Nintendo is suing a reported “leader” of the Notorious Piracy Group Team Xecuter

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Nintendo seems to be fed up with Bowser and has decided to take action. No, this isn’t about Mario’s nemesis or the current Nintendo of America president, Doug – we’re talking about Gary Bowser, one of the alleged leaders of the “infamous” piracy group, Team Xecuter.

As you may recall, Bowser – a 51-year-old Canadian – was arrested last year and charged with 11 crimes and now Nintendo is suing him.

According to Polygon, the new lawsuit filed in Seattle alleges that Bowser’s “international pirate circle” operations, which involved making and selling hacks, infringed Nintendo’s copyright. Team Nintendo wants to sue him twice for human trafficking and one copyright infringement. Apparently Bowser has been making and selling hacking devices since “at least” 2013.

According to Nintendo lawyers, hacking and piracy is a ‘serious, [and] exacerbation of the international problem “and that Bowser’s wares put more than 79 million Switch consoles” at risk “through piracy.

Nintendo charges $ 2,500 for every device traded, $ 150,000 for every copyright infringement, and wants to end Bowser’s activities once and for all. You can view the full court documents here.

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