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Reddit Mod Ordered To Cough Up $4,500,000 To Nintendo In Long-Running Switch Piracy Case
Update #2 [ Fri 25th Sep 2026, 12pm ]: We have been following the Nintendo v James 'Archbox' Williams piracy case for two years now, and this week, it looks like things have finally come to an end.
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Nintendo secured a court victory in the “Archbox” case, a long‑running lawsuit stemming from its July crackdown on Switch piracy. The defendant, a Reddit moderator, failed to file a plea or any response within the court‑mandated deadline. As a result, the court ordered the moderator to pay Nintendo $4.5 million. This judgment concludes the legal action that began four months earlier.
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