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	===Virtual Boy for Switch Online requires paid accessory===		===Virtual Boy for Switch Online requires paid accessory===
	In September, 2025, Nintendo announced that its ill-fated Virtual Boy would be the newest system added to its Switch online game streaming service. The other system collections have also been offered as free downloads to members of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. The Virtual Boy collection was similarly offered for free, but Nintendo also revealed that a required accessory would need to be purchased to make use of the Virtual Boy collection. They offered an option of a $99 replica of the original Virtual Boy device or a $20 cardboard headset. Use of either of these accessories is required to properly play the Virtual Boy Collection as the companion app was not designed with an option to disable the 3D graphics and is also not compatible with a TV by docking the Switch console.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-12 \|title=Nintendo Switch is getting a Virtual Boy accessory and Switch Online games url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-is-getting-a-virtual-boy-accessory-and-switch-online-games/ access-date=2026-02-17}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260120001906/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-is-getting-a-virtual-boy-accessory-and-switch-online-games/ Archived])</ref> Software emulators fans created for Nintendo's prior Nintendo 3DS console can render the Virtual Boy graphics with the use of the system's auto-stereoscopic 3D display along with allowing the 3D graphics to be disabled by using the system's existing 3D slider. Nintendo also posted an incorrect statement to social media that their existing product, the Nintendo Labo VR Headset, would be compatible with the Virtual Boy collection.		In September, 2025, Nintendo announced that its ill-fated Virtual Boy would be the newest system added to its Switch online game streaming service. The other system collections have also been offered as free downloads to members of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. The Virtual Boy collection was similarly offered for free, but Nintendo also revealed that a required accessory would need to be purchased to make use of the Virtual Boy collection. They offered an option of a $99 replica of the original Virtual Boy device or a $20 cardboard headset. Use of either of these accessories is required to properly play the Virtual Boy Collection as the companion app was not designed with an option to disable the 3D graphics and is also not compatible with a TV by docking the Switch console.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-12 \|title=Nintendo Switch is getting a Virtual Boy accessory and Switch Online games \|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-is-getting-a-virtual-boy-accessory-and-switch-online-games/ \|access-date=2026-02-17}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260120001906/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-is-getting-a-virtual-boy-accessory-and-switch-online-games/ Archived])</ref> Software emulators fans created for Nintendo's prior Nintendo 3DS console can render the Virtual Boy graphics with the use of the system's auto-stereoscopic 3D display along with allowing the 3D graphics to be disabled by using the system's existing 3D slider. Nintendo also posted an incorrect statement to social media that their existing product, the Nintendo Labo VR Headset, would be compatible with the Virtual Boy collection.

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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
			{{See also\|Apps deliberately refusing to work on modded devices}}
	*'''User freedom:''' Extensive history against hardware and software modification; currently disables online functionality completely on modded consoles, which can, in some cases, effectively brick a system.		*'''User freedom:''' Extensive history against hardware and software modification; currently disables online functionality completely on modded consoles, which can, in some cases, effectively brick a system.
	*'''User privacy:''' Historically has ignored individual consumers; confirmed to be spying on [[Nintendo Switch\|Nintendo Switch 2]] hardware [[Nintendo Switch bans\|to detect modifications]].		*'''User privacy:''' Historically has ignored individual consumers; confirmed to be spying on [[Nintendo Switch\|Nintendo Switch 2]] hardware [[Nintendo Switch bans\|to detect modifications]].

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	Founded in 1889, '''[[Wikipedia:Nintendo\|Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]''' is a multi-billion-dollar video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan with multiple subdivisions outside of Japan. They manufacture video game consoles and handhelds, the most recent of which being the [[Nintendo Switch\|Switch 2]]. Some of their best-known systems include the Wii, Nintendo 64, [[Nintendo Switch\|Switch]], GameCube, and Game Boy. They are well-known for various popular video game franchises, such as ''Super Mario'', ''Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda'', ''Animal Crossing'', and ''Metroid''.

	~~==Consumer~~-~~impact summary==~~		Founded in 1889, '''{{Wplink\|Nintendo\|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}''' is a multi-billion-dollar video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan with multiple subdivisions outside of Japan. They manufacture video game consoles and handhelds, the most recent of which being the [[Nintendo Switch\|Switch 2]]. Some of their best-known systems include the Wii, Nintendo 64, [[Nintendo Switch\|Switch]], GameCube, and Game Boy. They are well-known for various popular video game franchises, such as ''Super Mario'', ''Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda'', ''Animal Crossing'', and ''Metroid''.

