Dec 12, 2025 · In the lead up to its Switch 2 console release, Nintendo updated its user agreement and asserted broad authority to make consoles owned by its customers permanently unusable.

1 day ago · "In the lead up to its Switch 2 console release, Nintendo updated its user agreement," writes the Free Software Foundation, warning that Nintendo now claims "broad authority to make consoles …

May 12, 2025 · Switch and Switch 2 users who try to hack their consoles or play pirated copies of games may find their devices rendered completely inoperable by Nintendo. That new warning was buried in a...

May 9, 2025 · According to its newly updated user agreement, Nintendo has granted itself the right to make your Switch 2 “permanently unusable” if you break certain rules. Yes, the company might …

Dec 19, 2005 · Nintendo's promise to block a user from using their game console isn't just an empty threat: it has already been wielded against many users. For example, within a month of the Switch …

This outlines Nintendo's ability to brick your device (render it "permanently unusable in whole") if you don't adhere to the agreement.

May 21, 2025 · But that fact that Nintendo can make an expensive game console permanently unusable is concerning to those who plan to mod their system to fix a common problem without having to wait …