The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming's most infamous piracy case

a lot of wild things going on with this story. the name being bowser is just one of them.

we continue to see those with little power getting punished the most, to make examples out of them, while those with power and money get away with the most egregious of activities (legal or not).

it's unclear that modding costs nintendo, rather than actually expanding their reach (much like we saw with windows 95).

we also see little being done to those who purchased the mods. symbolic punishment seems very distasteful and it's unclear it even works.

Gary Bowser, a programmer, was released from prison after serving 14 months of a 40-month sentence for his involvement with Team Xecuter, a group that produces dongles used to bypass anti-piracy measures on Nintendo Switch and other consoles. He owes Nintendo $14.5m and is struggling to make rent while paying it back. The article details his past, his arrest, and his current situation.