First-ever Switch modding case in Japan ends with fine and suspended jail time

First-ever Switch modding case in Japan ends with fine and suspended jail time

While people have been arrested in other parts of the world for selling modified Nintendo Switch consoles, it had never happened in Japan before Otobe's apprehension at...

Japanese man receives suspended 2-year prison sentence for selling modified Switch consoles

An example of the accused’s handiwork A Japanese man apprehended in January for modifying and selling Nintendo Switch consoles was found guilty by a Kochi District Court on April 14. He has been given three years probation on a two-year prison sentence and a fine of 500,000 yen (around $3,500 USD), making him the first person in Japan to be arrested and punished for modding and selling a Nintendo Switch. The convicted man, identified as 58-year-…

Japanese Man Sentenced for Illegally Modifying 2nd-Hand Nintendo Switch Units

Transport worker Fumihiri Otobe given 3-year suspended sentence, 500,000 yen fine

In Japan, for the first time, a person was sentenced to probation for trading in modified switch consoles.

It was in March 2017 that Nintendo released its Switch console and this was an absolute success. Although it did not have many exclusive games at the beginning, its video game catalog quickly grew and became a very interesting console as it was portable, having a competitive price and many games available. Now, those who did not want to spend the money on this or on their games could use the emulators that came out a while later and, of course, …

One year after the first arrest for modified switch console, the 58-year-old perpetrator has now been sentenced. Nintendo has penetrated hard and the Modder has received his sentence.