I doubt Nintendo gives a fuck either way. They're probably more interested in this part:
any feature or component of a covered platform that will encourage or increase the frequency, time spent, or activity of minors on the covered platform, or activity of minors on the covered platform.
Design features include but are not limited to
(A) infinite scrolling or auto play;
(B) rewards for time spent on the platform;
(C) notifications;
(D) personalized recommendation systems;
(E) in-game purchases; or
(F) appearance altering filters.
If they can get consoles exempted because of their extremely walled-garden nature, it's a move to eliminate mobile as a competitor.
But just on principle, any propsal that:
Lets the government dictate how an app is designed
Allow the government to dictate what can be published
Erodes anonymity online
Is an instant hard no. It doesn't matter if the people they're censoring are ones who fucking deserve it. Absolutely not.
Regulatory Capture is a time-honored bribery lobbying tradition. Make it difficult and expensive for newcomers to meet all the government requirements basically creates a government protected industry.
I doubt Nintendo gives a fuck either way. They're probably more interested in this part:
If they can get consoles exempted because of their extremely walled-garden nature, it's a move to eliminate mobile as a competitor.
But just on principle, any propsal that:
Is an instant hard no. It doesn't matter if the people they're censoring are ones who fucking deserve it. Absolutely not.
Regulatory Capture is a time-honored
briberylobbying tradition. Make it difficult and expensive for newcomers to meet all the government requirements basically creates a government protected industry.