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==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
*User Freedom: - In-game content that could have theoretically been unlocked offline is instead locked behind a paid subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) in certain games (for example, certain Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Legends ZA). - Certain in-game bugs and exploits that could optionally be used to benefit users (for example, star trees being used to decorate the player's island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or skipping the long intermission tracks in Mario Kart World) have been patched out for seemingly no reason. - A recent 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}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<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> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Alleexxi |date=May 27, 2025 |title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ |archive-date=May 27, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Scattered Brain |date=Jun 16, 2025 |title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s |access-date=Jun 18, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> | *User Freedom: - In-game content that could have theoretically been unlocked offline is instead locked behind a paid subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) in certain games (for example, certain Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Legends ZA). - Certain in-game bugs and exploits that could optionally be used to benefit users (for example, star trees being used to decorate the player's island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or skipping the long intermission tracks in Mario Kart World) have been patched out for seemingly no reason. - A recent 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> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<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> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Alleexxi |date=May 27, 2025 |title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ |archive-date=May 27, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Scattered Brain |date=Jun 16, 2025 |title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s |access-date=Jun 18, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
*User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles | *User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles | ||
*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions | *Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions | ||
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Before the launch of the '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''', ''[[Nintendo]]'' intentionally made '''''Switch 2''''' consoles functionally useless for playing games until the June 5th release date.<ref name=":2" /> This harms consumers who paid for the '''''Switch 2''''' early from businesses that have ignored the official release date, and also requires that the console connect to the internet to be functional. It is unknown whether or not this online requirement will be retained for new '''''Switch 2''''' consoles manufactured after the launch. | Before the launch of the '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''', ''[[Nintendo]]'' intentionally made '''''Switch 2''''' consoles functionally useless for playing games until the June 5th release date.<ref name=":2" /> This harms consumers who paid for the '''''Switch 2''''' early from businesses that have ignored the official release date, and also requires that the console connect to the internet to be functional. It is unknown whether or not this online requirement will be retained for new '''''Switch 2''''' consoles manufactured after the launch. | ||
Additionally, ''[[Nintendo]]'' has been attempting to bury footage collected by these early users covering this, using the antipiracy firm [[Web Capio|''Web Capio'']]'s assistance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=May 28, 2025 |title=After years of intense leaks, Nintendo’s got the Switch 2 launch on lockdown |url=https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy |access-date=May 29, 2025 |work=Polygon |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251218043642/https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy/ |archive-date=18 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=May 27, 2025 |title=Tweet from @ethangach |url=https:// | Additionally, ''[[Nintendo]]'' has been attempting to bury footage collected by these early users covering this, using the antipiracy firm [[Web Capio|''Web Capio'']]'s assistance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=May 28, 2025 |title=After years of intense leaks, Nintendo’s got the Switch 2 launch on lockdown |url=https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy |access-date=May 29, 2025 |work=Polygon |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251218043642/https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy/ |archive-date=18 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=May 27, 2025 |title=Tweet from @ethangach |url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/ethangach/status/1927467805680472150 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321133047/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/ethangach/status/1927467805680472150 |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |access-date=May 29, 2025 |website=X (formerly [[Twitter]])}}</ref> | ||
===Bricking consoles post-launch (June 2025 - Now)<!-- Will move some of this to the main article FYI -->=== | ===Bricking consoles post-launch (June 2025 - Now)<!-- Will move some of this to the main article FYI -->=== | ||
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===Vendor-specific dock pairing=== | ===Vendor-specific dock pairing=== | ||
The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Linus Tech Tips |date=2025-08-30 |title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry |url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=YouTube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Lh9gnkF-Imo |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=N. |first=Lucas |date=2025-08-30 |title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility |url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock |website=LTT Labs}}</ref> | The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Linus Tech Tips |date=2025-08-30 |title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry |url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=YouTube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Lh9gnkF-Imo |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=N. |first=Lucas |date=2025-08-30 |title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility |url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock |website=LTT Labs |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230005249/https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock |archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref> | ||
===Can't update to the newest version of games via online download=== | ===Can't update to the newest version of games via online download=== | ||