Key Facts
Does Nintendo knowingly collect information from children under a certain age without parental consent?
Nintendo does not knowingly collect, use, or share information from children under a certain age without parental consent or as permitted by law.
Does Nintendo state that no security can be guaranteed as impenetrable?
Nintendo states that no security can be guaranteed as impenetrable, despite its efforts.
Is Nintendo responsible for protecting the security of information collected by third parties?
Nintendo is not responsible for protecting the security of information collected by third parties.
Does Nintendo sell users' information to third parties?
Nintendo does not and will not sell users' information to third parties.
Does Nintendo collect persistent identifiers from child users?
Nintendo collects, and permits its service providers to collect, persistent identifiers such as IP addresses, device identifiers, and other unique identifiers from child users, solely for purposes necessary to support the internal operations of its services.
For what purposes may Nintendo and its service providers collect persistent identifiers such as IP addresses, device identifiers, and other unique identifiers from child users?
Nintendo collects, and permits its service providers to collect, persistent identifiers such as IP addresses, device identifiers, and other unique identifiers from child users, solely for purposes necessary to support the internal operations of its services.
What user profile and activity data may Nintendo make visible to Nintendo and its trusted business partners?
Nintendo may make certain user profile and activity data—including nickname, user icon, online status, country of residence, reported age range, console type, and gameplay information—visible to Nintendo and its trusted business partners, other Nintendo users, and in some cases the public.
May Nintendo make certain user profile and activity data visible to other Nintendo users and in some cases the public?
Nintendo may make certain user profile and activity data—including nickname, user icon, online status, country of residence, reported age range, console type, and gameplay information—visible to Nintendo and its trusted business partners, other Nintendo users, and in some cases the public.
How does Nintendo use user data?
Nintendo uses user data to provide users with tailored advertising and to send promotional materials from Nintendo, its affiliates, and trusted business partners.
Does Nintendo use user data to provide tailored advertising?
Nintendo uses user data to provide users with tailored advertising and to send promotional materials from Nintendo, its affiliates, and trusted business partners.
Summary
This document explains what data Nintendo collects about you—including gameplay activity, online status, device identifiers, and communications—and how that data may be used for advertising or shared with partners and other users. Nintendo will not sell your information to third parties. You have the right to update, correct, or delete your personal information, and Nintendo holds it only as long as reasonably necessary.
Analysis
This privacy policy establishes Nintendo's data collection, use, sharing, and retention practices, along with user rights and security limitations. Nintendo collects persistent identifiers, behavioral and social gameplay data, and may monitor and record audio and video communications with user consent. User profile and activity data may be disclosed to trusted business partners, other users, or the public, and Nintendo authorizes third-party service providers to collect user data for cross-site behavioral advertising; Nintendo commits that it does not and will not sell user information to third parties. The policy imposes age-based restrictions on data practices involving children, conditions collection of persistent identifiers from child users to internal operational purposes only, and limits Nintendo's security obligations by acknowledging it cannot guarantee impenetrable security and bears no responsibility for information held by third parties.
What this means for you
Nintendo collects a broad range of personal data including persistent identifiers, gameplay behavior, social interactions, and potentially audio and video communications, and may share profile and activity information with business partners, other users, or the public. Nintendo uses this data to deliver tailored advertising from itself, its affiliates, and trusted business partners, and permits third-party service providers to collect your data for cross-site and cross-device behavioral advertising. Nintendo will not sell your information. To act on your data, you can use Nintendo's provided controls to update, correct, or delete information Nintendo holds about you.
3 important changes detected
3 versions captured · Last updated: April 2026
What changed
Nintendo updated its privacy policy to clarify how it collects and uses data from children and shifted its third-party privacy certification from ESRB to CARU. The policy now explicitly states that persistent identifiers like IP addresses and device IDs are collected from child users for specific operational purposes, and parents can now see a named list of third-party apps authorized to access their child's account. The company also expanded its disclosure of location data use to include check-ins at Nintendo locations and events.
Why this matters
Nintendo now explicitly discloses that it collects persistent identifiers (IP addresses, device IDs) from child users for operational, security, fraud prevention, and service improvement purposes, and states that contractual restrictions limit how service providers can use this data. Parents gain enhanced transparency by being able to view a named list of third-party games and applications authorized to access their child's account, rather than just managing access through settings. The policy also clarifies that location information may be used for check-ins at Nintendo locations and events in addition to location-based games. You can review and manage which third-party apps have access to your child's account through your Nintendo Account profile settings.
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What changed
Nintendo updated its privacy policy to clarify how it collects error data, expanded where it uses location information to include checking into events and Nintendo locations, strengthened its data retention practices by specifying deletion or de-identification procedures, added detailed language about collecting persistent identifiers from child users for operational purposes, made parental controls more transparent by letting parents see which apps have access to their child's account, and switched its child privacy certification from ESRB to CARU (Children's Advertising Review Unit).
Why this matters
Nintendo now discloses that it uses location data not only for location-based games and friend connections, but also to enable check-ins at specific events and Nintendo locations, which is a new explicit use case. The policy now details how child user data including persistent identifiers like IP addresses and device IDs are collected and retained, with commitments to delete or de-identify data based on sensitivity and account activity. Parents can now see which third-party apps have been authorized to access their child's account before deciding whether to allow continued access, giving more visibility into connected applications.
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March 19, 2026
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Nintendo's privacy policy was updated on March 19, 2026 with several revisions to language describing data collection, retention practices, and third-party certifications. The policy now states it collects error information …
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