Nintendo to pursue over 200.000 Reddit users

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Alex_The_Hedgehog said:

Nintendo is not close to being done with its legal crackdown on Switch modders and others whom it accuses of fomenting piracy.

In a recent filing in federal court in Washington State, Nintendo of America (NOA) said its investigation of Switch modder James “Archbox” Williams has given it new targets. They include a SwitchPirates subreddit with some 200,000 members, Game File has learned.

Nintendo is now seeking an okay from the court to subpoena business records from internet domain companies Name Cheap, Go Daddy and Tucows, as well as Cloudflare, Github, Discord, Google, and Reddit to identify alleged associates of Williams.

Specific to Reddit, the company states:

Reddit, Inc. operates a social media platform where users, often using pseudonyms, may post to different forums known as communities or “subreddits.” Defendant was a primary moderator of the SwitchPirates community, under the name “Archbox,” which boasted more than 190,000 members. Nintendo has reason to believe that other accounts active in the SwitchPirates community may also have been controlled by Defendant, or else reflect other individuals who have worked alongside Defendant.

The company made clear that IDing such people will give them an open lane to sue: “The purpose of all of the requested subpoenas is to seek relevant information that is necessary for NOA to pursue infringement claims.”

Source and full material: Game File

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Well, I still love Nintendo games to this day. I grew up with a SNES, then I also enjoyed almost all of their other consoles... But to be honest to myself, I don't like the people behind the company.

I think, and I hope, that this backfires. But that's my opinion.

I think you misunderstood this.

Nintendo is NOT after the 200.000. They want to find the people making money on this.. the criminals.

Would't you mean that the people making money on piracy, and look what i say.. making money. are criminals?