Nintendo Wins $4.5 Million From Lawsuit over Pirated Switch Games
The ruling also orders James Williams to shut down alleged pirate stores and social accounts tied to Switch game distribution.
- On Wednesday, District Judge Lauren King issued a default judgment against James Williams, ordering the Reddit moderator to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in damages for copyright infringement involving pirated Switch games.
- According to the complaint, Williams served as a "leading moderator" of the SwitchPirates community, where he solicited "donations" of gift cards and games "to be copied and distributed" through online pirate stores.
- Nintendo's $4.5 million award reflects $150,000 per violation across 30 copyrighted titles, including Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion, and Pikmin games, according to court documents detailing the copyright claims.
- Beyond the monetary penalty, King ordered Williams to "immediately disable access" to his alleged pirate shops and shut down social media accounts used to distribute copyrighted Switch game files.
- This ruling follows Nintendo's recent success against Ryan Daly of Modded Hardware and reflects an aggressive legal campaign against piracy that the company estimates has caused $170 million in lost sales.
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Reddit mod ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in Switch piracy lawsuit
Nintendo won its $4.5 million lawsuit against James Williams, a Reddit moderator accused of distributing pirated Switch games, as reported earlier by Aftermath. In a default judgment issued on Wednesday, a Washington federal judge also ordered Williams to shut down the online stores allegedly housing libraries of pirated Switch games. Nintendo sued Williams, also known […]
Nintendo got $4.5 million in damages against James Williams, known under the pseudonym Archbox, in a case of hacking Switch games. A Washington state federal court issued a default judgment and also ordered him to close the ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store) The article Switch and hacked games: Nintendo gets $4.5 million appeared …
James Williams Nintendo is supposed to pay $4.5 million for the unlicensed distribution of copied switch games. He didn't appear in court.
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