Nintendo: We have a new console we want to sell.
Also Nintendo: Here's a reason to never buy our console.
> "However, a factory reset essentially bricked their Switch 2, as it no longer allowed signing into any Nintendo Account. "
"you will own nothing and be happy"
the amount of people who defend Nintendo on this kind of stuff is surprising
i have become increasingly disdainful of the consumer mindset
You can't own software, just license it. Including the software used to get online on the Switch 2.
Anyone tech savvy enough to buy a Mig card already knows this. And buying a Switch 2 with the intent to circumvent the license is always going to be risky. It was a $500 gamble they were willing to take.