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Consumer Rights

A buyer holds a lit handheld console and receipt while separate account and network gates are locked in the distance.
The buyer owns the hardware even when a platform restricts accounts or online services.Illustration: Nowpinion / OpenAIAI-generated editorial illustration created by Nowpinion with OpenAI; it is illustrative and is not documentary evidence.

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Nintendo Does Not Own Your Switch 2

Nintendo can ban accounts, consoles and services. So can Sony and Microsoft. None of that magically turns the Switch 2 you bought into Nintendo’s property.