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Rules
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No hate-speech, personal attacks, or harassment
No hate-speech, personal attacks, or harassment
Remember the human and be respectful of others.
Hate-speech, personal attacks, harassment, witch-hunting, trolling, and similar behaviors are not allowed. Please be civil and do not use derogatory terms.
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No clickbait, vague, or misleading post titles
No clickbait, vague, or misleading post titles
Post titles should convey the content of your post quickly and effectively.
Include the game's name in the post title when it is not 100% clear.
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You'll never guess what happened.. | ✖ |
This game is stunning | ✖ |
Discovered a Miyamoto easter egg | ✖ |
Titles that are in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS | ✖ |
Mario Odyssey is graphically outstanding, here's why. | ✔ |
BotW - Discovered this Miyamoto easter egg while exploring | ✔ |
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No limited-scope questions
No limited-scope questions
Questions that promote simple replies, or that do not encourage quality discussion, or that are not allowed - use the Daily Question Thread instead.
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Tech Support Posts | ✖ |
Questions without sufficient detail | ✖ |
Should I buy [A] or [B]? | ✖ |
How do I do [X]? | ✖ |
Does anyone else want [Y]? | ✖ |
Topics covered in our Wiki | ✖ |
Questions answered by searching Reddit / Google | ✖ |
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No reposts, Low-Effort, or NSFW content
No reposts, Low-Effort, or NSFW content
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Reposts | ✖ |
Memes & Troll posts | ✖ |
Opinion posts without justification or reasoning | ✖ |
Port suggestions without Switch-specific features | ✖ |
Rumors without evidence or track-record | ✖ |
Images that require context | ✖ |
Screenshots & Clips taken on a phone | ✖ |
Screenshots & Clips of generic gameplay | ✖ |
Photos of products in everyday use, except on release | ✖ |
Modifications without a basic tutorial | ✖ |
Low-quality Fan art & Mock-ups (doodles, etc) | ✖ |
Posting other people's fan-art | ✖ |
NSFW posts | ✖ |
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No Let's-Play, streaming, or similar spam
No Let's-Play, streaming, or similar spam
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Unofficial "Let's Play" videos | ✖ |
Non-Switch Footage | ✖ |
Hype & reaction videos | ✖ |
Unofficial unboxing video | ✖ |
Unofficial news recap video | ✖ |
Re-hosted videos, when the original is still available | ✖ |
Personal and "influencer" live streams | ✖ |
Official Publisher / Developer trailers and announcements | ✔ |
Charity streams pre-approved by the Mod team | ✔ |
High-quality technical analysis videos | ✔ |
Video reviews (unless there's a Megathread) | ✔ |
Informative capture clips (not generic game-play) | ✔ |
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No personal sales, affiliate links, or begging.
No personal sales, affiliate links, or begging.
Personal sales, trading, affiliate links, and begging are not allowed on r/NintendoSwitch.
If you want to sell or trade your gaming stuff then head over to r/GameSwap or r/GameSale.
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No hacks, dumps, emulators, or homebrew
No hacks, dumps, emulators, or homebrew
This includes how-to guides, browser exploits, amiibo/NFC manipulation, as well as requests for or attempts to instruct or guide people to such things.
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Linking to homebrew and exploit files | ✖ |
Linking to exploit or hacking tutorials | ✖ |
Linking to ROMS, game rips and amiibo dumps | ✖ |
hacking/homebrew/emulation support or questions | ✖ |
Posts that encourage, instruct, or advocate for piracy | ✖ |
Comment discussions on relevant topics without enabling/promoting hacking or piracy | ✔ |
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Tag spoilers and don't put spoilers in post titles
Tag spoilers and don't put spoilers in post titles
Posts containing spoilers should be flagged as "spoiler". Spoilers should never be revealed in a post title or comment.
Title Spoiler Examples: | ? |
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How to unlock [Name of secret] in Mario Odyssey | ✖ |
How to unlock unannounced collectibles in Mario Odyssey | ✔ |
Comments containing spoilers should be concealed using the following markup:
>!Super secret spoiler text!<
Don't ruin fun surprises for others!
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Always link to the original source
Always link to the original source
Unless significant meaning or analysis is added, you should always link to the original source.
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A news story that rewords / rehashes source material | ✖ |
An article that adds a short intro / outro to source material | ✖ |
A screenshot of an active webpage or social media post | ✖ |
Translation of a non-english source material | ✔ |
An article where the source is a non-public PR email | ✔ |
An in-depth comparison of multiple sources | ✔ |
Original article covering a new story | ✔ |
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No excessive self-promotion or unverified AMAs
No excessive self-promotion or unverified AMAs
Please ensure your self-promotion is at a reasonable level (below 10% of your site-wide submissions) and seek moderator approval (message us here) before posting any AMAs.
Keep all content from the following, under 10%:
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Websites, Publications and Social Media accounts that you own or are affiliated with.
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Games / accessories where you were involved in the development, publishing or marketing process.
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Specific content restrictions
Specific content restrictions
These are some miscellaneous rules that do not directly fit into any other category. This is a living list and may be updated.
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