Nintendo’s war on piracy has escalated as the US Federal Bureau of Investigation seized a popular Nintendo Switch piracy site.
The site, which hosted thousands of pirated versions of Kotaku.
The site was already part of the EU’s piracy watchlist as of earlier this year. The Nintendo Switch faced piracy issues throughout its life.
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Last year, Nintendo claimed that Yuzu was “facilitating piracy at a colossal scale.” Weeks later, Yuzu developer Tropic Haze agreed to settle the lawsuit, agreeing to pay $2.4 million in damages.
Following this, the popular 3DS emulator Citra was also shut down.
