Nintendo Gets $10 Million From Alleged Leader of Piracy Group

Nintendo of America Inc. will get $10 million from a leader of a purported piracy group accused of selling hacked versions of the company’s consoles and games, according to a Tuesday filing in a federal court in Washington.

Nintendo sued Gary Bowser in April, saying he made a living out of stealing work via a piracy organization called Team Xecuter. The company sought $2,500 for each sale of an unauthorized operating system that hijacks the Nintendo Switch video game console to play any pirated game made for it.

Nintendo and Bowser consented to the entry of a $10 million judgment ...