OEMs often discourage the use of third-party charing accessories for various reasons, whether for alleged safety or to implicitly boost first-party accessories sales. They often can do very little, ...

Reports of bricked secondhand Switch 2 consoles are already coming in. Nintendo has been banning consoles that use MiG Switch carts, with no recourse. This has major implications for the used Switch 2 ...

Nintendo has become increasingly draconian in its efforts to prevent piracy, most recently adding words to its EULA that claim it has the right to brick your console if it doesn’t like what you use it ...

One of the worst possible things you can experience as a gamer is waking up and realizing your console won't start up. A recent Nintendo firmware update, Switch version 20.0.0, wreaked havoc on a ton ...

The most recent Switch 2 software update looks to have bricked many third-party docks and related accessories, according to users across the internet and a report by Kotaku. We don't know if this was ...

Fans are warning others to be mindful of Nintendo's new anti-piracy policy when buying a secondhand Switch 2 — or risk buying a console that's permanently stuck offline. As reported earlier this month ...

Nintendo has become increasingly draconian in its efforts to prevent piracy, most recently adding words to its EULA that claim it has the right to brick your console if it doesn’t like what you use it ...