While console makers routinely ban players and consoles from online play and services, remotely bricking a game console's offline capabilities for EULA violations seems exceedingly rare in practice.

Nintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy Updated EULA language includes new threat to "render the... device permanently unusable." ...

In today's Daily Fix:Nintendo has been updating their user licensing agreement for Nintendo Switch Online, and not surprisingly, they want to punish people for violating their terms and conditions.