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Nintendo cross-referenced reddit posts and hardware repairs to locate this Switch pirate


Nintendo reportedly hunted down an alleged Switch pirate by tracking their reddit posts.

Nintendo reportedly hunted down an alleged Switch pirate by tracking their reddit posts. Watch on YouTube By analysing Williams' past posts online - including one from reddit user "archbox" in 2015 that was very complementary about Midwestern University's optometry clinic - the firm helped the Japanese company "succeed in linking Archbox with at least two Nintendo accounts for an individual named James Williams". However, Williams then went dark and failed to show up at court, defaulting judgement in favour of Nintendo.

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