Overview

• Nintendo's revised User Account Agreement, effective May 7, 2025, introduces over 100 changes, including the ability to render consoles permanently unusable for violations.
• The policy applies to both the current Switch and the upcoming Switch 2, targeting piracy, unauthorized software, and hardware modifications.
• Nintendo reserves the right to preemptively suspend user services if it suspects potential violations, without prior notice.
• New privacy measures clarify that voice and video recordings on the Switch 2 remain private unless a user submits a report to Nintendo.
• This marks a shift in Nintendo's anti-piracy strategy, moving from targeting external entities to policing individual users' devices.