{"id":1049794,"date":"2026-01-18T06:40:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T06:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851710042"},"modified":"2026-01-18T06:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T06:40:44","slug":"nintendo-files-court-documents-to-target-200000-member-subreddit-switchpirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-files-court-documents-to-target-200000-member-subreddit-switchpirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Files Court Documents To Target 200,000-Member Subreddit SwitchPirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nintendo-files-court-documents-to-target-200000-member-subreddit-switchpirates.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo, currently predicting 2024 net sales of $8.4 billion and operating profits of $2.4 billion, is continuing its <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/nintendo-switch-piracy-lawsuit-mario-luigi-zelda-echoes-1851693898\">furious<\/a> <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/nintendo-switch-yuzu-emulator-github-piracy-zelda-1851452740\">crackdown<\/a> on those modding or emulating its systems and games. Its latest target, via a story by <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamefile.news\/p\/after-inc-plague-inc-ndemic-pandemic?open=false#%C2%A7item-nintendo-seeks-new-targets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Game File<\/a>, is the Reddit sub SwitchPirates, while also asking to subpoena information from a\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/nintendo-switch-reddit-switchpirates-court-filing-1851710042\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/nintendo-switch-reddit-switchpirates-court-filing-1851710042\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo, currently predicting 2024 net sales of $8.4 billion and operating profits of $2.4 billion, is continuing its furious crackdown on those modding or emulating its systems and games. 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