Users who don’t agree to the new privacy policy will be unable to spend any Stars in their Stars Catalogue starting May 31, 2011, and will have their membership cancelled. This seems like a steep price considering Nintendo is asking members for more access to their information, and not less.
An email to users of the Club Nintendo service seemingly takes a jab at Sony’s recent woes while restating that the additional information is going to be used only to improve the services Nintendo provides.
How exactly Nintendo hopes to improve its online services remains to be seen. Nintendo has been behind its competitors in the online space for quite a few years now, and there has been very little to signify that this is going to change. Nintendo has promised that online will be a big focus with its upcoming HD console, so perhaps this is the first step that the gaming giant is taking to learn more about a space it has been relatively ineffective in.
What do you think about the revision to the Club Nintendo privacy policy? Is it silly to be asking members for even more information at a time when information security is under such heavy scrutiny?
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Source: MCV
