Nintendo Anti-Piracy Policy Device Lock. Nintendo Anti-Piracy Policy Device Lock update warns of bricked consoles for unauthorized use to combat emulation and piracy. In a bold and somewhat controversial move, Nintendo has updated its user agreement policies to clamp down on piracy, unauthorized modifications, and emulation—introducing a clause that could allow the company to render
That said: it is conceptually no different than any business banning someone. If you were to, for example, masturbate in a Rain Forest Cafe, they would be well within their rights to never allow you back on their properties ever again.
It is obvious Nintendo finally figured out what Ubi et al did… 15 or so years ago and is making EVERYTHING online. That way they effectively brick a console by turning off updates and immediately locking it upon authenticating with the chat server or whatever.
Ethics are very much a personal thing.
That said: it is conceptually no different than any business banning someone. If you were to, for example, masturbate in a Rain Forest Cafe, they would be well within their rights to never allow you back on their properties ever again.
It is obvious Nintendo finally figured out what Ubi et al did… 15 or so years ago and is making EVERYTHING online. That way they effectively brick a console by turning off updates and immediately locking it upon authenticating with the chat server or whatever.