2-if-you-dont-follow-its-user-agreement |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=TechRadar}}</ref> GamesIndustry.biz,<ref name="GamesIndustryBrickingQuote" /> and Android Authority<ref name="McNealAA2025" /> also provided analysis and reported on user concerns. | Concerns were widely reported by major gaming publications. Eurogamer<ref name="EurogamerBricking2025">{{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> and Game File<ref name="GameFileEffectiveDate" /> were among the outlets<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCrae |first=Scott |date=8 May 2025 |title=New Nintendo of America policy asks users to give up their rights to a class-action lawsuit and call customer service instead: "Most matters can be quickly resolved in this manner" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/nintendo/new-nintendo-of-america-policy-asks-users-to-give-up-their-rights-to-a-class-action-lawsuit-and-call-customer-service-instead-most-matters-can-be-quickly-resolved-in-this-manner/ |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=GamesRadar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Litchfield |first=Ted |date=10 May 2025 |title=PC gaming remains undefeated: Nintendo now says it has the right to brick your Switch if it thinks you're pirating games or modifying the console |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/pc-gaming-remains-undefeated-nintendo-now-says-it-has-the-right-to-brick-your-switch-if-it-thinks-youre-pirating-games-or-modifying-the-console/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=PC Gamer}}</ref> covering these details. Other publications like IGN,<ref name="IGNBrickingMay2025" /> GameSpot,<ref name="GameSpotBrickingQuote" /> TechRadar,<ref name="TechRadarBricking2025">{{Cite web |last=Publisher |first=Future |date=May 12, 2025 |title=Nintendo now says it can disable your Switch or potentially even your new Switch 2 if you don't follow its user agreement |url=https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nintendo-now-says-it-can-disable-your-switch-or-potentially-even-your-new-switch-2-if-you-dont-follow-its-user-agreement |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=TechRadar}}</ref> GamesIndustry.biz,<ref name="GamesIndustryBrickingQuote" /> and Android Authority<ref name="McNealAA2025" /> also provided analysis and reported on user concerns. | ||