Nintendo has recently rolled out an update to its end-user license agreement, and one key takeaway has sent shockwaves through the gaming community: the iconic Kyoto-based company has asserted its right to disable your Nintendo system if you attempt to “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, or tamper with” its games and services. This serves as a timely reminder of the importance of staying informed about user agreements and privacy policies from the companies we love. Here’s what Nintendo has detailed in its revamped agreement:
“Without limitation, you agree that you may not (a) publish, copy, modify, reverse engineer, lease, rent, decompile, disassemble, distribute, offer for sale, or create derivative works of any portion of the Nintendo Account Services; (b) bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent any of the functions or protections of the Nintendo Account Services, including through the use of any hardware or software that would cause the Nintendo Account Services to operate other than in accordance with its documentation and intended use; (c) obtain, install, or use any unauthorized copies of Nintendo Account Services; or (d) exploit the Nintendo Account Services in any manner other than to use them in accordance with the applicable documentation and intended use, in each case, without Nintendo’s written consent or express authorization, or unless otherwise expressly permitted by applicable law. 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.”