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With the release of the [[Nintendo Switch|''Nintendo Switch 2'']], ''[[Nintendo]]'' has already exercised rights it reserved back in early May 2025.<ref name="EULAMain">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Account User Agreement |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Privacy Policy |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? |url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Nintendo}}</ref> ~~Seen from these bans is that from~~ blocking online services ~~to the [[Nintendo Switch|''Nintendo~~ Switch 2~~'']]~~, they are ~~effectively bricked~~, ~~as features consumers take for granted~~, ~~such as the ''Nintendo eShop'' or account management~~, ~~require access to said online services offered by [[Nintendo]]~~.

With the release of the [[Nintendo Switch|''Nintendo Switch 2'']], ''[[Nintendo]]'' has already exercised rights it reserved back in early May 2025.<ref name="EULAMain">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Account User Agreement |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Privacy Policy |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? |url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Nintendo}}</ref> Nintendo blocking online services on certain Switch 2 devices effectively bricks them, as they are essential to make full use of the device and play third-party products bought in stores, which often contain game-key cards. So far, these bans seem to be irreversible, sparking concerns about bricked consoles making their way onto second-hand markets.

==Background==

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	With the release of the [[Nintendo Switch\|''Nintendo Switch 2'']], ''[[Nintendo]]'' has already exercised rights it reserved back in early May 2025.<ref name="EULAMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo}}</ref> ~~Seen from these bans is that from~~ blocking online services ~~to the [[Nintendo Switch\|''Nintendo~~ Switch 2~~'']]~~, they are ~~effectively bricked~~, ~~as features consumers take for granted~~, ~~such as the ''Nintendo eShop'' or account management~~, ~~require access to said online services offered by [[Nintendo]]~~.		With the release of the [[Nintendo Switch\|''Nintendo Switch 2'']], ''[[Nintendo]]'' has already exercised rights it reserved back in early May 2025.<ref name="EULAMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo}}</ref> Nintendo blocking online services on certain Switch 2 devices effectively bricks them, as they are essential to make full use of the device and play third-party products bought in stores, which often contain game-key cards. So far, these bans seem to be irreversible, sparking concerns about bricked consoles making their way onto second-hand markets.

	==Background==		==Background==