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Nintendo is doing everything in its power to stop the public from playing pirated games on the Switch console.<\/p>\nNintendo is doing everything in its power to stop the public from playing pirated games on the Switch console.<\/p>\n
Their major adversary is the infamous hacking group Team-Xecuter, which released several \u2018jailbreak\u2019 hacks for the games console.<\/p>\n
After cracking Switch\u2019s original technical protections in 2018, Team-Xecuter released a new range of products this year. These SX Core and SX Lite chips work on all Switch classic and Lite consoles, while previous \u2018hacks\u2019 were limited to a subset of devices.<\/p>\n
As Nintendo\u2019s efforts to go directly after Team-Xecuter failed, the games company targeted several stores<\/a> that offered these new hacks for sale instead. They included Uberchips.com, which is operated by Ohio resident Tom Dilts Jr.<\/p>\n Soon after the lawsuit was filed Uberchips went offline, but the lawsuit didn\u2019t disappear. Uberchips\u2019 owner realized this and in June he responded in court through his attorney, denying pretty much all allegations. <\/p>\n After this initial response things went quiet, at least in court. Behind the scenes, however, both parties got together to see if there was a way to resolve the matter. This week, they reached an agreement.<\/p>\n In a joint filing, Nintendo and the Uberchips operator submitted a proposed final judgment and a permanent injunction. As expected, Dilts is prohibited from selling Team-Xecuter chips or similar devices going forward. In addition, there\u2019s also a hefty damages award of $2 million. <\/p>\n \u201cPlaintiff is hereby awarded judgment against all Defendants, jointly and severally, in the amount of US$2,000,000.00,\u201d the proposed judgment reads, adding that both parties will cover their own legal costs. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n It is not uncommon for settlements to be higher on paper than they are in reality. We can\u2019t say whether that\u2019s the case here, but considering the scale of the award, it\u2019s certainly possible.<\/p>\n The permanent injunction both parties agreed on prohibits the site operator from trafficking in any circumvention devices, including SX Pro, SX Core, and SX Lite. Infringing Nintendo\u2019s copyrights in any other way is not an option either, and all remaining stock must be destroyed.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Court further orders [\u2026] the seizure, impoundment, and\/or destruction of all Circumvention Devices, all copies of SX OS, and all other electronic material or physical devices within Defendants\u2019 custody, possession, or control..,\u201d the proposed order reads. <\/p>\n Finally, Dilts can no longer maintain the Uberchips Facebook group or any type of related social media, and must hand over the Uberchips.com domain name to Nintendo. <\/p>\n The proposed judgment has yet to be signed off by the court. However, considering that it has been submitted with the consent of both parties, that shouldn\u2019t be much of a problem. When signed off, the case will effectively end. <\/p>\n Uberchips was the only known operator of the \u2018Team-Xecuter\u2019 stores Nintendo went after. A separate case, filed against eight presumably foreign site operators, remains ongoing. <\/p>\n In that case, the game giant has thus far been unable to identify the owners. For this reason it recently asked for a permanent injunction<\/a> so it can ask domain registrars and hosting companies to shut them down.<\/p>\n Team-Xecuter is not a party in any of these lawsuits but denies that it\u2019s a \u201cpiracy\u201d group producing piracy tools. Instead, it accused Nintendo of censorship, monopolistic control, and legal scare tactics<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/em><\/p>\n A copy of the proposed final judgment and permanent injunction against Uberchips.com and its operator Tom Dilts Jr is available here (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n From: TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\nUberchips Agrees to Pay $2 million<\/h2>\n
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<\/center><\/p>\nPermanent Injunction<\/h2>\n
Lawsuit Against Eight Other Stores Still Ongoing<\/h2>\n