Nintendo Files Lawsuits for Switch Hacking

Nintendo of America recently filed two lawsuits in relation to Switch consoles being hacked. According to Polygon, the company are attempting to fight back against resellers who create and sell software to play pirated games on the console.

[badz149]

hacking the Switch itself is legal as no Nintendo's IP is being used there. the system is just so easy to hack but yeah...playing pirated games (which tbh, the main reason many hack the system in the first place) is illegal but we've seen attempts made in the past by many to stop piracy in many systems and yet here we are. good luck to Nintendo though

[Knightofelemia]

So Nintendo cares now since people are hacking the Switch but yet when people ask Nintendo and file a lawsuit against Nintendo to fix the joycon drift they sweep it under the rug wow. This isn't the first or the last time the Switch will ever be hacked sometimes the hacks improve something that comes stock out of the box.

[KeenBean345]

This is more about pirating games and selling systems with these pirated games preloaded on them, not hacking the actual console. That's perfectly legal but stealing games isn't, as all 3 big console makers file lawsuits like this for their consoles often

[Knightofelemia]

There are easier ways to get around that hack the Switch and have the customer who bought the Switch load their own games on it. I mean people do it with everdrives you buy the everdrive and you load the games. I just find it stupid that Nintendo put a lot of work into hacked switches with roms but when you ask them to fix the joycon drift they could give two shakes about it.