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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)=== | ||