Nintendo faces government challenge over Switch 2 nuke powers — Brazilian watchdog says end-user license agreement contains 'abusive clauses'

A Nintendo Switch 2 in standalone mode sitting next to the Joy-Con controller grip
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Nintendo is facing a legal challenge from a Brazilian consumer watchdog, which claims that clauses in its end-user license agreement pertaining to restricting user access to online services are "abusive."

As spotted by Dexerto, Procon-SP has contacted Nintendo to request changes to clauses "considered abusive" in the contracts signed by Brazilian consumers. As it emerged last month, Nintendo's updated user agreement, which users are required to agree to in order to use the console, allows Nintendo to disable your online account, restrict access to certain services, or even brick your console if you fall foul of its stringent copyright rules.

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  • das_stig
    Regardless of EULA, Nintendo actively bricking paid for personal hardware has to be against the law.
    In the UK it must fall foul of many areas of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, Section 3.

    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/18/section/3
    Class action lawsuits waiting in the wings and the PR falllout.
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  • Timster13
    Screw Nintendo. Get a Steam Deck.
    Reply