Nintendo’s latest anti-piracy efforts are raising concerns among fans, especially those considering a secondhand Switch 2.

Nintendo's current anti-piracy policies make hunting for used Switch 2 consoles a lot more complicated than it might seem at ...

Nintendo is banning Switch 2 users who play games via a MIG flash cart, regardless of whether the games are pirated or ...

Nintendo’s crackdown on all things tangentially related to potential piracy continues, but this time the company is turning its ire on its customers, rather than those who might distribute hacks ...

Fans are warning others to be mindful of Nintendo's new anti-piracy policy when buying a secondhand Switch 2 — or risk buying a console that's permanently stuck offline.

A new update to to the Nintendo Account Agreement includes a strongly-worded warning against "unauthorized use," which appears to be a strong attempt to prevent piracy and emulation. If you have a ...

Switch and Switch 2 users who try to hack their consoles or play pirated copies of games may find their devices rendered completely inoperable by Nintendo. That new warning was buried in a recent ...

Nintendo is taking a strict stance against a third-party cartridge, even if players aren't using it for piracy.

Hackers on social media sites are beginning to share photos and anecdotes about their efforts to modify the Switch 2, only to ...

Nintendo has reserved the right to render devices “permanently unusable” if users are filling them with pirated games. This aggressive anti-piracy measure comes as software piracy continues to ...

Nintendo wins piracy lawsuit against file-sharing site ... In 2021, a Paris court ordered Dstorage to pay Nintendo $1.13 million for failing to remove pirated games despite warnings from Nintendo.

Original story 09/05/25: Nintendo has updated its Nintendo Account Agreement with a severe warning against "unauthorised use", in a bid to prevent emulation and piracy. All those with a Nintendo ...