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Nintendo Terms of Service

4 serious, 1 to watch. Found 8 of 23 practices.
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nintendo.com/us/terms-of-use (8 Oct 2026)
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Do they get wide rights to what you post or upload?Yes

Nintendo may revoke this license at any time. B. Users. If you submit or post User Content to the Services, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Nintendo a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, and sublicenseable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, perform, and display such User Content in whole or in part and to incorporate such User Content in other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes.
nintendo.com/us/terms-of-use, lines 21–22
In plain wordsBy posting content, you give Nintendo permanent, worldwide permission to use, change, and share your work however they want, even for their own advertising, without paying you. This permission cannot be taken back once you post it.

Do you give up the right to sue?Yes

The arbitrator, and not any federal, state or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve all Claims.
nintendo.com/us/terms-of-use, lines 52–52
In plain wordsYou cannot take disputes to a regular court or participate in a class-action lawsuit. Instead, you must resolve all legal disagreements through a private process called binding arbitration.

Do they refuse responsibility when things break?Yes

NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY NINTENDO OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES CREATES A WARRANTY. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NINTENDO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
nintendo.com/us/terms-of-use, lines 46–46
In plain wordsThis clause means the company provides its services without any guarantees and will not be held responsible for most types of damages or losses you might experience. You are essentially using the service at your own risk, and you cannot sue them for indirect or special damages even if they knew a problem might occur.

Do you pay their legal bills?Yes

You further agree to indemnify the Nintendo Parties for any Covered Losses arising out of or related to: (a) any Submissions you provide; (b) your violation of these Terms; and (c) your violation of any rights of another. Some jurisdictions limit consumer indemnities, so some or all of the indemnity provisions above may not apply to you. If you are obligated to indemnify us, we will have the right, in our sole and unfettered discretion, to control any action or proceeding and determine whether we wish to settle it, and if so, on what terms. 13. Dispute Resolution; Binding Individual Arbitration; Class Action Waiver.
nintendo.com/us/terms-of-use, lines 49–50
In plain wordsThis clause means that if Nintendo faces a lawsuit because of something you did, you are responsible for paying their legal fees and any damages they lose. You are also giving them total control over how they handle and settle those legal cases.

Can they cut you off any time?Partly

Copyright Usage/Infringement Notices. Nintendo respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please follow our Intellectual Property Policy. 10. Modifying/Terminating Services. Nintendo reserves the right to modify, update or discontinue our Services, or any features or portions thereof, without prior notice. You agree that we can suspend or terminate your right to access our Services at any time for any reason without notice, obligation or liability to you. 11. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability. USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
nintendo.com/us/terms-of-use, lines 40–46
In plain wordsNintendo can stop you from using their services or close your account whenever they want, for any reason, and they don't have to warn you first.

Checked, nothing hostile

  • Does not say it uses your personal data to target ads at you.
  • Does not say it joins your data across its products into one profile.
  • Does not force disputes into a specific far-away court.

Not covered by these documents

The documents we read do not mention these practices, which usually live in a document we haven’t read yet:

  • Do they sell or share your data?
  • Do they refuse to let you delete your account?
  • Can they read your private messages?
  • Can they change the deal without asking?
  • Do they use what you post to train AI?
  • Do they lock you in for a year or more?
  • Do they track you across sites, apps or places?
  • Do they keep your data after you leave?
  • Do they keep rights to your content after you leave?
  • Can your name or photo appear in ads?
  • Can they hand your data to authorities without telling you?
  • Can your data go to a buyer if the company is sold?
  • Are they off the hook if your data leaks?
  • Does your subscription renew by itself?
  • Do they own your ideas and feedback?