Nintendo's Anti-Piracy Rules Have Got One Switch 2 Owner's Console Banned After They Bought Pre-Owned Games that They Later Found Out Were Cloned

Nintendo's anti-piracy rules have got one Switch 2 owner's console banned after they bought pre-owned games that they later found out were cloned

A Nintendo Switch 2 owner is warning players about buying pre-owned physical games after being banned for unknowingly playing cloned copies.

The Morning After: Switch 2 user accidentally banned after playing pre-owned game cards

Be extra careful where you buy your used Nintendo Switch game cards. A Switch 2 owner posted on Reddit about how their account was banned after downloading patches for a few Switch game cards they'd bought from Facebook Marketplace. The Switch 2 user contacted Nintendo support and discovered they were banned, but they provided proof of purchase and were unbanned shortly after. The Redditor said the “whole process was painless and fluid.” Nintend…

Nintendo Switch 2 Owner Says Their Console Was Banned After Playing Legitimate Second-Hand Games Another User Had Copied

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Forget copyright strikes, a retro gaming YouTuber faces jail time for reviewing gaming handhelds

Retro gaming YouTuber Once Were Nerd has been sued and raided by the Italian government. Consoles were seized and channels may be closed for promoting piracy of copyrighted material. Some of these devices ship with pre-loaded ROMs, which appears to be the source of the complaint. While gaming content continues to grow and thrive on video platforms like Twitch and YouTube, copyright remains a sticky issue. Most companies look the other way when i…

Nintendo Switch 2 Console Gets Banned For Unknowingly Using "Copied" Games, Nintendo Then Reverses Decision

The Nintendo Switch 2 has intense anti-piracy measures under the hood that are so sensitive that a console owner reported their device was banned after buying used games. Nintendo is known for wielding an often swung ban-hammer, and today, it was swung at the wrong person. Since its launch, fans have taken to the internet to complain about many issues with Nintendo Switch 2 functionality, namely that the console ‘could be bricked’ at any given t…