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Nintendo grants itself the power to brick Switches with pirated games

Nintendo's latest update to its user agreement allows it to brick Switches caught with illegal material on them.

According to a new change in the Nintendo User Agreement, the console maker can brick your Switch, or render it useless, if it’s found with pirated games or mods. The company’s previous agreement only prohibited if you "adapt, reverse-engineer, or modify a Nintendo user account," but this updated language gives exact definitions of what you can’t do with your Switch. In March 2024, the company filed a lawsuit against the popular Switch emulator called Yuzu claiming that the developers were facilitating piracy.

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