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The Solution To Nintendo’s Ineffective Battle Against Piracy Isn’t Bricking People’s Switches

Image: Nintendo / Kotaku
Image: Nintendo / Kotaku

Nintendo’s crackdown on all things tangentially related to potential piracy continues, but this time the company is turning its ire on its customers, rather than those who might distribute hacks or ROMs or, um, join a Reddit. According to a change in the Nintendo Account User Agreement, as spotted by Game File’s Stephen Totilo, the Mario monolith claims the right to deliberately brick your Switch if you’re caught modifying your hardware. And, look, Nintendo, none of this is going to achieve anything you’re hoping for. – John Walker Read More

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