• missingno@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    That is what they do. It’s an online ban, you can still use a banned console offline.

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      1 month ago

      Untrue, full console disabling is possible rendering it unusable for any content online or offline

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        1 month ago

        They’ve only ever done online bans. There’s a lot of misinformation being spread around about bricks, but that isn’t what is happening.

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          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.

          It seems hard to believe, but that’s the threat being made. Time will tell whether that’s bluster or if they’re really prepared to do so.

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            Nintendo has track record making threats that are not technically feasible, like if a PR/LAW person has written it with no knowledge on what technically really is possible. They just formulate it, so that they have the most possibilities later on the law site.
            They would even include coming to and get the physical switch from you, if lawfully feasible. And they would only check later if the physical act is really feasible for them after.

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            1 month ago

            The fact that they are doing online bans instead is how we know.

            But like I said, tell you what, if it happens then we can talk.

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      1 month ago

      The vast majority of games require being online at least once to run. This is enough of a loss if function to be considered unusable.

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      False, too many games require internet access for the first start to download the actual games

      Banned console = you can only play 1st party games as almost all 3rd party devs ship empty cartridges with no game inside