{"id":6986,"date":"2025-09-16T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/?p=6986"},"modified":"2025-10-01T01:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T23:45:46","slug":"nintendo-secures-2-million-victory-against-switch-modder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/gaming\/nintendo-secures-2-million-victory-against-switch-modder\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo America Secures $2 Million Victory Against Switch Modder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A modder in the United States faced the consequences of a lawsuit over a piracy device, being ordered to pay damages and give up their domain and hardware. Not exactly a shocking outcome &#8211; modders beware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The court mandates Modder to permanently close Modded Hardware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Selling modding hardware is not a viable hobby for gaming fans, as <strong>Ryan Daly<\/strong> recently discovered the massive $2 million gap between playing around and facing legal challenges. Ryan managed Modded Hardware until September 2025, a platform that offered modified Switch consoles capable of running homebrew or pirated Switch games, as well as selling the necessary tools for others to do the same. When a federal court ruled entirely in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/category\/gaming\/nintendo\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"54\">Nintendo <\/a>in their intellectual property lawsuit, <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.wawd.336725\/gov.uscourts.wawd.336725.30.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as court documents show<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/modded-hardware.jpg\" alt=\"Modder\" class=\"wp-image-6990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/modded-hardware.jpg 960w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/modded-hardware-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/modded-hardware-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/modded-hardware-750x422.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the major blunders was defending himself against one of the most lawsuit-happy companies in the gaming industry, as you expect, <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.wawd.336725\/gov.uscourts.wawd.336725.30.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">it didn\u2019t turn out well for him.<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Total Device Surrender Required<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Daly must do the following as per the judgment handed down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pay&nbsp;<strong>$2 million<\/strong>&nbsp;in damages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permanently shut down Modded Hardware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surrender the website domain to Nintendo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn over all remaining modding hardware and stock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accept\u00a0a <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendosoup.com\/nintendo-wins-us2-million-lawsuit-against-switch-modding-webstore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">permanent ban from selling<\/a>, possessing, or distributing any console modification devices or documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re a modder, this is another case that sends a clear message to halt operations asap, or face the formidable Mario lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">More News<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Modder in the United States is facing the consequences of a lawsuit over a piracy device, being ordered to pay damages and give up their domain and hardware. 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