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

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 major website hosting pirate copies of Nintendo Switch games has been shut down by the FBI. Now, instead of illegally-copied games, the notorious NSW2U.com hosts a single image offering a ...

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Nintendo notched a win in its war on piracy this week as the FBI seized and shut down one of the biggest Switch piracy sites online. As spotted by Kotaku, the FBI says it took down NSW2U on ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized control of one of the best-known Nintendo Switch piracy sites. The home page for Nsw2u--which once hosted numerous Switch ROMs--now redirects to a ...