@schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 12 days agoNintendo’s Anti-Consumer Anti-Piracy Measures Also Reduce The Value Of The Switch 2www.techdirt.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down13cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zipgaming@beehaw.orggaming@lemmy.zipgames@sh.itjust.worksnintendo@lemmy.world
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkNintendo’s Anti-Consumer Anti-Piracy Measures Also Reduce The Value Of The Switch 2www.techdirt.com@schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 12 days agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zipgaming@beehaw.orggaming@lemmy.zipgames@sh.itjust.worksnintendo@lemmy.world
minus-square.DonutslinkfedilinkEnglish-1•12 days agoThat’s a problem of the US law or lack of consumer protections compared to UK/EU, not because it’s Nintendo. All the other companies have this too.
minus-square@Noerknhar@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish10•edit-212 days agoThe second part simply isn’t true. Look at the ToS wording (US version). Nintendo added a clause specific to the device’s functioning, not only to online services.
minus-square.DonutslinkfedilinkEnglish-2•12 days agoThis has been a thing since 2005 or so, why are we still surprised again?
That’s a problem of the US law or lack of consumer protections compared to UK/EU, not because it’s Nintendo. All the other companies have this too.
The second part simply isn’t true. Look at the ToS wording (US version). Nintendo added a clause specific to the device’s functioning, not only to online services.
This has been a thing since 2005 or so, why are we still surprised again?