A gamer in GERMANY is now facing the repercussions of purchasing a discounted DLC code from a third-party source. The incident has sparked debate about the risks associated with obtaining game content from unofficial channels.

The Discount That Cost Everything

According to a report by the Hutsx user in the German Subnet of nintendo, the affected individual, a friend of his, purchased a DLC code for a small discount of 3 euros (approximately 3.5 dollars). Regrettably, this attempt to save money resulted in a permanent ban from the platform. After redeeming the code, Nintendo issued an irreversible sanction.

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The company confirmed the sanction thru its customer service,which includes a permanent ban of the account and any future accounts. This prevents the user from playing online on the console.The DLC was not purchased directly from the official Nintendo store but from a third-party site offering suspiciously low prices.

Illicit Origins: The Real Problem

“Nintendo responded with an irreversible sanction.”

Several users in the subnet thread, including _Aavion, suggested that the punishment was not solely due to purchasing the key outside the official Nintendo ecosystem but because of its potential illicit origin. If a code is flagged as stolen or fraudulent, any attempt to use it can trigger automatic blockages.

Many of these stores operate as open marketplaces where anyone can offer codes, which can led to illegally obtained keys ending up in catalogs. Even if the buyer pays in good faith, the legal and technical consequences can be severe, as demonstrated in this case.