Following Nintendo’s current investigation into the Swap “pirate” James ‘Archbox’ Williams, the online game big is now reportedly searching for “new targets”.
As highlighted by Stephen Totilo of Sport File, the corporate would not seem like achieved with the SwitchPirates subreddit simply but:
“Nintendo of America (NOA) mentioned its investigation of Swap modder James “Archbox” Williams has given it new targets. They embrace a SwitchPirates subreddit with some 200,000 members”
In court docket final week, Nintendo mentioned it had change into “conscious of a number of different on-line actors who appeared to have a job within the Pirate Retailers”.
It is now searching for approval from the court docket to subpoena enterprise information from a number of web domains and websites like Reddit, Github, and Discord to trace down Williams’ doable associates.
Here is precisely what it needed to say in regards to the SwitchPirates subreddit:
“Nintendo has cause to imagine that different accounts energetic within the SwitchPirates neighborhood can also have been managed by Defendant, or else mirror different people who’ve labored alongside Defendant.”
Nintendo of America believes figuring out such individuals would enable it to take additional motion to pursue infringement claims.
You’ll be able to study extra in regards to the lawsuit Nintendo lately received in our current protection right here on Nintendo Life.