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Nintendo Wins $4.5M Default Judgment Against Reddit Pirate Mod

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 2:17 AM UTC · How we work

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Nintendo of America secured a $4.5 million default judgment against Reddit moderator James Williams.
Judge Lauren King ordered Williams to shut down all alleged pirate storefronts.
The court set statutory damages at $150,000 per violation for 30 copyrighted Switch games.
Damages apply to titles including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Pikmin 4.
Williams is permanently barred from distributing or advertising any piracy-circumvention software or hardware.

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Nintendo of America secured a $4.5 million default judgment against Reddit moderator James Williams.
Judge Lauren King ordered Williams to shut down all alleged pirate storefronts.
The court set statutory damages at $150,000 per violation for 30 copyrighted Switch games.
Damages apply to titles including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Pikmin 4.
Williams is permanently barred from distributing or advertising any piracy-circumvention software or hardware.