http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...services_for_prominent_hackers_switch_console
So Nintendo is banning people from accessing the eshop for hacking their switches, and based on accounts, not the hardware that's being hacked. I hacked my Switch so I can back up my saves locally, but I have no intention of pirating any games.
While I've yet been banned, because I have not touched the Eshop or any online features since using Hekate, I'm very worried that I will get the same message upon using them. And at that point, how are we supposed to get games for the future? I only get digital games and it would suck if I'm forced to rely on physical carts.
What do you think?
Edit: Sorry. I have no idea that he was utilizing CDN. The article only said he is "a prominent member of the Nintendo Switch homebrew community", that's it.
If someone is using the hacks to get free stuffs/cheating online/pirating games, sure, I think this completely warrants a ban, and honestly I don't think these people would even care if they went that far to begin with. However, I think a lot of people hack their Switch simply to use emulators, back up saves, and other completely innocent stuffs. While I'm aware that this is against the TOS, it doesn't mean that the contents of the TOS is fair or reasonable, especially considering how disgusting Nintnedo has been by preventing us from backing up our saves locally, which is unheard of for a modern digital device. This practice alone justifies us circumventing the absurd limitation unilaterally imposed by Nintendo. If they ban me because I give two shits about all the hundreds of hours of gameplay I put into their product, you bet I will contest that with the Consumer Protection Agency we have here. And I hope other people in the same situation will too. Nintendo shouldn't get away with arbitrary and outrageous practices just because a piece of paper called the TOS says they are allowed to do this.
So Nintendo is banning people from accessing the eshop for hacking their switches, and based on accounts, not the hardware that's being hacked. I hacked my Switch so I can back up my saves locally, but I have no intention of pirating any games.
While I've yet been banned, because I have not touched the Eshop or any online features since using Hekate, I'm very worried that I will get the same message upon using them. And at that point, how are we supposed to get games for the future? I only get digital games and it would suck if I'm forced to rely on physical carts.
What do you think?
Edit: Sorry. I have no idea that he was utilizing CDN. The article only said he is "a prominent member of the Nintendo Switch homebrew community", that's it.
If someone is using the hacks to get free stuffs/cheating online/pirating games, sure, I think this completely warrants a ban, and honestly I don't think these people would even care if they went that far to begin with. However, I think a lot of people hack their Switch simply to use emulators, back up saves, and other completely innocent stuffs. While I'm aware that this is against the TOS, it doesn't mean that the contents of the TOS is fair or reasonable, especially considering how disgusting Nintnedo has been by preventing us from backing up our saves locally, which is unheard of for a modern digital device. This practice alone justifies us circumventing the absurd limitation unilaterally imposed by Nintendo. If they ban me because I give two shits about all the hundreds of hours of gameplay I put into their product, you bet I will contest that with the Consumer Protection Agency we have here. And I hope other people in the same situation will too. Nintendo shouldn't get away with arbitrary and outrageous practices just because a piece of paper called the TOS says they are allowed to do this.
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