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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13156

5 April 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers
Nintendo agrees to offer free repairs of Switch controllers beyond legal guarantee
Brussels, 04/04/2023 (Agence Europe)

Nintendo has agreed to offer all consumers the right to repair for affected controllers of the ‘Nintendo Switch’ gaming console free of charge, regardless of the cause, even beyond the legal guarantee. The breakthrough was announced by the European Commission on Tuesday 4 April, following a dialogue between the Network of Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Authorities and the manufacturer.

The CPC Network contacted Nintendo following a complaint from the European Consumers’...

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