			==Consumer impact summary==
	*'''User freedom:''' Extensive history against hardware and software modification; currently disables online functionality completely on modded consoles, which can, in some cases, effectively brick a system.		*'''User freedom:''' Extensive history against hardware and software modification; currently disables online functionality completely on modded consoles, which can, in some cases, effectively brick a system.
	*'''User privacy:''' Historically has ignored individual consumers; confirmed to be spying on [[Nintendo Switch\|Nintendo Switch 2]] hardware [[Nintendo Switch bans\|to detect modifications]].		*'''User privacy:''' Historically has ignored individual consumers; confirmed to be spying on [[Nintendo Switch\|Nintendo Switch 2]] hardware [[Nintendo Switch bans\|to detect modifications]].
	*'''Business model:''' Hardware sales, software sales, more recently subscriptions such as [[Nintendo Switch Online]] and ~~microtransactions~~.		*'''Business model:''' Hardware sales, software sales, more recently subscriptions such as [[Nintendo Switch Online]] and micro-transactions.
	*'''Market competition:''' Limited home console competition from [[Sony]] and [[Xbox]]; limited portable console competition coming from emulation handhelds and [[Valve]]'s ''Steam Deck''.		*'''Market competition:''' Limited home console competition from [[Sony]] and [[Xbox]]; limited portable console competition coming from emulation handhelds and [[Valve]]'s ''Steam Deck''.

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	*In May 2025, Nintendo updated their privacy policy<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Nintendo \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220174923/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> to reserve the company the right to remotely disable consoles owned by consumers if it detects modified hardware or software attempting to run on the system.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Nightingale \|first=Ed \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Eurogamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251209155123/https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|archive-date=9 Dec 2025}}</ref>		*In May 2025, Nintendo updated their privacy policy<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Nintendo \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220174923/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> to reserve the company the right to remotely disable consoles owned by consumers if it detects modified hardware or software attempting to run on the system.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Nightingale \|first=Ed \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Eurogamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251209155123/https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|archive-date=9 Dec 2025}}</ref>
	*On February 13th 2026, Nintendo issued DMCA takedown notices to several GitHub pages of popular forks of Yuzu and Ryujinx, including Eden, Citron and MeloNX. At the time of writing Eden has refused to comply to the request, stating that the project doesn't infringe on GitHub's hosting policies<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Palumbo \|first=Alessio \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=Nintendo Once Again Brings DMCA Hammer Down on Switch Emulators, But Eden Is Fighting the Notice \|url=https://wccftech.com/nintendo-once-again-brings-dmca-hammer-down-switch-emulators/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-22 \|website=Wccftech}}</ref>.		*On February 13th 2026, Nintendo issued DMCA takedown notices to several GitHub pages of popular forks of Yuzu and Ryujinx, including Eden, Citron and MeloNX. At the time of writing Eden has refused to comply to the request, stating that the project doesn't infringe on GitHub's hosting policies<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Palumbo \|first=Alessio \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=Nintendo Once Again Brings DMCA Hammer Down on Switch Emulators, But Eden Is Fighting the Notice \|url=https://wccftech.com/nintendo-once-again-brings-dmca-hammer-down-switch-emulators/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-22 \|website=Wccftech \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218155928/https://wccftech.com/nintendo-once-again-brings-dmca-hammer-down-switch-emulators/ \|archive-date=18 Feb 2026}}</ref>.

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	The "free repair program" is not available in the [[wikipedia:Nordic_countries\|Nordic countries]] as Nintendo does not directly distribute their product there. Instead, Nintendo products are distributed by [[wikipedia:Bergsala\|Bersala AB]] whom does not recognise the existence of a widespread issue and will charge around $40 for the repair unless the console is still under the 2 years warranty. To qualify for the warranty, the console must have been purchased from an approved local retailer. Hardware purchased on online retailers like Amazon do not qualify and customers are forced to pay full price for repairs.		The "free repair program" is not available in the [[wikipedia:Nordic_countries\|Nordic countries]] as Nintendo does not directly distribute their product there. Instead, Nintendo products are distributed by [[wikipedia:Bergsala\|Bersala AB]] whom does not recognise the existence of a widespread issue and will charge around $40 for the repair unless the console is still under the 2 years warranty. To qualify for the warranty, the console must have been purchased from an approved local retailer. Hardware purchased on online retailers like Amazon do not qualify and customers are forced to pay full price for repairs.

