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Nintendo Wins $4.5 Million Judgment in Switch Piracy Case Against Archbox
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- Sep 25, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC
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In June 2024, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against James Williams, a moderator on the social forum Reddit. On September 23, 2026, a default judgment was handed down, ordering Williams to pay $4.5 million (approximately 710 million yen) in damages, the same amount Nintendo had demanded. Nintendo Wins $4.5 Million Judgment…
Nintendo sued James Williams, also known online as Archbox, in June 2024 over claims he was the operator, overseer and driving force behind several Pirate Shops.
Nintendo has finally won its long-running lawsuit against a Reddit moderator who sold pirated Switch games, and been awarded $4.5 million in damages.