https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/reddit-moderator-who-bragged-about-pirating-nintendo-switch-games-now-owes-nintendo-3-4-millionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/reddit-moderator-who-bragged-about-pirating-nintendo-switch-games-now-owes-nintendo-3-4-millionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/reddit-moderator-who-bragged-about-pirating-nintendo-switch-games-now-owes-nintendo-3-4-million#u87993Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:50:16 +0000A United States court has ordered James Williams, a Reddit moderator known as Archbox, to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in damages for running Switch piracy shops and promoting intellectual property theft. Williams ignored the lawsuit and failed to make a court appearance, resulting in a default judgment. Nintendo initially filed the lawsuit in October 2025. The judgment requires the former moderator to shut down any websites associated with the distribution of unauthorized games.Why it mattersNintendo has a long-standing history of aggressively protecting its intellectual property against copyrig