Nintendo has updated their privacy policy in May 2025, and a certain addition has raised eyebrows.

A new clause states that Nintendo may “collect, monitor, and record audio and video” of user GameChat sessions to “provide a safe and secure environment”.

While it isn’t stated whether Nintendo will record GameChat sessions all the time, recorded chats may be used in the event someone reports another user for bad behavior. Keep this in mind if you’re planning to use GameChat.

In May 2025, we made updates to improve our privacy policy. The updated version of the Nintendo Privacy Policy can be found here but, for your convenience, we’ve highlighted some of those updates below. We haven’t summarized all the changes, and the summary below is not a substitute for reading the updated policy. You should thoroughly review the updated policy to ensure you understand your rights.

• We clarified that we may collect, monitor and record audio and video of your chat sessions with other users to provide a safe and secure environment for certain of our services;

• We clarified that when you contact us, we may monitor and record those interactions for quality assurance purposes; and

• We provided more details about information that may be visible to other users when you use certain of our services.

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