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Reddit moderator who bragged about pirating Nintendo Switch games now owes Nintendo £3.4 million - eurogamer.net
Publisher description: A US court has ordered Reddit moderator James 'Archbox' Williams to pay Nintendo £3.4 million after he ignored a lawsuit over pirated Switch games.
NewsAPI | Sep 26, 2026 | Vikki Blake
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"Egregious infringement activities merit substantial punishment here. " 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. After putting Switch pirate Gary Bowser behind bars and targeting emulator software Yuzu, back in 2024 Nintendo hunted down alleged Switch pirate James "Archbox" Williams, the main moderator behind r/SwitchPirates, by tracking his Reddit posts. And now, according to TorrentFreak, $4. 5 million (£3. 4m) is exactly what Williams now owes Nintendo.
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