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Switch Pirate Ignored Nintendo’s Lawsuit, Now He Owes $4.5 Million

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What happened

After suing a former Reddit moderator in October 2025 for pirating Switch games , a Washington court has ordered the individual in question to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in damages. According to a September 25 TorrentFreak report , US District Judge Lauren King ordered former r/SwitchPirates moderator James "Archbox" Williams to cough up $4.5 million in damages to Nintendo after the company accused him of operating s…

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