Nintendo wins $2 million dollar lawsuit against popular online mod store for Switch
By ForGeeks
Nintendo has once again scored a significant victory in its long battle against piracy. This summer, a U.S. federal court ruled in the company’s favor in a case against Ryan Daly and the Modded Hardware website. The resource was known for selling devices that circumvented Nintendo’s protections, including the popular MIG Switch flash cartridge, which allowed official Nintendo games to be played without the use of physical cartridges. The court ordered Daly to pay Nintendo $2 million dollars, and shut down the site and transferred the domain to the company as part of an indefinite injunction.
The order also prohibits Daly from engaging in activities related to creating, selling or developing devices to circumvent Nintendo’s protections, as well as operating websites and investing in companies that make such products. While the MIG flash cartridges could serve as a backup for legally purchased games, they were most often used to pirate Nintendo Switch games. Nintendo continues to aggressively crack down on modding and piracy tools, recently gaining the right to block Switch consoles with illegal games.
Nintendo continues to crack down on modding and piracy tools, recently gaining the right to block Switch consoles with illegal games.
The company regularly resorts to legal action against violators of its rules. Last March, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against the creators of the Yuzu emulator. The case was quickly settled, with the developers agreeing to pay $2.4 million and to shut down the site, as well as to cease further violations of Nintendo’s rules.
