Nintendo Targets Piracy on Switch

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Nintendo grants itself the power to brick Switches with pirated games

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Nintendo can brick your Switch if it's found with pirated games or mods.

The company's previous agreement only prohibited if you "adapt, reverse-engineer, or modify a Nintendo user account" If you do break these rules, Nintendo could make your device "permanent unusable in whole or in part".

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