	Historically, Nintendo's faulty joysticks date back to the Nintendo 64. The N64 gamepad's design, which used gears and optical encoder wheels,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=u/PliskinBOI \|date=Apr 20, 2024 \|title=How is the 64 for longevity? \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/n64/comments/1c8wneq/comment/l0hvu2i/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button \|access-date=Feb 17, 2026 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> led to easy part degradation ever since launch,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Slindee \|first=Brittany \|date=Sep 6, 2024 \|title=Nintendo 64 Controller Joystick Repair \|url=https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+64+Controller+Joystick+Repair/51581 \|access-date=Feb 17, 2026 \|website=ifixit}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web \|last=Rerez \|date=Mar 1, 2025 \|title=Amazing Hall Effect Controllers! - Rerez \|url=https://youtu.be/Fxfb7pAyW18 \|access-date=Feb 17, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Fxfb7pAyW18 \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> leading to games that heavily relied upon the joystick input, such as Super Mario 64, to become virtually unplayable.<ref name=":6" />		Historically, Nintendo's faulty joysticks date back to the Nintendo 64. The N64 gamepad's design, which used gears and optical encoder wheels,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=u/PliskinBOI \|date=Apr 20, 2024 \|title=How is the 64 for longevity? \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/n64/comments/1c8wneq/comment/l0hvu2i/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button \|access-date=Feb 17, 2026 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> led to easy part degradation ever since launch,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Slindee \|first=Brittany \|date=Sep 6, 2024 \|title=Nintendo 64 Controller Joystick Repair \|url=https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+64+Controller+Joystick+Repair/51581 \|access-date=Feb 17, 2026 \|website=ifixit \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250804145139/https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+64+Controller+Joystick+Repair/51581 \|archive-date=4 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web \|last=Rerez \|date=Mar 1, 2025 \|title=Amazing Hall Effect Controllers! - Rerez \|url=https://youtu.be/Fxfb7pAyW18 \|access-date=Feb 17, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Fxfb7pAyW18 \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> leading to games that heavily relied upon the joystick input, such as Super Mario 64, to become virtually unplayable.<ref name=":6" />

	===The Big House Online Tournament (2020)===		===The Big House Online Tournament (2020)===

