Since its announcement, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a bit of a mixed bag with the public. While there's no doubt that gamers should be there for the console's launch, some of the publisher's positions are becoming increasingly unsettling. Rising game prices, a potential increase in the console's price, the removal of certain features, and fake physical editions are all reasons to be angry. But don't you dare resort to piracy as a form of retaliation. You'd definitely lose out.
Nintendo toughens up Switch anti-piracy measures
In fact, Nintendo Account owners have received an email in recent days informing them that updates have been made to the Nintendo Switch user charter. And if you're one of them, you probably, like the vast majority of users, sent the email straight to the trash without bothering to read it. However, it contained extremely important information about the terms of use of your console, and in particular about prohibited uses.
We learn, among other things, that all Nintendo Switches are now "licensed for personal, non-commercial use only" and that "any unauthorized use may render the digital product unusable". In other words, this means that Nintendo reserves the right to remove your access to any application that may have been pirated or does not comply with the recommended terms of use.
And it goes even further in certain territories. As American Internet users may have noticed, the Japanese company also indicates that it reserves the right to render services or Nintendo Switches "permanently unusable, in whole or in part." In other words, more than just blocking access to certain games or software, Nintendo can go so far as to block access to all of the console's features. Clearly, this is no joke.
Guaranteeing a safe online environment
That's not all. At the same time, the updated terms of use also revealed that the company is beginning to prepare the ground for the arrival of the GameChat feature on Nintendo Switch 2. Thus, like PlayStation in particular, Nintendo indicates that voice and video conversations can be recorded for a limited period. In this way, "any language or behavior likely to violate applicable laws" can be investigated if a user reports it.
Nevertheless, the publisher still specifies two important things. First, only the last three minutes of a conversation will be accessible in the event of an incident report. And above all, no recording will be sent to them until a report has been filed. Therefore, players can rest assured that their exchanges with others are private. Because once again, this is only intended to ensure a "safe online environment" for everyone, not to spy on the public.
Source: Game File
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