Switch and Switch 2 users who try to hack their consoles or play pirated copies of games may find their devices rendered completely inoperable by Nintendo. That new warning was buried in a recent ...

Nintendo updates its end user license agreement to say it may render consoles unusable if players modify their consoles or ...

Nintendo is stepping up its efforts to fight piracy. As it prepares to launch the Switch 2, the video game giant has updated ...

Nintendo has one message for everyone complaining about its newest games' $80 price tag: Piracy isn't an option. While the ...

This is what Nintendo is proposing it has the right to do to your Switch, and inevitably your Switch 2. And let’s get something else incredibly clear: Switch piracy is nothing compared to that ...

Nintendo is prepared to completely disable your Nintendo Switch 2 if it catches you modding the device or engaging in bannable piracy.

Nintendo has revised its Account Agreement and Account Privacy Policy to tighten the rules on emulation and piracy.

Nintendo updates its user agreements to warn players that modified Switch systems risk being bricked if current restrictions ...

This move comes on the heels of Nintendo’s legal takedown of Yuzu, the popular Switch emulator project, which was shut down in early 2024. While the upcoming Switch 2 is reportedly backward ...

It followed a string of moves against piracy, including the shutdown of Switch emulator Yuzu and a lawsuit against a streamer who regularly played pirated copies of Nintendo games ahead of release.

Nintendo will be able to render its new Switch 2 console unusable if owners break certain ... Nintendo has previously cracked down on piracy by targeting companies and websites rather than individual ...