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Nintendo Wins $4.5M In Switch Pirate Lawsuit
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Key Points:
- Nintendo of America was awarded $4.5 million in damages in a default judgment against James Williams, a Reddit moderator accused of selling pirated Nintendo Switch games.
- The court ordered Williams to immediately disable access to all online shops he operated that offered pirated Nintendo Switch games.
- Nintendo filed the lawsuit in June 2024, accusing Williams of being the operator behind several "Pirate Shops" distributing illegal Switch games, with Williams failing to respond to the lawsuit.
- Nintendo also filed a separate lawsuit in June 2025 against Modded Hardware for selling kits to modify Switch consoles for piracy.
- Williams was identified through Reddit and linked to a Nintendo account used for hardware repairs, which helped Nintendo locate him and initiate legal action.
