Nintendo Switch Fans Bash “Accessibility Rules” In New Tournament Guidelines
Yesterday, a big piece of news broke that upset many fans. Specifically, Nintendo released a new set of “community guidelines” for those who wished to run tournaments of a small nature, in this case under 300 people, without needing Nintendo’s permission. For some of the guidelines, it was a pretty standard affair. There were things that people could do and can’t do both on the “organizer level” and those playing it. However, when people dug deeper into the rules, they released that one of the things that would be restricted is the Nintendo Switch controllers that can be used in said tournaments.
On the surface, it might not seem “bad” for Nintendo to want 1st-party controllers being used in tournaments featuring their system in any way. However, as one passionate Nintendo Switch owner noted on Twitter, this restriction has a serious drawback. Specifically, there’s a problem in it affecting those with disabilities.
Time for a long RANT, becuase I have NEVER been more disappointed in Nintendo then I am today, this is a huge step back for accessibility in gaming…
Today Nintendo released a new "Community Tournament Guidelines" that will take effect on November 15th, 2023 (1/10)