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	*On November 18th, 2020, Nintendo of America sued Le Hoang Minh for selling RCM Loaders (plug in USB devices allowing unsigned/homebrew software to run on a Nintendo Switch), accusing him of selling piracy devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carpenter \|first=Nicole \|date=18 Nov 2020 \|title=Nintendo sues more hack sellers, ‘a worsening international problem’ \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574488/nintendo-rcm-loader-jailbreak-lawsuit-switch \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126071118/https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574488/nintendo-rcm-loader-jailbreak-lawsuit-switch \|archive-date=26 Nov 2020 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=Polygon}}</ref>		*On November 18th, 2020, Nintendo of America sued Le Hoang Minh for selling RCM Loaders (plug in USB devices allowing unsigned/homebrew software to run on a Nintendo Switch), accusing him of selling piracy devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carpenter \|first=Nicole \|date=18 Nov 2020 \|title=Nintendo sues more hack sellers, ‘a worsening international problem’ \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574488/nintendo-rcm-loader-jailbreak-lawsuit-switch \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126071118/https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574488/nintendo-rcm-loader-jailbreak-lawsuit-switch \|archive-date=26 Nov 2020 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=Polygon}}</ref>
	*On April 16th, 2021, Nintendo of America sued Gary Bowser, head of video game modchip development and sales group Team Xecuter for over $150,000, accusing him of selling piracy devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carpenter \|first=Nicole \|date=17 Apr 2021 \|title=Nintendo suing Bowser over Switch hacks \|url=https://www.polygon.com/22388720/nintendo-bowser-lawsuit-team-xecuter \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417151420/https://www.polygon.com/22388720/nintendo-bowser-lawsuit-team-xecuter \|archive-date=17 Apr 2021 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=Polygon}}</ref>In a subsequent criminal case, Bowser plead guilty to conspiracy to circumvent technological measures and received a 40 month sentence in prison.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-02-10 \|title=Public voice and principal salesperson for notorious videogame piracy group sentenced to 3+ years in prison for conspiracy \|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/public-voice-and-principal-salesperson-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-sentenced-3 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~ob2eg#selection~~-~~395.5~~-~~395.10~~ \|archive-date=~~2022-02-11~~ \|publisher=The United States Attorney's Office}}</ref> He was released after serving 14 months and reported to be destitute and struggling to pay rent as he owes Nintendo $14 million dollars.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Hernandez \|first=Patricia \|date=2024-02-01 \|title=The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy case \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/feb/01/the-man-who-owes-nintendo-14m-gary-bowser-and-gamings-most-infamous-piracy-case \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~eZPwz~~ \|archive-date=~~2024-02-03~~ \|work=The Guardian}}</ref>		*On April 16th, 2021, Nintendo of America sued Gary Bowser, head of video game modchip development and sales group Team Xecuter for over $150,000, accusing him of selling piracy devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carpenter \|first=Nicole \|date=17 Apr 2021 \|title=Nintendo suing Bowser over Switch hacks \|url=https://www.polygon.com/22388720/nintendo-bowser-lawsuit-team-xecuter \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417151420/https://www.polygon.com/22388720/nintendo-bowser-lawsuit-team-xecuter \|archive-date=17 Apr 2021 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=Polygon}}</ref>In a subsequent criminal case, Bowser plead guilty to conspiracy to circumvent technological measures and received a 40 month sentence in prison.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-02-10 \|title=Public voice and principal salesperson for notorious videogame piracy group sentenced to 3+ years in prison for conspiracy \|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/public-voice-and-principal-salesperson-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-sentenced-3 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260129010231/https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/public-voice-and-principal-salesperson-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-sentenced-3 \|archive-date=29 Jan 2026\|publisher=The United States Attorney's Office}}</ref> He was released after serving 14 months and reported to be destitute and struggling to pay rent as he owes Nintendo $14 million dollars.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Hernandez \|first=Patricia \|date=2024-02-01 \|title=The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy case \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/feb/01/the-man-who-owes-nintendo-14m-gary-bowser-and-gamings-most-infamous-piracy-case \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222223612/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/feb/01/the-man-who-owes-nintendo-14m-gary-bowser-and-gamings-most-infamous-piracy-case \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
	*On June 28th, 2024, Nintendo sued modded game seller ModdedHardware for selling [[Nintendo Switch]] flashcarts, modded [[Nintendo Switch]] consoles, and a mail-in console modding service with the argument being raised that a modded system is capable of running pirated software alongside allegations of ModdedHardware pre-installing pirated games, despite citing no evidence in the legal document.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Van der Sar \|first=Ernesto \|date=1 Jul 2024 \|title=Nintendo Sues ‘Modded Hardware’ and r/SwitchPirates Moderator ‘Archbox’ \|url=https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-modded-hardware-and-r-switchpirates-moderator-archbox-240701/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710091021/https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-modded-hardware-and-r-switchpirates-moderator-archbox-240701/ \|archive-date=10 Jul 2024 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=TorrentFreak}}</ref><!-- Definitely want further elaboration here (Keith: yes and no - this, or maybe a little more, is an appropriate level of detail for the summaries of controversies that live on a company page. The Incident pages which should be created for each of these should have substantially more information) --><!-- Dunno if it is ideal to mention here, but they hold some irony having emulators in their community building in Japan that run in Windows. There is no confirmation that these systems are running internally-developed emulators or not. - JamesTDG		*On June 28th, 2024, Nintendo sued modded game seller ModdedHardware for selling [[Nintendo Switch]] flashcarts, modded [[Nintendo Switch]] consoles, and a mail-in console modding service with the argument being raised that a modded system is capable of running pirated software alongside allegations of ModdedHardware pre-installing pirated games, despite citing no evidence in the legal document.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Van der Sar \|first=Ernesto \|date=1 Jul 2024 \|title=Nintendo Sues ‘Modded Hardware’ and r/SwitchPirates Moderator ‘Archbox’ \|url=https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-modded-hardware-and-r-switchpirates-moderator-archbox-240701/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710091021/https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-modded-hardware-and-r-switchpirates-moderator-archbox-240701/ \|archive-date=10 Jul 2024 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=TorrentFreak}}</ref><!-- Definitely want further elaboration here (Keith: yes and no - this, or maybe a little more, is an appropriate level of detail for the summaries of controversies that live on a company page. The Incident pages which should be created for each of these should have substantially more information) --><!-- Dunno if it is ideal to mention here, but they hold some irony having emulators in their community building in Japan that run in Windows. There is no confirmation that these systems are running internally-developed emulators or not. - JamesTDG

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	*In May 2025, Nintendo updated their privacy policy<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Nintendo \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> to reserve the company the right to remotely disable consoles owned by consumers if it detects modified hardware or software attempting to run on the system.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Nightingale \|first=Ed \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Eurogamer}}</ref>		*In May 2025, Nintendo updated their privacy policy<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Nintendo \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> to reserve the company the right to remotely disable consoles owned by consumers if it detects modified hardware or software attempting to run on the system.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Nightingale \|first=Ed \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Eurogamer}}</ref>
			*On February 13th 2026, Nintendo issued DMCA takedown notices to several GitHub pages of popular forks of Yuzu and Ryujinx, including Eden, Citron and MeloNX. At the time of writing Eden has refused to comply to the request, stating that the project doesn't infringe on GitHub's hosting policies<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Palumbo \|first=Alessio \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=Nintendo Once Again Brings DMCA Hammer Down on Switch Emulators, But Eden Is Fighting the Notice \|url=https://wccftech.com/nintendo-once-again-brings-dmca-hammer-down-switch-emulators/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-22 \|website=Wccftech}}</ref>.

