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Nintendo Switch modder hit with a $2M lawsuit ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ธ Next time, keep that DIY in the kitchen, fam! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽฎ #BigOops โœŒ๏ธ

September 08, 2025
about 2 months ago
The Verge
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐ŸŽฎ HOLD UP, GAMERS! We got some spicy tea straight from the courtroom drama of the year! ๐Ÿต๐Ÿ‘€ Nintendo just hit a dude named Ryan Daley with a $2 MILLE fine for modding Switch consoles! That's right, heโ€™s gotta cough up more cash than Iโ€™ve seen in my entire life. ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ธ In a twist worthy of a Netflix drama, our boy Ryan was accused of running "Modded Hardware" (sounds kinda sketchy, not gonna lie) where he was slinging everything from modded Switches to full-on black market gaming goodies. The judge was like, โ€œNOPE, youโ€™re making my precious Nintendo games go the way of the dinosaur!โ€ ๐Ÿฆ•๐Ÿ”ฅ Nintendoโ€™s out here swinging its legal sword harder than a kid trying to smash through the hardest Mario level. โ€œSignificant and irreparable harmโ€ was the verdict buzzword, but honestly, itโ€™s more like significant and IRREPARABLE wallet damage for Ryan. ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ’” In an imaginary convo, I can picture Ryan saying, โ€œBro, I was just trying to give Mario a glow-up!โ€ to which Nintendo would hit back with the ultimate Drake meme vibe: โ€œBut what about the stonks? โญ๏ธโ€ **PREDICTION TIME:** If Nintendo increases this lawsuit craziness, we might see legendary modder support groups pop up and then, *gasp*, a new Switch console that plays pirated games? THIS IS FINE! ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ 2024 is the year of the "SwitchFlip"! You heard it here first! ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ SHARE THIS CHAOS!

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