Early last month, Team Xecuter's Gary Bowser pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking in circumvention devices and conspiracy to circumvent technological measures, resulting in a $4.5 million fine, destruction of property relating to Team Xecuter, and possible jail time. That plea deal was for his federal lawsuit, which is separate to the civil case filed against him by Nintendo of America. The final judgement for that suit came down today, hitting him with another $10 million fine, and ordering a permanent injunction against him from reactivating the Team Xecuter website or utilizing the SX OS, Gateway3DS, or similar brands in any way.

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[Marc_LFD]

He did leave the country, actually. He was extradited from the Dominican Republic I think

Oh. I'd thought Nintendo would hire him as no normal person has that kind of money laying around.

If they didn't want the Switch to be easily hacked or any future consoles, then this might've been a good solution.

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

absolute bullshit.

 

[onibaku]

Lol, 10 mil. how is he supposed to pay for that?
I would have probably just moved out of the country or end myself.

Move out perhaps, but not end yourself, never do that over money (or over anything really). There's always a new path waiting in another part of the world

 

[eyeliner]

Lol, 10 mil. how is he supposed to pay for that?
I would have probably just moved out of the country or end myself.

He'll file for bankruptcy. And pull it out for Harambe.

 

[XDel]

Take that little man for meddling in our communistic plans of world ownership, buwaha ha ha ha!

 

[The Catboy]

I honestly don’t think the Big N is seeing any of that money and I am guessing that they are more doing this to send a message to not fuck with them. No company would legit believe this outcome would fully be paid out to them any time soon.

 

[ZeroT21]

Ninty sure as hell went all out as if it's a life and death grudge

 

[Smiths]

congrats on the shoutout

 

[Dust2dust]

His business was pretty similar to that of a drug dealer. He could make a lot of money fast, but it was pretty risky. As the saying goes, if you can't do the time, don't do the crime.

 

[DinohScene]

He'll be back...

 

[Godofcheese]

Big oof
But I guess that's what you get for playing with fire

 

[weatMod]

He'll just file for bankruptcy and the fines will disappear.

This was nothing but a "fuck with us and we'll fuck with you" case

Nintendo be like....

 

[linuxares]

What I will always use when I ban someone:

 

[Kioku]

These fines are pocket change in the grand scheme for OPA.

 

[weatMod]

Oh. I'd thought Nintendo would hire him as no normal person has that kind of money laying around.

If they didn't want the Switch to be easily hacked or any future consoles, then this might've been a good solution.

Gary is not a "hacker" he was just head of the marketing department

he was nobody really and this is just ridiculous he did not even benefit much from this I bet

Max Louran did

he(Gary) was just a low level employee

it's like going after a mob bosses secretary

Nintendo is just being retarded and the US court system is as retarded as it is corrupt

 

[Bladexdsl]

he'll have to borrow the money off mario he has all the moniez

 

[g00s3y]

Oh no, someone who did something illegal got caught...

 

[ShadowOne333]

Hey Gary, bit of advice.
Move yourself over to the border, travel south to Mexico, then get a plane to Russia or China where this shit doesn't matter.

 

[|<roni&g]

Lol, 10 mil. how is he supposed to pay for that?
I would have probably just moved out of the country or end myself.

Fk ending ones self over Nintendo.

I'll barely, if ever buy their stuff again since the online fee became a thing, Mario kart should at least be exempt from the charge. I hope Nintendo games end up on Xbox & PS like sega to be honest.

Some moron: "you'll be waiting a long time then"

 

[Plazorn]

Me: How could it get worse?

Nintendo: *laughing hysterically*