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Did a Reddit Moderator Pirate Nintendo Games? A $4.5 Million Lawsuit Says He Did

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Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against an individual it says is a moderator on Reddit, accusing him of piracy and facilitating a network of websites that offered pirated Nintendo Switch games. The video game publisher is seeking $4.5 million in damages from James C. Williams, who went by the username “Archbox” on the social media site. (That account has since been suspended.) “Williams not only copied and distributed Nintendo game files without au…

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Nintendo claims an astronomical sum from a moderator on Reddit, but why?

Nintendo hits hard: $4.5 million demanded from a Reddit moderator for the massive piracy of Switch games. A sum deemed "reasonable."

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News from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. Nintendo reinstated its legal weight in court. The Japanese company won a lawsuit against James Williams alias Archbox. This gentleman is a moderator of the r/SwitchPirates forum in Reddit, accused of selling Nintendo Switch modified ROMs and consoles. The ruling, issued by a federal court in the United States, forces the defendant to pay $4.5 million in damages. This is a…

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Nintendo sues James Williams, known as Archbox, before the Washington Federal Court, in connection with the hacking of Switch games. The company claims $4.5 million. This lawsuit aims to obtain redress for what Nintendo calls an organized distribution network ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store) Read more Hacked Switch games: Ninten…

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GIGAZINE broke the news in on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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