Nintendo ‘caught a pirate via their Reddit posts and console ... - VGC
21 hours ago · Jordan Middler. Nintendo reportedly identified a user who was allegedly pirating its software by tracking their Reddit posts and console repair requests. The user, named James Williams, used the alias ‘Archbox’ online. Via this username, a firm hired by Nintendo was able to link the account, which had posted in subreddits about Switch ...
Surprise! Nintendo Tracked Down Alleged Switch Pirate in Arizona …
Nintendo tracked down an alleged Switch pirate using a combination of Reddit posts and repair orders, a new lawsuit has revealed. As reported by Game File, Nintendo sued James “Archbox ...
Nintendo tracked down an alleged Switch pirate via Reddit
1 day ago · You may recall that, back in July, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against James “Archbox” Williams for Nintendo Switch piracy. He’s accused of being “operator, overseer, and driving force behind several Pirate Shops, through which Defendant has offered massive libraries of pirated Nintendo Switch games”. He’s also accused of promoting his ...
Nintendo tracked down Switch pirate through repairs and Reddit
1 day ago · New details have now emerged about how Williams was tracked down, which involved repairs and Reddit. Game File uncovered information about the case from court filings. Things begin in 2023 when Nintendo hired Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp to investigate online stores for pirated Switch games. That led to the discovery of Archbox, and based on ...
Surprise! Nintendo Tracked Down Alleged Switch Pirate in Arizona …
1 day ago · Pipe down. Nintendo tracked down an alleged Switch pirate using a combination of Reddit posts and repair orders, a new lawsuit has revealed. As reported by Game File, Nintendo sued James “Archbox” Williams, from Surprise, Arizona, for allegedly violating its digital copyrights by selling pirated copies of Switch games. According to the ...
Nintendo Had To Play Detective To Find An Alleged Switch Pirate
20 hours ago · Earlier this year, Nintendo sued James Williams, a moderator for a Switch pirates page on Reddit who posted under the name Archbox. At the time, it wasn't clear how Nintendo had determined that ...
This is How Nintendo Tracked Down Switch Pirate - Game Rant
13 hours ago · Williams' mistake of connecting his online handles led Nintendo to track down his physical address. How Nintendo tracked down an individual apparently responsible for selling pirated copies of ...
Nintendo Is Handed Another Lawsuit Win After Accused Switch …
2 days ago · Dub by default. Back in July, Nintendo dished out a handful of lawsuits in its continued clampdown on Switch piracy. Four months on, one of these legal claims has come back as another win for ...
Nintendo sues alleged Switch pirate pair for serious coin
Jul 2, 2024 · The Japanese video game mainstay's American operation fired off two lawsuits at the end of June targeting James Williams [PDF] of Surprise, Arizona, who allegedly goes by "archbox" online, and Ryan Daly [PDF] of Flint, Michigan, otherwise known as "Homebrew Homie," or so Nintendo claims.
Nintendo Uses Online Activity and Repair Records to Track Switch …
1 day ago · 15 November 2024. by videocookies 1. Nintendo’s legal pursuit of James Williams, AKA “Archbox”, for Switch piracy has revealed how the company tracked him down using a combination of online posts, accounts, and repair records. Court documents show that in 2023, Nintendo hired law firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp to investigate pirated ...
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