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Nintendo Wins $4.5 Million from Reddit Moderator Over Pirated Switch Games
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- Sep 25, 2026, 4:04 PM 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 scores another victory against piracy as a Reddit moderator is ordered to pay $4.5 million for distributing Nintendo Switch games.
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.