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	Founded in 1889, '''[[Wikipedia:Nintendo\|Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]''' is a multi-billion-dollar video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan with multiple subdivisions outside of Japan. They manufacture video game consoles and handhelds, the most recent of which being the [[Nintendo Switch\|Switch 2]]. Some of their best-known systems include the Wii, Nintendo 64, [[Nintendo Switch\|Switch]], GameCube, and Game Boy. They are well-known for various popular video game franchises, such as ''Super Mario'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''~~Pokémon~~'', and ''Metroid''.		Founded in 1889, '''[[Wikipedia:Nintendo\|Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]''' is a multi-billion-dollar video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan with multiple subdivisions outside of Japan. They manufacture video game consoles and handhelds, the most recent of which being the [[Nintendo Switch\|Switch 2]]. Some of their best-known systems include the Wii, Nintendo 64, [[Nintendo Switch\|Switch]], GameCube, and Game Boy. They are well-known for various popular video game franchises, such as ''Super Mario'', ''Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda'', ''Animal Crossing'', and ''Metroid''.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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	*On November 18th, 2020, Nintendo of America sued Le Hoang Minh for selling RCM Loaders (plug in USB devices allowing unsigned/homebrew software to run on a Nintendo Switch), accusing him of selling piracy devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carpenter \|first=Nicole \|date=18 Nov 2020 \|title=Nintendo sues more hack sellers, ‘a worsening international problem’ \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574488/nintendo-rcm-loader-jailbreak-lawsuit-switch \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126071118/https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574488/nintendo-rcm-loader-jailbreak-lawsuit-switch \|archive-date=26 Nov 2020 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=Polygon}}</ref>		*On November 18th, 2020, Nintendo of America sued Le Hoang Minh for selling RCM Loaders (plug in USB devices allowing unsigned/homebrew software to run on a Nintendo Switch), accusing him of selling piracy devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carpenter \|first=Nicole \|date=18 Nov 2020 \|title=Nintendo sues more hack sellers, ‘a worsening international problem’ \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574488/nintendo-rcm-loader-jailbreak-lawsuit-switch \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126071118/https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574488/nintendo-rcm-loader-jailbreak-lawsuit-switch \|archive-date=26 Nov 2020 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=Polygon}}</ref>
	*On April 16th, 2021, Nintendo of America sued Gary Bowser, head of video game modchip development and sales group Team Xecuter for over $150,000, accusing him of selling piracy devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carpenter \|first=Nicole \|date=17 Apr 2021 \|title=Nintendo suing Bowser over Switch hacks \|url=https://www.polygon.com/22388720/nintendo-bowser-lawsuit-team-xecuter \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417151420/https://www.polygon.com/22388720/nintendo-bowser-lawsuit-team-xecuter \|archive-date=17 Apr 2021 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=Polygon}}</ref>In a subsequent criminal case, Bowser plead guilty to conspiracy to circumvent technological measures and received a 40 month sentence in prison.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-02-10 \|title=Public voice and principal salesperson for notorious videogame piracy group sentenced to 3+ years in prison for conspiracy \|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/public-voice-and-principal-salesperson-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-sentenced-3 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~ob2eg#selection~~-~~395.5~~-~~395.10~~ \|archive-date=~~2022-02-11~~ \|publisher=The United States Attorney's Office}}</ref> He was released after serving 14 months and reported to be destitute and struggling to pay rent as he owes Nintendo $14 million dollars.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Hernandez \|first=Patricia \|date=2024-02-01 \|title=The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy case \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/feb/01/the-man-who-owes-nintendo-14m-gary-bowser-and-gamings-most-infamous-piracy-case \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~eZPwz~~ \|archive-date=~~2024-02-03~~ \|work=The Guardian}}</ref>		*On April 16th, 2021, Nintendo of America sued Gary Bowser, head of video game modchip development and sales group Team Xecuter for over $150,000, accusing him of selling piracy devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carpenter \|first=Nicole \|date=17 Apr 2021 \|title=Nintendo suing Bowser over Switch hacks \|url=https://www.polygon.com/22388720/nintendo-bowser-lawsuit-team-xecuter \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417151420/https://www.polygon.com/22388720/nintendo-bowser-lawsuit-team-xecuter \|archive-date=17 Apr 2021 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=Polygon}}</ref>In a subsequent criminal case, Bowser plead guilty to conspiracy to circumvent technological measures and received a 40 month sentence in prison.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-02-10 \|title=Public voice and principal salesperson for notorious videogame piracy group sentenced to 3+ years in prison for conspiracy \|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/public-voice-and-principal-salesperson-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-sentenced-3 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260129010231/https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/public-voice-and-principal-salesperson-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-sentenced-3 \|archive-date=29 Jan 2026\|publisher=The United States Attorney's Office}}</ref> He was released after serving 14 months and reported to be destitute and struggling to pay rent as he owes Nintendo $14 million dollars.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Hernandez \|first=Patricia \|date=2024-02-01 \|title=The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy case \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/feb/01/the-man-who-owes-nintendo-14m-gary-bowser-and-gamings-most-infamous-piracy-case \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222223612/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/feb/01/the-man-who-owes-nintendo-14m-gary-bowser-and-gamings-most-infamous-piracy-case \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
	*On June 28th, 2024, Nintendo sued modded game seller ModdedHardware for selling [[Nintendo Switch]] flashcarts, modded [[Nintendo Switch]] consoles, and a mail-in console modding service with the argument being raised that a modded system is capable of running pirated software alongside allegations of ModdedHardware pre-installing pirated games, despite citing no evidence in the legal document.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Van der Sar \|first=Ernesto \|date=1 Jul 2024 \|title=Nintendo Sues ‘Modded Hardware’ and r/SwitchPirates Moderator ‘Archbox’ \|url=https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-modded-hardware-and-r-switchpirates-moderator-archbox-240701/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710091021/https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-modded-hardware-and-r-switchpirates-moderator-archbox-240701/ \|archive-date=10 Jul 2024 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=TorrentFreak}}</ref><!-- Definitely want further elaboration here (Keith: yes and no - this, or maybe a little more, is an appropriate level of detail for the summaries of controversies that live on a company page. The Incident pages which should be created for each of these should have substantially more information) --><!-- Dunno if it is ideal to mention here, but they hold some irony having emulators in their community building in Japan that run in Windows. There is no confirmation that these systems are running internally-developed emulators or not. - JamesTDG		*On June 28th, 2024, Nintendo sued modded game seller ModdedHardware for selling [[Nintendo Switch]] flashcarts, modded [[Nintendo Switch]] consoles, and a mail-in console modding service with the argument being raised that a modded system is capable of running pirated software alongside allegations of ModdedHardware pre-installing pirated games, despite citing no evidence in the legal document.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Van der Sar \|first=Ernesto \|date=1 Jul 2024 \|title=Nintendo Sues ‘Modded Hardware’ and r/SwitchPirates Moderator ‘Archbox’ \|url=https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-modded-hardware-and-r-switchpirates-moderator-archbox-240701/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710091021/https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-modded-hardware-and-r-switchpirates-moderator-archbox-240701/ \|archive-date=10 Jul 2024 \|access-date=22 Mar 2025 \|website=TorrentFreak}}</ref><!-- Definitely want further elaboration here (Keith: yes and no - this, or maybe a little more, is an appropriate level of detail for the summaries of controversies that live on a company page. The Incident pages which should be created for each of these should have substantially more information) --><!-- Dunno if it is ideal to mention here, but they hold some irony having emulators in their community building in Japan that run in Windows. There is no confirmation that these systems are running internally-developed emulators or not. - JamesTDG

