MSduderino
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You clearly didn't read everything. The poster was using a MiG device on his switch, that's why he's banned. Theory about buying used games getting people banned is unsubstantiated.
Nintendo Switch 2 account bans continue
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Sinozen
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I clearly said it does not matter the reason they bricked his device. You insist of replying to me while ignoring my point. If I pay money on physical hardware then what the hell is a company doing destroying what I paid for? It is objectively wrong. Can car companies brick my car because I broke their ridiculous terms? People like you are paving the way for this absurdity. Yeah, it's just video games for now, but it's real money and no company should have the right to render what you pay for useless so haphazardly. At bare minimum a crime should be broken. Using a mig switch is not a freaking crime nor is it even immoral. People use them legally to play the games they've purchased.
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MSduderino
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Consoles are not being bricked. A ban is not a brick. A ban locks out online services, that's it. Nintendo support can easily unban anyone as well who was banned mistakenly. Nothing is being rendered useless. That's why I say quit being dramatic.
Sinozen
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Wrong. Once the device is factory reset it's a brick. It's just a matter of time until that is needed.
Also I have heard the complete opposite about them being able to unban devices. Their support seems clueless.
Also why are you defending this crap? I love Nintendo games, but the people running this company are asshats for pulling this anti consumer garbage.
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FoxMcChief
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At this point, this thread should be locked. All it's doing is leading to more misinformation be spread with absolutely zero evidence be presented.
MSduderino
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Factory reset? That's not a ban. And how would that brick your console? You literally start it fresh.
Nintendo has good customer support compared to sony/MS and have fixed bans like this quickly upon people reaching out to them.
I don't feel I'm defending Nintendo anymore than you are overlooking piracy. Nintendo aims to combat piracy. They may mistakenly ban non-pirates and I'm not trying to defend that. That would be wrong and they should fix that. I don't think it's clear that's happening though.
Sinozen
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The console needs to be connected to the internet on the first time it starts otherwise it won't work. It's essentially a brick once you do a factory reset because of that.
Well idk about that because I'm PC only and quite honestly most people should be at this point with how these companies treat you. Well you are defending them banning non pirates. Mig switches are not exclusively for piracy, people use them to carry their whole physical library around they paid for.
At the end of the day what does Nintendo gain from these tactics? If someone pirates their games then they theoretically lost a sale, but the pirate may have never purchased the content anyways. With them banning anyone they suspect is causing a hellish experience for those who are innocent. I have already come across multiple stories of people being banned who aren't even pirates.
With as much money as Nintendo makes already it's just ridiculous they are so hyper focused on piracy as if their entire business hinges on it. They would do better taking care of their customers and providing value, not pushing away potential customers. I would have loved to buy a Switch 2 and I know many who would have if not for their recent behaviors.
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MSduderino
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The only tactics we really know is Nintendo banning switch that have used MiG devices. I don't know much about them other than they are a smoking gun to piracy. I'm just skeptical of the notion that buying used games can get your console so easily banned. I could be wrong, but I haven't seen the evidence yet.
Sinozen
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Which is wrong, that's my point. Nobody in their right mind should be okay with what they're doing. It's even leading to stories like this. If this is all manufactured you really can't blame anyone but Nintendo, can you? They are responsible for the confusion through their actions.
I haven't used a mig switch, but many do so that they can carry their physical library on the go. You can put illegally downloaded games on them, but you don't need them to play and store pirated games. Nintendo has been ridiculous this generation.
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FoxMcChief
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Sinozen
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Nintendo should not be able to brick their customer's hardware. That is THE point I am making here but everyone with a Nintendo avatar wants to make it about something else. Mig switches, used games, the reason does not matter. It's YOUR hardware, not theirs. You should be able to do any stupid thing you want with it without them rendering it useless. What they're doing should be illegal.
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FoxMcChief
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If you buy a console then you are agreeing to a bunch of rules including that the manufacturer can kick you off the network or brick your system.
MSduderino
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And people have been ridiculous about nintendo this generation. There's shitpost warring on both sides.
FoxMcChief
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Both Sony and MS can do the same. If you don't believe me, just google it.
This has been brought up multiple times
If you don't like that console manufacturers can have so much control over the console, you should probably look into PC gaming.
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FoxMcChief
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PC shops can do the same as well.
alf717
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We don't. The only thing 100% confirmed is in each case of a ban the end user was using a MIG Switch. Said users blamed used games instead of coming clean that they were using a MIG in the first place which caused tons of people to jump to the conclusion that used games were the problem.
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