Nintendo's aggressive anti-piracy protocols are drawing new attention after a new Switch 2 owner found their console banned shortly after playing used physical games. While the ban was eventually ...

Nintendo is cracking down heavily on bans for Nintendo Switch 2 users. The first wave, which made many consoles unusable by disconnecting them from its online services, was driven by users ...

Reddit user dmanthey said they grabbed four used Switch 1 titles off Facebook Marketplace and updated them on their new console. The next day, Nintendo greeted them with a ban hammer and locked ...

However, some players are now saying their Nintendo Switch 2 has been banned for using pre-owned cartridges. No, that doesn't mean used carts are on Ninty's ban list, but the gaming handheld maker ...

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 ...

Other users expressed some skepticism over Funaoe24's account, since Nintendo seemingly issued an extreme system ban for a single user using words that are not on the built-in Switch 2 automated ...

News Beware: That Pre-Owned Switch 2 You’re Thinking About Buying Might Already Be Bricked Nintendo's super-strict anti-piracy measures mean a secondhand Switch 2 could be useless Nintendo ...