A year-long lawsuit between Nintendo and Modded Hardware has reached its conclusion, as the creator of the MiG Switch and similar hacking devices must pay Nintendo $2 million as part of a settlement. Additionally, the Nintendo mod maker is banned from possessing or selling any flash cartridges, mod chips, or similar items as part of a permanent injunction.
The lawsuit against Modded Hardware and its owner is the latest chapter in Nintendo's ongoing anti-piracy campaign. In March 2024, Nintendo settled a lawsuit against Tropic Haze, the creators of a Switch console emulator called Yuzu. The latter party agreed to pay Nintendo $2.4 million, and immediately ceased operations per a permanent injunction levied against them. Nintendo claimed that Yuzu was, by design, in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) due to the tools it utilized to play Switch games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ahead of the game's May 2023 release.
Over a year after Nintendo filed its lawsuit against Modded Hardware, an agreement was reached between the two parties. According to the court filing posted by the United States District Court in Seattle, Modded Hardware founder Ryan Daly has agreed to pay...
