Nintendo Updates Its User Agreement To Crack Down On Emulation

Offenders may find their Switch bricked.Nintendo has recently updated its Account User Agreement to provide a more severe warning to those who "bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat" or "tamper with" their games. In short, if you happen to hack your Switch or run emulators, you may find that it winds up getting bricked entirely.This comes via Stephen Totilo's latest Game File newsletter, confirming that the wording in the User Agreement from Nintendo has been expanded upon significantly, effectively giving more information as to what constitutes an offending action along with the potential consequences.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

May 9, 2025 - 12:19
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Nintendo Updates Its User Agreement To Crack Down On Emulation

Offenders may find their Switch bricked.

Nintendo has recently updated its Account User Agreement to provide a more severe warning to those who "bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat" or "tamper with" their games. In short, if you happen to hack your Switch or run emulators, you may find that it winds up getting bricked entirely.

This comes via Stephen Totilo's latest Game File newsletter, confirming that the wording in the User Agreement from Nintendo has been expanded upon significantly, effectively giving more information as to what constitutes an offending action along with the potential consequences.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com