Nintendo Makes Changes to Account User Agreement – States They Can Brick Switch 2 Consoles to Tackle Piracy

by Administrator May 27, 2025 0 comments

Nintendo has updated their Account User Agreement in attempt to decrease Switch 2 piracy. A new detail added to the Account User Agreement states Nintendo is able to brick Switch 2 consoles that “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services. Credit goes to Game File for the discovery. You can find the full update below.

Without limitation, you agree that you may not (a) publish, copy, modify, reverse engineer, lease, rent, decompile, disassemble, distribute, offer for sale, or create derivative works of any portion of the Nintendo Account Services; (b) bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent any of the functions or protections of the Nintendo Account Services, including through the use of any hardware or software that would cause the Nintendo Account Services to operate other than in accordance with its documentation and intended use; (c) obtain, install or use any unauthorised copies of Nintendo Account Services; or (d) exploit the Nintendo Account Services in any manner other than to use them in accordance with the applicable documentation and intended use, in each case, without Nintendo’s written consent or express authorisation, or unless otherwise expressly permitted by applicable law.

You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with the foregoing restrictions Nintendo may render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part.

Nintendo Switch 2 Account User Agreement official update.