Update 7/15/2025 8:55 a.m. ET: The FBI wrote in a press release that the sites involved in the seizure were responsible for 3 ...

Nsw2u, a popular Switch piracy website, has been seized by the FBI, cutting off gamer access to a library of Switch ROMs.

One of the biggest Nintendo Switch piracy sites around has been taken down by the FBI as “part of a law enforcement operation” on Thursday. Nsw2u was one of the better-known repositories for ...

Gary Bowser served 14 months and owes Nintendo $14.5M. Will the latest piracy bust end the same way—or set a new precedent?

According to a report from Nintendo Everything, the FBI issued a statement that they apprehended the website in “accordance with a seizure warrant issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2323 issued by the ...

A Nintendo Switch 2 owner is warning players about buying pre-owned physical games after being banned for unknowingly playing ...

A Nintendo Switch 2 owner was reportedly banned after playing legitimate second-hand games that were later found to be cloned Reddit user 'dmanthey' says they were able to reverse the ban after ...

In another step to combat piracy, Nintendo has worked in how the company can brick Switch 2 consoles if people violate their user agreement. In other Nintendo Switch news, mega-retailer GameStop ...

Nintendo is banning Switch 2 consoles that use MIG flash carts to load games. These can be used for both piracy and legitimate game preservation efforts. Bans seem limited to consoles for now ...

Nintendo, for their part, is quite hawkish when it comes to piracy. The company will ban your console from online play if it detects you playing an unauthorized (pirated) game.