{
  "id": 9575815,
  "title": "Reddit mod ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in Switch piracy lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/reddit-mod-ordered-to-pay-nintendo-4-5-million-in-switch-piracy",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:50:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/games/1000088/nintendo-switch-piracy-reddit-mod-lawsuit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nintendo won its $4.5 million lawsuit against James Williams, a Reddit moderator accused of distributing pirated Switch games, as reported earlier by Aftermath. In a default judgment issued on Wednesday, a Washington federal judge also ordered Williams to shut down the online stores allegedly housing libraries of pirated Switch games. Nintendo sued Williams, also known […]",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}