As if console modders and pirates needed any more reason to not mess with Nintendo and its products and intellectual propertꦦy, a recent case has once again proved w🦋hy doing any of those illegal actions isn't the brightest idea (and will eventually get you caught and taken to court). Nintendo won a lawsuit, or to be more specific, an injunction, against a California resident who was accused of selling modded Nintendo Switch hardware, as well as pirated games.
The story originally dates back▨ to January 2018, when a hacker group by the name of Team-Xecuter a Nintendo Switch hack that would allow users to run pirated games on the console. In December of that same year, Nintendo found out that California resident Sergio Mojarro Moreno was selling Nintendo Switch mod devices made by Team-Xecuter, SD cards that contained pirated games, and even a modded NES Classic Edition with over 800 games on it. As a result of all that, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Moreno.
Fast forward the situation to September 2019, and it was revealed that both parties had agreed to settle the caseꦺ. Finally, the agreement was detailed by a California court on December 30, 2019. Both parties had to handle their own costs and attorney fees, however.
Although Moreno did not have to pay any fines, as part of the injunction, he was prohibited from modding, selling, distributing, or renting unauthorized copies of Nintendo's products, software, and technology. On top of that, he was ordered to destroy all existing devices that🏅 were modded in any way, as well as pirated software and games. Additionally, Moreno was also prohibited from using the Internet “or any digital network” to provide services that could potentially enable copyright infringement of Nintendo’s works.
While this case with More♍no clearly demanded action on their part due to the monetization of pirated software, Nintendo has been more stern about the proper usage of their property than ever. With the recent crackdown on ROMs, it's clear that they're tightening the noose around modders and other unauthorized use of its products, monetized or not. Whether this wil🐈l hurt their rapport with their customer base remains to be seen.
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