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By now, you’re more than likely aware of the news that Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against James “Archbox” Williams, who is accused by Nintendo of Nintendo Switch piracy. Nintendo recently provided details on how the company managed to identify him in the first place. However, it seems that Nintendo doesn’t want to stop with just Williams. They’re interested in identifying his business associates too.
You see, late last week, Nintendo issued another court file. There, the company is asking the court for permission to subpoena internet domain companies such as Name Cheap, Go Daddy and Tucows. They also want to subpoena Cloudflare, GitHub, Discord, Google, and Reddit. This is because Nintendo wants business records so they can find more pirates to sue. More specifically, Nintendo wants to go after people that Williams may have ties to and associated with, saying that “the purpose of all of the requested subpoenas is to seek relevant information that is necessary for NOA to pursue infringement claims”.
Nintendo was particularly interested in Reddit, with the company saying that “Defendant was a primary moderator of the SwitchPirates community, under the name ‘Archbox,’ which boasted more than 190,000 members. Nintendo has reason to believe that other accounts active in the SwitchPirates community may also have been controlled by Defendant, or else reflect other individuals who have worked alongside Defendant”. So, it seems that the r/SwitchPirates subreddit is likely to be Nintendo’s #1 target of their hunt for Williams’ associates.