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Nintendo Wins $17,500 Default Judgment Against Streamer Who Pirated Switch Games

The ruling highlights Nintendo’s broader anti-piracy push.

Overview

  • A federal judge entered a default judgment after the defendant failed to respond to Nintendo’s lawsuit.
  • Damages total $17,500, with $10,000 tied to Mario & Luigi: Brothership and $7,500 for alleged anti-circumvention violations.
  • Court filings identify the streamer as “Every Game Guru,” accused of broadcasting at least ten leaked Switch games more than fifty times.
  • Nintendo said the streamer relied on emulators and burner accounts to reappear after takedowns and posted taunts such as “I can do this all day.”
  • The judge declined parts of Nintendo’s proposed injunction, rejecting an order to destroy vague “circumvention devices” and to bind unspecified third parties.