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Nintendo Secures $4.5 Million Default Judgment Against Switch Piracy Moderator
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- Sep 25, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC
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Nintendo of America has won a $4.5 million default judgment against James Williams, a former moderator of the r/SwitchPirates Reddit community who…
James “Archbox” Williams, a Reddit user and moderator, was fined $4.5 million after a federal court ruled he was liable for pirating Nintendo Switch games and aiding others in jailbreaking their consoles. Despite repeated cease-and-desist warnings, Williams continued to operate forums promoting piracy and distributed…
Nintendo secured a $$4,5 million judgment against a distributor of pirated games for the Nintendo Switch.