FTC says Nintendo's warranty-voiding language is illegal

Nintendo's hardware warranty states, "this warranty shall not apply if this product is used with products not sold or licensed by Nintendo." Nintendo has been using this warranty statement for a long time now, but it seems they're going to have to change things up. The FTC has now put out a statement saying that policies like this are illegal. The FTC states that, "unless warrantors provide the parts or services for free or receive a waiver from the FTC, such statements generally are prohibited by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a law that governs consumer product warranties." The FTC has since sent Nintendo a letter warning them of the illegal activity, which forces Nintendo to change their wording, or operate in a different fashion.

Thanks to StarStabbedMoon for the heads up!



from GoNintendo