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Nintendo Secures $2 Million Settlement With Switch Modding Site Operator

The deal imposes damages, forfeiture of ModdedHardware.com, plus a permanent ban on trafficking circumvention tools.

Overview

  • Nintendo and Ryan Daly resolved the case through a joint stipulation, so the lawsuit will not go to trial.
  • Daly must pay $2 million to Nintendo and surrender the ModdedHardware.com domain, with the site now shut down.
  • A permanent injunction bars Daly from creating, selling, promoting, hosting, or investing in products or services that bypass Nintendo’s protections.
  • Nintendo’s complaint said Daly sold MIG Switch flashcarts and modded consoles and offered a mail‑in service that returned units loaded with pirated games.
  • The outcome mirrors Nintendo’s wider enforcement strategy, following a prior $2.4 million settlement with the Yuzu emulator team.