Doesn't surprise me, not the first time a big name company has pulled this bullshit with an EULA.

That IS pretty shitty, pretty common I think but certainly shouldn't be allowed.

Just going to go in order of the points he's making as I go along the video.

1. Licensed software is a way to protect their own asses. Don't act surprised that this is suddenly jumping in, frankly Nintendo was an idiot (collectively) for not putting this in place in the first place. What "licensed" means is that you have every right to use it. What you do NOT have the right to do, is sell it, change it (hacking/jail-breaking), strip the software for pieces, or any of the other potentially company-demolishing things that have been performed on previous systems. Essentially, this makes any form of Wii U emulator, illegal. Which is perfectly okay, since emulators for current systems should be illegal.

2. The software may be updated or change without notice to you. Software updates, especially in something as rapidly evolving as video game software, are rather important. If you ever told the system NOT to update, you wouldn't be able to play any further games. The only thing this does, is force you to update. What's wrong with updates on a console? "I want to play my game right now, not wait an hour for updates!" Patience is a virtue, the "I want it now" mentality is incredibly immature. "What if they add something in the updates that like, takes my personal information and spreads it to all Wii U users??" First of all, take off the tinfoil hat. Second, if you put /that/ much personal information into a console, you're a dumbass. The most I've ever seen a console require is a name (which you can fake) and an email address. Neither of which are detrimental to you as "stolen information."

3. If you don't agree to the EULA, you should not be allowed to use the system. That's kind of what an EULA is. It is your terms of use for the system. If someone doesn't agree to your terms of use as an artist, you do not give them art. It's the exact same thing. You don't let them bypass your terms of use and give them art anyway, that's not how ToU work. Either you agree with the terms (which are fairly standard terms so far), or you don't use the console. "It's an expensive system!" Really? You purchased a system, and you have to agree to the Terms of Use, in order to use that system.

So far, this entire video is a kid bitching about not being able to jail-break his Wii U and alter/steal the software. He's looking for things to complain about. There is nothing in this EULA that is any less than standard. "But standard isn't a good thing!" I'm not referring to the "standards" set by Microsoft and Sony. I'm referring to software protection standards. They are protecting their own asses, by removing the ability for a user to tamper with the system. Consumers should never be allowed to tamper with software they purchased. Why? Because tampering with software puts the company at risk of loses who knows how much money. Any consumer that would try to tamper with the software for their own benefit, should NOT be allowed to use that software. Hence, the unavoidable EULA agreement.

4. "You don't know what rights you're giving up." You purchased a system designed to do a few tasks. All of those tasks, you have perfect access to. It was not designed for adding a completely separate operating system. It was not designed to be stripped of software. It was not designed for users to tamper with the software. You do not have the right to do any of that. "This should be illegal." No, doing any of the pre-mentioned activies IS illegal, and Nintendo have moved forward with making sure that their software is protected. The majority of gamers aren't going to care, because nothing changes for anyone that actually wants to use the system for its intended use.

The only people that this is going to affect, are those that were tampering with the software, which they shouldn't have been doing in the first place.

From a business standpoint I don't see anything wrong with the agreement. People hacking and pirating is bad on the company perspective and is a way of covering future problems.

From a consumer standpoint, I get it, "I bought it, I should be able to do whatever I want with it", to a point I agree. If it doesn't harm anyone, who cares, but when you start getting games for free, it becomes an issue. And this is what this is really all about, a company protecting themselves from potential loss.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks it's a shitty thing to do.