Engadget Logo Engaget Japanese version of Yone Nintendo, sued for copyright infringement of the boss of the Switch hacking group

Yone Nintendo filed a lawsuit for a boss of an organization that had developed and sold Nintendo Switch to infringe copyright.The opponent's name is Gary Bowser, but Bowser is the English name of a character Koppa familiar in Super Mario, and "Nintendo appealed to Bowser."

This organization is TEAM-XECUTER (commonly known as TX), which is said to be "one of the most notorious video game pirates in the world."The leader Bowser and another Max Louarn were arrested in October 2020 based on being accused as criminal cases.

Nintendo describes Bowser's activities as a "international pirate organization" that sells hacking devices made to avoid Nintendo Switch security measures, so that buyers can run pirated games.TX members claimed that hacking devices were just tools to run their own software, and conversely accused Nintendo's censorship, monopoly, and legal fear tactics, but the US Department of Justice and the Court.He acknowledged Nintendo's appeal.

Until now, Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against resale companies such as "SX PRO", "SX Core", "SX Lite", etc. (such as mail -order sites) developed and sold by TX.One of them alone has been ordered to pay about 200 million yen.

On the other hand, the TX itself did not sell it because it was not sold by himself, so it was difficult to caught, but it was finally a cool arrival at Omoto.

Nintendo is seeking a $ 2500 of the sold (hacking tools) and $ 150,000 for each copyright infringement.If Nintendo won this time, even if Bowser, who had strictly hid his identity, was arrested, and the hacking tool companies who witnessed huge claims would withdraw as much as they were very worthwhile.It may be.

Source: Polygon