Reddit mod ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in Switch piracy lawsuit

<figure> <img alt="A photo of the Nintendo Switch" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13695478/akrales_190116_3173_0011.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nintendo won its $4.5 million lawsuit against James Williams, a Reddit moderator accused of distributing pirated Switch games, <a href="https://aftermath.site/nintendo-switch-archbox-pirate-lawsuit/">as reported earlier by <em>Aftermath</em></a>. In <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28680626-nintendo-v-williams-judgement/">a default judgment issued on Wednesday</a>, a Washington federal judge also ordered Williams to shut down the online stores allegedly housing libraries of pirated Switch games.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nintendo sued Williams, <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-modded-hardware-and-r-switchpirates-moderator-archbox-240701/?ref=aftermath.site">also known as "archbox" online, in 2024</a>. In its complaint, the gaming giant claimed Williams became a "leading moderator" of the r/SwitchPirates community, where he allegedly solicited "donations" of Nintendo eShop gift cards and copies of Switch games "to be copied and distributed" on …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/1000088/nintendo-switch-piracy-reddit-mod-lawsuit">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>