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Reddit moderator ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million over Switch piracy

In brief

A Washington federal judge issued a default judgment ordering James Williams, a Reddit moderator, to pay Nintendo $4.5 million. Nintendo accused Williams of distributing or selling pirated Nintendo Switch games and promoting unauthorized use of its intellectual property.

Generated automatically by AI from 4 sources, without editorial review · updated 25 Sept

What changed

  1. 24 Sept, 15:50Reddit mod ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in Switch piracy lawsuit · The Verge
  2. 25 Sept, 10:53Nintendo Wins $4.5 Million From Reddit Mod Who Sold Pirated Switch Games · IGN
  3. 26 Sept, 10:18US court orders Redditor to pay Nintendo £3.4m over Switch piracy · Eurogamer
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Chronological coverage

  1. 26 September
  2. Eurogamer
    Latest26 Sept, 10:18

    US court orders Redditor to pay Nintendo £3.4m over Switch piracy

    A US District Judge has granted Nintendo a £3.4 million ($4.5m) default judgment against James Williams, the former Reddit moderator known online as "Archbox", after he failed to respond to a lawsuit over alleged Nintendo Switch piracy. Read more

    EurogamerEurogamer•Vikki Blake
  3. 25 September
  4. IGN
    Follow-up25 Sept, 10:53

    Nintendo Wins $4.5 Million From Reddit Mod Who Sold Pirated Switch Games

    Nintendo has finally won its long-running lawsuit against a reddit moderator who sold pirated Switch games, and been awarded $4.5 million in damages.

    IGNIGN•Tom Phillips
  5. 24 September
  6. Polygon
    Follow-up24 Sept, 16:23

    Reddit Moderator Has to Pay Nintendo $4.5M After Lawsuit

    The Redditor is accused of running Nintendo Switch piracy shops, as well as promoting the theft of the Mario maker's intellectual property

    PolygonPolygon•Patricia Hernandez
  7. The Verge
    First seen24 Sept, 15:50

    Reddit mod ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in Switch piracy lawsuit

    Nintendo won its $4.5 million lawsuit against James Williams, a Reddit moderator accused of distributing pirated Switch games, as reported earlier by Aftermath.

    The VergeThe Verge•Emma Roth