Nintendo Switch hackers Team Xecuter leaders arrested, charged in federal indictment

Essasetic · Oct 2, 2020

Welp, rip TX. Honestly didn't expect it to end like that.

It's bittersweet imo, they definitely had it coming and I don't agree with their ethical practices but they've still contributed to the scene's advancements in other ways (like the Mariko modchip).

Bladexdsl · Oct 2, 2020

nintendo have crossed the final line. from this day forth you shall be known as:

NINTAPPLE!

swabbo · Oct 2, 2020

The Catboy · Oct 2, 2020

Not gonna lie, not how I expected them to die.

TunaKetchup · Oct 2, 2020

Switch Lite owners in shambles

The people who are celebrating this are lame

The scene took a big hit today.

Valery0p · Oct 2, 2020

Rip Gateway I guess

not a lot more to say.
I mean, they were part of one of the longest running piracy cartels, so it would have happened anyways sooner or later.

HideoKojima · Oct 2, 2020

Seattle really??? I thought no one would do this shit from within the USA... Well RIP my XCI files in any case Switch reached its EOL for me not playing much lately after playing Paper Mario. Ps any chance I can get a refund now? They promised life time support and now they getting a life time in jail XD

shanefromoz · Oct 2, 2020

My belief is that sxos will still be updated via China. The main rep of the business will no longer be Gary but a new person.
Im hoping anyways.

Worldblender · Oct 2, 2020

I knew that all the things that looked wrong with SXOS would lead to these arrests one day. The usage of Atmosphere code without credit, and the usage of the Nintendo Switch SDK for XCI cartridge loading are just two examples of things done wrong. They wouldn't be really tolerated with most free/open-source software projects.
Personally, I feel glad that I chose to stick with Atmosphere, for that it really is the FOSS option for running CFW on Nintendo Switches, and that their anti-piracy stance by default makes them less likely, but not impossible, for the project to be shut down.
Now about the modchips: could a free/open-source hardware version of them pop up, but without advertising the piracy stance?

Purple_Shyguy · Oct 2, 2020

Anyone celebrating this is a total bootlicker.

Chains · Oct 2, 2020

shanefromoz said:
My belief is that sxos will still be updated via China. The main rep of the business will no longer be Gary but a new person.
Im hoping anyways.

Yeah don't worry, it'll be updated. From prison.

leon315 · Oct 2, 2020

GUESS LEECHES GOT WHAT THEY DESERVED Pepelaugh

They should really get a better VPN next time.

ItsAshleyFTW · Oct 2, 2020

I love how one of them was named Bowser

J-Machine · Oct 2, 2020

linuxares said:
Why would he continue? He is exposed and his employer is gone.

cause he's in china and could easily set up a kickstarter like preorder thing to a manufacturer or simply sell his designs to someone else in china since copyright and trade laws are super lax there among other reasons.

shanefromoz · Oct 2, 2020

Chains said:
Yeah don't worry, it'll be updated. From prison.

You fool. The team is in China. Nintendo will never get a person in China. Gary was just a sales person for the team

AxlSt00pid · Oct 2, 2020

Hope their jailbreaking knowledge helps them out of this

linuxares · Oct 2, 2020

J-Machine said:
cause he's in china and could easily set up a kickstarter like preorder thing to a manufacturer or simply sell his designs to someone else in china since copyright and trade laws are super lax there among other reasons.

Then it's probably better just to change name and continue like nothing. I don't see that happning. Especially not since Tencent are selling Switches in China. Who are in control of Tencent? The CCP.

Chains · Oct 2, 2020

shanefromoz said:
You fool. The team is in China. Nintendo will never get a person in China. Gary was just a sales person for the team

lol keep hoping fool, cuz if you're wrong then you just wasted money on those TX mod chips.

shanefromoz · Oct 2, 2020

Chains said:
lol keep hoping fool, cuz if you're wrong then you just wasted money on those TX mod chips.

I didnt waste any money.
I have had years of enjoyment for a small fee.
To me there is no loss.

smf · Oct 2, 2020

Veho said:
Can someone explain this one to us laymen?

Money laundering is where you take money from illegal sources and mix it with money from legal sources, because otherwise it's hard to get it into a bank.

For cash (i.e. from drugs or prostitution), you would find a restaurant or other cash based system that would then put through their accounts that they sold more and were paid cash. For TX the money would have to be funneled through companies where you were charging for a service somehow.

The wire fraud charge I think got thrown in because they obtained the money by illegal means and then wired it. It's a bit of a bullshit charge.

conspiracy is where two or more people plan to do something illegal, so even if you don't go through with it (or they can't prove you actually did it) then if they can prove you planned to do it then they can get you on that.

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