Nintendo Switch controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Nintendo files lawsuits over alleged Switch circumvention and piracy
Lawsuit filed
Nintendo filed two lawsuits against the owner of the Uberchips website and anonymous individuals. The lawsuits allege that circumvention devices and SX OS enable Nintendo Switch piracy and intellectual-property infringement; these are allegations, not a reported court finding.
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Two lawsuits have been filed last Friday by the Japanese hardware and software manufacturer. The first targets the owner of the “Uberchips” website over a third-party device for the console. The second lawsuit, meanwhile, goes after a number of anonymous individuals hiding behind online aliases.
“The sole purpose of the Circumvention Devices and the SX OS is to hijack the Nintendo Switch by circumventing its Technological Measures, thereby allowing the Nintendo Switch to be used for massive intellectual property theft and infringement,” stated one of the lawsuits according to
其中一宗的被告人為網站 UberChips 的網主 Tom Dilts Jr.，另一宗的被告人有多名，均是網站的網主，他們全部都有參與銷售黑客組織 Team Xecuter 的產品。
2020
Chinese courts issue injunctions in Nintendo Switch modification cases
Ruling
Courts in Guangzhou and Changzhou issued injunctions against local shops, ordering them to stop making or selling non-genuine modified Nintendo Switch consoles. The Yuexiu District People's Court in Guangzhou and the Zhonglou District People's Court in Changzhou handled the cases. According to the report, Tencent sued the shops in both cities after discovering the sales. The report did not specify further outcomes or terms of the injunctions.
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针对上述情况，腾讯公司在广州、常州两地对多家商铺提起诉讼。
越秀区法院认为，广州某电子游戏商行未经许可，销售改装的 Nintendo Switch 游戏机产品的行为，有悖经营者在生产经营活动中，应当遵循的诚信原则，扰乱市场竞争秩序，损害了申请人的合法权益。
近日，广东省广州市越秀区人民法院、江苏省常州市钟楼区人民法院作出国内首批 Nintendo Switch 破解案禁令，分别裁定广州某电子游戏机商店、常州某电子产品商行立即停止制作、销售非正品的 Nintendo Switch 游戏机。