Summary
Nintendohas launched a new lawsuit targeting a Switch modding company after offering a no-charge exit to the defendant. At the same time,Nintendohas also filed another lawsuit against James Williams, whom it believes has been a driving force in the piracy of numerous Switch consoles.
Nintendo has long been on a crusade to eliminate any rights violations related to its products, whether they be ROM sites, game leaks before official releases, or emulator creators. Earlier this year,Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Tropic Haze, the company responsible for creating Yuzu, a Switch emulator. The lawsuit favored Nintendo and settled that Yuzu creators should pay $2.4 million to the Japanese company, a relatively nominal sum to Nintendo but likely intended to send a message to future piracy attempts.
Still, not everyone was deterred by Nintendo’s anti-piracy measures, as the company has now filed a lawsuit targeting a Switch modding company. According toTorrentFreak, Nintendo’s first lawsuit is directed at Modded Hardware, specifically Ryan Daly, who runs the group. The document states that Nintendo had asked him to stop illegal activities, including sellingMIG devices and modded Switch consoles.
Nintendo is Suing Company That Sells Modded Switch
Although Daly agreed to the order in March, he continued to sell the pirated device, leading to the lawsuit. According to the allegations, Nintendo claims that Modded Hardware sells various hardware that allows the Switch to run pirated copies of its games. It’s unknown what Nintendo is demanding with this lawsuit, but in the past, Nintendo calculated how many timesTears of the Kingdomwas piratedand the impact on sales to determine the cost.
But Nintendo didn’t stop there. Besides the lawsuit against Ryan Daly, the company is also suing James Williams, an Arizona resident, who Nintendo alleges is the “operator, overseer, and driving force behind several Pirate Shops, through which Defendant has offered massive libraries of pirated Nintendo Switch games.” Williams also acted as a moderator for the SwitchPirates group on Reddit, where he used the name Archbox and, according to Nintendo, assisted users with questions related to unlocking the Switch. Some homebrews found on the group involverunning Android on the Nintendo Switchor updating games without going online.
Nintendo’s anti-piracy initiatives have intensified recently, with many believing the company is preparing for the eventual launch of its next console. The company recently revealedplans to prevent Switch 2 scalping, which is another indicator that Nintendo’s next console might be closer than gamers expect.
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