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Switch 2 user warns about accidental ban after playing preowned game cards
A Switch 2 owner was banned after running game cartridges bought second-hand from Facebook Marketplace.
The Redditor said the "whole process was painless and fluid," but this reactionary banning protocol may be an alarming precedent for anyone looking to save a few dollars by buying used games. To understand why this happened, it's important to note that Nintendo attaches unique codes to its Switch game cartridges to prevent piracy. The company even recently amended its user agreement to allow itself the power to brick a Nintendo Switch that's caught running pirated games or mods.
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