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	*In 1999, Nintendo sued Nintendo 64 emulator UltraHLE.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@Hemos \|date=12 Feb 1999 \|title=Nintendo Confirms It Will Sue UltraHLE Creators 96 \|url=https://games.slashdot.org/story/99/02/12/0943207/nintendo-confirms-it-will-sue-ultrahle-creators \|url-status=live \|access-date=7 May 2025 \|website=games.slashdot.org \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260210123419/https://games.slashdot.org/story/99/02/12/0943207/nintendo-confirms-it-will-sue-ultrahle-creators \|archive-date=10 Feb 2026}} </ref>		*In 1999, Nintendo sued Nintendo 64 emulator UltraHLE.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@Hemos \|date=12 Feb 1999 \|title=Nintendo Confirms It Will Sue UltraHLE Creators 96 \|url=https://games.slashdot.org/story/99/02/12/0943207/nintendo-confirms-it-will-sue-ultrahle-creators \|url-status=live \|access-date=7 May 2025 \|website=games.slashdot.org \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260210123419/https://games.slashdot.org/story/99/02/12/0943207/nintendo-confirms-it-will-sue-ultrahle-creators \|archive-date=10 Feb 2026}} </ref>
	*On November 19th, 2020, The Big House, a Super Smash Bros. Melee and Ultimate tournament, announced that Nintendo had sent them a cease and desist because of their use of a Super Smash Bros. Melee modification that required the use of a GameCube and Wii emulator known as Dolphin.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|date=20 Nov 2020 \|title=Nintendo shuts down Super Smash Bros. tournament for using mods to play online \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/20/21579392/nintendo-big-house-super-smash-bros-melee-tournament-slippi-cease-desist \|url-status=live \|access-date=31 May 2025 \|website=The Verge \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119124736/https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/20/21579392/nintendo-big-house-super-smash-bros-melee-tournament-slippi-cease-desist \|archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|last=@TheBigHouseSSB \|date=19 Nov 2020 \|title=The Big House on X (Twitter) \|url=https://twitter.com/TheBigHouseSSB/status/1329521081577857036 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127080201/https://twitter.com/TheBigHouseSSB/status/1329521081577857036 \|archive-date=27 Nov 2020 \|access-date=31 May 2025 \|website=X (Twitter)}}</ref> This led them to have to cancel the tournament. ''Full section: [https://consumerrights.wiki/Nintendo#The_Big_House_Online_Tournament_(2020) The Big House Online Tournament (2020)]''		*On November 19th, 2020, The Big House, a Super Smash Bros. Melee and Ultimate tournament, announced that Nintendo had sent them a cease and desist because of their use of a Super Smash Bros. Melee modification that required the use of a GameCube and Wii emulator known as Dolphin.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Adi \|date=20 Nov 2020 \|title=Nintendo shuts down Super Smash Bros. tournament for using mods to play online \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/20/21579392/nintendo-big-house-super-smash-bros-melee-tournament-slippi-cease-desist \|url-status=live \|access-date=31 May 2025 \|website=The Verge \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119124736/https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/20/21579392/nintendo-big-house-super-smash-bros-melee-tournament-slippi-cease-desist \|archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|last=@TheBigHouseSSB \|date=19 Nov 2020 \|title=The Big House on X (Twitter) \|url=https://twitter.com/TheBigHouseSSB/status/1329521081577857036 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127080201/https://twitter.com/TheBigHouseSSB/status/1329521081577857036 \|archive-date=27 Nov 2020 \|access-date=31 May 2025 \|website=X (Twitter)}}</ref> This led them to have to cancel the tournament. ''Full section: [https://consumerrights.wiki/Nintendo#The_Big_House_Online_Tournament_(2020) The Big House Online Tournament (2020)]''
	*In 2024, Nintendo took down [[Nintendo Switch]] emulator Yuzu, as well as the Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ford \|first=Joseph \|date=11 Apr 2024 \|title=Ninten-don’t: Breaking Down the Yuzu Emulator Lawsuit \|url=https://www.romanolaw.com/ninten-dont-breaking-down-the-yuzu-emulator-lawsuit/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=7 May 2025 \|website=www.romanolaw.com}} </ref>		*In 2024, Nintendo took down [[Nintendo Switch]] emulator Yuzu, as well as the Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ford \|first=Joseph \|date=11 Apr 2024 \|title=Ninten-don’t: Breaking Down the Yuzu Emulator Lawsuit \|url=https://www.romanolaw.com/ninten-dont-breaking-down-the-yuzu-emulator-lawsuit/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=7 May 2025 \|website=www.romanolaw.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251214050534/https://www.romanolaw.com/ninten-dont-breaking-down-the-yuzu-emulator-lawsuit/ \|archive-date=14 Dec 2025}} </ref>
	*Nintendo has also pressured for restrictions to access emulators, such as Dolphin's non-inclusion as a core for the [[Steam]] version of RetroArch.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 Jul 2023 \|title=What Happened to Dolphin on Steam? \|url=https://it.dolphin-emu.org/blog/2023/07/20/what-happened-to-dolphin-on-steam/?cr=it \|url-status=live \|access-date=7 May 2025 \|website=it.dolphin-emu.org}}</ref>		*Nintendo has also pressured for restrictions to access emulators, such as Dolphin's non-inclusion as a core for the [[Steam]] version of RetroArch.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 Jul 2023 \|title=What Happened to Dolphin on Steam? \|url=https://it.dolphin-emu.org/blog/2023/07/20/what-happened-to-dolphin-on-steam/?cr=it \|url-status=live \|access-date=7 May 2025 \|website=it.dolphin-emu.org \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251018002434/https://it.dolphin-emu.org/blog/2023/07/20/what-happened-to-dolphin-on-steam/?cr=it \|archive-date=18 Oct 2025}}</ref>

