Overview

• U.S. District Court in Washington entered a stipulated judgment on September 5 against Ryan Michael Daly, operator of the Modded Hardware storefront, for selling devices that bypass Switch protections.
• The permanent injunction bars Daly from creating, selling, promoting, possessing, or accessing circumvention devices, from reverse engineering Nintendo systems, and from publishing or linking to hacking instructions.
• ModdedHardware.com has been shut down, with control of the domain and related web addresses ordered transferred to Nintendo.
• The court authorized seizure, impoundment, or destruction of hardware tied to Daly’s operation, including modchips, flashcarts, and hacked consoles.
• The order invokes the All Writs Act to compel third parties such as registrars and hosts to assist enforcement, concluding a case in which Daly initially denied wrongdoing and represented himself, and extending Nintendo’s broader anti-piracy campaign.