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Nintendo sued Williams, also known as \u201carchbox\u201d online, in 2024. In its complaint, the gaming giant claimed Williams became a \u201cleading moderator\u201d of the r\/SwitchPirates community, where he allegedly solicited \u201cdonations\u201d of Nintendo eShop gift cards and copies of Switch games \u201cto be copied and distributed\u201d on online pirate stores. Last October, Nintendo asked the court for a $4.5 million default judgment after Williams didn\u2019t respond to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
\u201cNOA [Nintendo of America] has demonstrated that Williams promoted online shops offering pirated Nintendo game files and circumvention software, encouraged others to contribute pirated Nintendo games to his pirate shops, and assisted others in distributing pirated Nintendo Switch games, even though he knew such activity violated copyright laws,\u201d US District Judge Lauren King writes in the order.<\/p>\n
The $4.5 million award reflects $150,000 per violation across 30 copyrighted games, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em>, Luigi\u2019s Mansion 3<\/em>, and Pikmin 4<\/em>. Williams must also \u201cimmediately disable access\u201d to his alleged pirate shops, as well as shut down any social media accounts used to distribute copyrighted Switch games.<\/p>\n