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	*In May 2025, Nintendo updated their privacy policy<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Nintendo \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220174923/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> to reserve the company the right to remotely disable consoles owned by consumers if it detects modified hardware or software attempting to run on the system.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Nightingale \|first=Ed \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Eurogamer}}</ref>		*In May 2025, Nintendo updated their privacy policy<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Nintendo \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220174923/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> to reserve the company the right to remotely disable consoles owned by consumers if it detects modified hardware or software attempting to run on the system.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Nightingale \|first=Ed \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Eurogamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251209155123/https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|archive-date=9 Dec 2025}}</ref>
	*On February 13th 2026, Nintendo issued DMCA takedown notices to several GitHub pages of popular forks of Yuzu and Ryujinx, including Eden, Citron and MeloNX. At the time of writing Eden has refused to comply to the request, stating that the project doesn't infringe on GitHub's hosting policies<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Palumbo \|first=Alessio \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=Nintendo Once Again Brings DMCA Hammer Down on Switch Emulators, But Eden Is Fighting the Notice \|url=https://wccftech.com/nintendo-once-again-brings-dmca-hammer-down-switch-emulators/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-22 \|website=Wccftech}}</ref>.		*On February 13th 2026, Nintendo issued DMCA takedown notices to several GitHub pages of popular forks of Yuzu and Ryujinx, including Eden, Citron and MeloNX. At the time of writing Eden has refused to comply to the request, stating that the project doesn't infringe on GitHub's hosting policies<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Palumbo \|first=Alessio \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=Nintendo Once Again Brings DMCA Hammer Down on Switch Emulators, But Eden Is Fighting the Notice \|url=https://wccftech.com/nintendo-once-again-brings-dmca-hammer-down-switch-emulators/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-22 \|website=Wccftech}}</ref>.

