If you could pump out 100 features in 1 year, how little were they doing before??

It’s just a picture? Or is there more to the post?

The correct business model is to be cheaper and more convenient than piracy.

Convenient? Yes. Cheaper? How? Piracy is almost always free or requires a one-time purchase.

It’s because they earn money from linking to affiliate websites so they need to make it big and scary

Either the site gets your ID or the government issues a confirmation, which puts you on the porn viewer list.

I believe the idea (in an ideal world) is that Website A requests data from Service B, which then asks about you to government C. So Government C doesn’t know what you’re asking about, and the Website A doesn’t know who you are. That does mean Service B would have to be trusted / vetted, which might relocate the problem but it would be easier to verify (FOSS for example) than trusting your government to not put you on a list.

Double blind means that the age provider doesn’t know why your age is requested, and the service (website) doesn’t know you, they only know that the age provider says “yes” or “no”.

cc @iii@mander.xyz

How does one “follow the tokens” then?

Are there any issues with a system where the website in question (let’s say, a porn site) doesn’t get your ID, but just a confirmation from your government that yes, you are of age?

It has a name but I can’t find it right now. But it would protect your privacy from their website you’re visiting, and the website can uphold the rules.

It’s called double blind: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202504/double-blind-age-assurance-requirement-for-porn-sites-takes-effect-in-france

Why is it “dickriding” to point out this has been a standard practice for all competitors for over 20 years?

I don’t understand why you immediately go to the extreme and think this is me defending them? If anything, I’m saying it’s all bad.

This has been a thing since 2005 or so, why are we still surprised again?

That’s a problem of the US law or lack of consumer protections compared to UK/EU, not because it’s Nintendo. All the other companies have this too.

it can suspend all kinds of services on your console, up to and including bricking it completely.

No, just online services.

Xbox and PlayStation have the same terms & conditions. Why is Nintendo being singled out?

Xbox:

You will not attempt to defeat or circumvent any Xbox Console, Kinect Sensor or Authorised Accessory technical limitation, security or anti-piracy system. If You do, Your Xbox Console, Kinect Sensor or Authorised Accessory may stop working permanently at that time or after a later Xbox Software update.

PlayStation:

we reserve the right to take any action we believe necessary to remedy the violation or to protect SIE’s interests, including: (a) the automatic removal or blockage of content associated with those Accounts; (b) implementation of upgrades or devices intended to discontinue unauthorized use; © the permanent or temporary disablement of access to any PSN Content, PlayStation Devices, products, services or features; (d) notifying law enforcement or the appropriate authority; and (e) initiating legal action.

edit: added some more words from the respective ToS to make it more legible

Careful with those laptops though, they run really hot. I have the same one and my dedicated GPU is broken, possibly from overheating but I will admit I can’t know for sure.

Jacky Jhaj, who was found guilty of sexual activity with two 15-year-olds in 2016

No need to speculate

I keep a spreadsheet of Water in games, and OoT is at the top next to Super Mario 64 and Galaxy.

Haha this is really interesting! What else is on the list? Have you played titles such as Sea of Thieves or Subnautica?

Yup, we should look after the root issue, too. At the moment this just seems like a vibe treatment for millionaires

Stop moving the goalposts. Nobody cares about the votes themselves.

This is about observing a fact and recounting it to someone who’s misinformed about the situation and even has the audicity to gaslight someone over it

If you see personal insults you should report the comment. Instances and communities have rules. Downvotes aren’t insults though

I was sitting at like, -2 when they made that comment so not imaginary. Please try to give the benefit of the doubt before jumping to conclusions

Yeah I was thinking the same, first few votes were down lol. Now you seem to catch the fire for pointing it out. Hope you care as much about votes as I do (which is not at all)

Follow the link in the article to find out what really happened: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1lcqw4d/comment/my2iylo/

I also posted this in another threads a few days ago:

Nah, the OP of one reddit thread admitted he tried more than just his backups:

• Dude is a prolific poster in Switch hacking communities and he used an account which he previously used with a hacked Switch 1

• He admits trying the migswitch with the Switch 2 and it starting downloading something.

• They got an online ban, so offline games and such still work.

You can agree or disagree whether piracy should be legal or whether backup copies are permitted (depends on jurisdiction), but this dude obviously played with fire and got burnt.

TL;DR: don’t be stupid and get banned for breaking ToS (whether you agree with it or not)

edit: more context: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1lcqw4d/comment/my2kigh/