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FBI Seizes Websites in Major Piracy Crackdown in Atlanta
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – The FBI and Dutch agency FIOD seized Nsw2u to combat piracy following the Switch 2 launch; the site was on the EU piracy watchlist since May, hosting thousands of illegal game copies.
- On Thursday, the FBI seized control of Nsw2u, a major Nintendo Switch piracy site, during a law enforcement operation targeting online piracy.
- Following the FBI seizure, Nsw2u was on the EU piracy watchlist since May, with Nintendo intensifying anti-piracy measures after the Switch 2 launch.
- The FBI seized Nsw2u under a warrant issued by the Northern District of Georgia, with Dutch FIOD involvement, as part of a coordinated law enforcement operation targeting piracy websites.
- Following the seizure, users reported downloading games hours before the takedown, forcing many MIG Switch device users to retire their consoles.
- In the wider campaign, Nintendo has actively pursued legal actions against emulators like Yuzu, reflecting its ongoing efforts to combat Switch piracy globally.
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Nintendo pirate site seized
"THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN SEIZED" declares the new banner at Nsw2u, a pirate site specializing in Nintendo Switch games. The FBI took control of the domain yesterday and with it goes one of the 'net's most popular repositories of bootleg ROMS. — Read the rest The post Nintendo pirate site seized appeared first on Boing Boing.
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