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	On May 8th, 2025, Nintendo changed their privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220174923/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251225105911/https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|archive-date=25 Dec 2025}}</ref> and Nintendo Account User Agreement,<ref name="EULAMain2">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260124002620/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=24 Jan 2026}}</ref> with features inside both which have the potential to negatively impact consumers. Highlights such as Section 6 (Adherence to content guidelines), Section 13 (reservation to render hardware/software inaccessible), and section 16 (forced arbitration) are key features that come to the risk of right to ownership of hardware and software that consumers may have paid for.		On May 8th, 2025, Nintendo changed their privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220174923/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name="PrivacyPolicySummaryChanges">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy - What's Changed? \|url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251225105911/https://www.nintendo.com/us/privacy-policy/whats-changed/ \|archive-date=25 Dec 2025}}</ref> and Nintendo Account User Agreement,<ref name="EULAMain2">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Account User Agreement \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260124002620/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=24 Jan 2026}}</ref> with features inside both which have the potential to negatively impact consumers. Highlights such as Section 6 (Adherence to content guidelines), Section 13 (reservation to render hardware/software inaccessible), and section 16 (forced arbitration) are key features that come to the risk of right to ownership of hardware and software that consumers may have paid for.

	Considerable backlash occurred especially over section 13, as both consumers<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name="FashoKangYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Fasho \|first=Kang \|date=May 11, 2025 \|title=The Switch 2 will RUIN Gaming [Full Controversy Explained] (Angry Rant) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P8Pv97mt8U \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0P8Pv97mt8U \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name="NintenDeenYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=NintenDeen \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Console Bans \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1H6cKTNxKM \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=v1H6cKTNxKM \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> and outlets<ref name="EurogamerBricking2025">{{Cite web \|last=Nightingale \|first=Ed \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Eurogamer}}</ref><ref name="GameFileEffectiveDate">{{Cite news \|last=Totilo \|first=Stephen \|date=May 8, 2025 \|title=Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services \|url=https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|work=Game File \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101130818/https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|archive-date=1 Jan 2026}}</ref> believe this means Nintendo reserved the right to effectively "brick" consoles such as the [[Nintendo Switch]] or its successor.<ref name=":1" /> This also may concern repair shops, as they may be required to instead purchase proprietary repair software from Nintendo to run diagnostics for the console, or otherwise risk bricking the console running personal/community-developed software.		Considerable backlash occurred especially over section 13, as both consumers<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name="FashoKangYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Fasho \|first=Kang \|date=May 11, 2025 \|title=The Switch 2 will RUIN Gaming [Full Controversy Explained] (Angry Rant) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P8Pv97mt8U \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0P8Pv97mt8U \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name="NintenDeenYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=NintenDeen \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Console Bans \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1H6cKTNxKM \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=v1H6cKTNxKM \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> and outlets<ref name="EurogamerBricking2025">{{Cite web \|last=Nightingale \|first=Ed \|date=May 9, 2025 \|title=Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|access-date=May 9, 2025 \|website=Eurogamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251209155123/https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-console-following-unauthorised-use-in-bid-to-prevent-piracy \|archive-date=9 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref name="GameFileEffectiveDate">{{Cite news \|last=Totilo \|first=Stephen \|date=May 8, 2025 \|title=Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services \|url=https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|work=Game File \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101130818/https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service \|archive-date=1 Jan 2026}}</ref> believe this means Nintendo reserved the right to effectively "brick" consoles such as the [[Nintendo Switch]] or its successor.<ref name=":1" /> This also may concern repair shops, as they may be required to instead purchase proprietary repair software from Nintendo to run diagnostics for the console, or otherwise risk bricking the console running personal/community-developed software.

	===Deliberately locking Switch 2 consoles behind an online-only patch===		===Deliberately locking Switch 2 consoles behind an online-only patch===