US EditionSwitch Modder Who Acted as His Own Lawyer Now Owes Nintendo $2 Million
Ryan Daly must pay $2 million and cease all piracy-related activities after selling modded Switch consoles and devices that infringed Nintendo's anti-piracy protections, causing significant harm.
- On September 5, the Washington district court ordered Ryan Daly to pay $2 million in damages to Nintendo Co., Ltd. and imposed a permanent injunction banning piracy-enabling activities.
- In July 2024, Nintendo accused Ryan Daly of running Modded Hardware and selling modified Switch consoles and MIG-Switch flashcarts despite prior warnings.
- The district court found Ryan Daly's Modded Hardware devices circumvented TPMs, causing Nintendo of America "significant and irreparable harm," and ordered seizure, destruction, and domain surrender.
- Earlier this year, Switch 2 owners were banned for going online with MIG-Switch cartridges, while reports show consoles can be bricked and accounts disrupted, deterring modding and piracy communities.
- In recent years, law enforcement and lawsuits have targeted piracy, with Nintendo pursuing sites like nsw2u, seizing Ryujinx, and securing a $2,400,000 settlement over Yuzu emulator.
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Switch Modder Who Ignored Warnings from Nintendo and Attempted to Defend Himself Without a Lawyer Ultimately Must Pay $2 Million for Enabling Piracy
A Nintendo console modder who refused to shut down his business despite warnings from Nintendo — and who then defended the ensuing lawsuit without a lawyer — has been ordered to pay $2 million.
Of the three main console companies, Nintendo is the one that has been in the industry for the longest time and is currently considered the most popular if we take into account the sales of Switch 1 consoles (Switch 2 is still very recent) compared to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. While this Japanese company is known for having such popular video game franchises as Mario, Zelda or Pokémon, it has also become known for its toughness and persistence wh…
Messing with Nintendo lawyers is an extreme sport, as one Switch modder learned the hard way. The owner of a website selling console modification devices decided to take matters into his own hands and defend himself against the Japanese giant's lawsuit. The result? A crushing defeat and a $2 million bill. "It's only for backups." The court didn't buy that explanation. The case involves Ryan Daly, owner of the website Modded Hardware. He sold, am…
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