European Union: EU consumer authorities investigation into Nintendo concerning the right to repair
Progress
Current status
concluded
04 Apr 2023 concluded
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Announced Nintendo agreement to offer free repairs of Nintendo Switch
On 4 April 2023, the European Commission announced that Nintendo had agreed to offer all consumers the right to repair for affected controllers of the “Nintendo Switch” gaming console free of charge. The announcement follows an alert from the Europe…
Event type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
consumer protection authority