nintendo is banning people who buy used games

[boogers]

another reason i wont buy nintendo

Nintendo Switch 2 Owner Banned for Playing Secondhand Games

Buying used games has always been risky, but an increasing number of Switch 2 players are now encouraging each other to stick with official retailers whenever possible.

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they gave him his account back after he proved he bought them on FB marketplace and narced on the original seller

i wonder if they banned the seller instead

anyways, fukk nintendo thats all (if you need switch roms hit me up)

 

[The Guru]

So you're not allowed to sell games now?

 

[Hopeofmypeople]

Surely this can’t be real.

 

[boogers]

Surely this can’t be real.

Unlike Xbox or PlayStation, which tend to restrict individual accounts, Nintendo’s bans apply to the hardware itself. This means that once a console is blocked, it can no longer download digital games, install updates, join online multiplayer sessions, or use services like cloud saves and classic game libraries. Even physical games that require online verification may fail to work properly.

Most bans so far have involved piracy or unauthorized hardware, but not all violations are related to games themselves. One player recently revealed that his console was banned over an allegedly offensive username, adding to the uncertainty about what might get players into trouble next.

Stories like these have sparked new questions about whether Nintendo’s efforts to fight piracy are too strict, especially when honest gamers can get caught in the crossfire.

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i cannot imagine this back in the 19-29$ used EB/KB/Gamestop days. theyve slowly pushed so much shyt on the consumer that people accept this rather than incur nintendos wrath

of course the best option is to stop paying for the shyt but god knows people wont do THAT

hell this is the same company that sold cacs $100 DIY cardboard sets. why respect a consumer that doesnt respect themselves?

 

[The Guru]

Unlike Xbox or PlayStation, which tend to restrict individual accounts, Nintendo’s bans apply to the hardware itself. This means that once a console is blocked, it can no longer download digital games, install updates, join online multiplayer sessions, or use services like cloud saves and classic game libraries. Even physical games that require online verification may fail to work properly.

Most bans so far have involved piracy or unauthorized hardware, but not all violations are related to games themselves. One player recently revealed that his console was banned over an allegedly offensive username, adding to the uncertainty about what might get players into trouble next.

Stories like these have sparked new questions about whether Nintendo’s efforts to fight piracy are too strict, especially when honest gamers can get caught in the crossfire.

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i cannot imagine this back in the 19-29$ used EB/KB/Gamestop days. theyve slowly pushed so much shyt on the consumer that people accept this rather than incur nintendos wrath

of course the best option is to stop paying for the shyt but god knows people wont do THAT

hell this is the same company that sold cacs $100 DIY cardboard sets. why respect a consumer that doesnt respect themselves?

Is this based on that guy?

 

[Jaguar93]

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Nintendo even harder on hoes now. fukk you poors, lol.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Did yall read the article? The person bought MIG cartridges but the seller didn’t tell him…. I didn’t know they made bootleg switch game using the mig

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

So you're not allowed to sell games now?

Looking at the story, he bought used games but they were actually MIG cartridges.

So he got scammed on eBay then Nintendo punished him for having pirated games.

 

[Don Homer]

nintendo aint shyt

 

[Rice N Beans]

I read it was an imaging/dump scenario, to which a ban makes sense. The story probably exposes the simple flagging Nintendo has for dupes related to piracy.

The seller probably didn't think this through, but normal people wouldn't if I'm being honest.

 

[Hopeofmypeople]

Unlike Xbox or PlayStation, which tend to restrict individual accounts, Nintendo’s bans apply to the hardware itself. This means that once a console is blocked, it can no longer download digital games, install updates, join online multiplayer sessions, or use services like cloud saves and classic game libraries. Even physical games that require online verification may fail to work properly.

Most bans so far have involved piracy or unauthorized hardware, but not all violations are related to games themselves. One player recently revealed that his console was banned over an allegedly offensive username, adding to the uncertainty about what might get players into trouble next.

Stories like these have sparked new questions about whether Nintendo’s efforts to fight piracy are too strict, especially when honest gamers can get caught in the crossfire.

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i cannot imagine this back in the 19-29$ used EB/KB/Gamestop days. theyve slowly pushed so much shyt on the consumer that people accept this rather than incur nintendos wrath

of course the best option is to stop paying for the shyt but god knows people wont do THAT

hell this is the same company that sold cacs $100 DIY cardboard sets. why respect a consumer that doesnt respect themselves?

So in essence you don’t fully own the hardware because at some point Nintendo could restrict it.

 

[Womb Raider]

Why would you even take the chance knowing Nintendo be on that

 

[Rekkapryde]

ULtimate fukk nikkaz

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Og seller is in a Japanese slave camp somewhere working off the debt.