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|All games not fully downloaded prior rendered unplayable<ref>{{Cite web |first= | |All games not fully downloaded prior rendered unplayable<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-07-27 |title=What does a banned Switch 2 ACTUALLY mean? |url=https://youtu.be/MqFY3rICDWs?si=T3lLrbrbUH7CUT39 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=YouTube}}</ref>, online features disabled | ||
|In a May 2025 policy update, Nintendo stated they may ''"render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part."''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-20 |title=Nintendo Account User Agreement |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513142857/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US |archive-date=2025-05-13 |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=Nintendo Official Site}}</ref> | |In a May 2025 policy update, Nintendo stated they may ''"render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part."''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-20 |title=Nintendo Account User Agreement |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513142857/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US |archive-date=2025-05-13 |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=Nintendo Official Site}}</ref> | ||
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A device being "Bricked" means the device has been rendered entirely unusable. The act of "Device Bricking" is specifically a company-side action meant to prevent a consumer from using a device they purchased if they attempt to do anything that goes against the terms of service the company sets for their devices, seen from the release of the Switch 2 from Nintendo. The act is intended to prevent "Homebrewed" devices (devices with unofficial, third-party or user-created modifications) from being created and to try to discourage piracy and hacking.
Device bricking also occurs very commonly as a result of Planned obsolescence, where a company's goal is to force the consumer to buy and replace the old, now unusable, product with a new one
Recent cases of Device bricking
| Time of incident | Company name | Reason | Effects | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 - Ongoing | Nintendo | EULA violation | All games not fully downloaded prior rendered unplayable[1], online features disabled | In a May 2025 policy update, Nintendo stated they may "render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part."[2] |
- ↑ "What does a banned Switch 2 ACTUALLY mean?". YouTube. 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nintendo Account User Agreement". Nintendo Official Site. 2025-08-20. Archived from the original on 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-08-20.