Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Faces Five Years In Jail
The long legal journey of Nintendo Switch hacker Gary Bowser could potentially result in five years in jail. The long saga of the aptly-named hacker began back in 2020, when Nintendo began cracking down on groups illegally selling hacking kits through the internet. In April 2021 Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Bowser's pirate ring, known as Team Xecuter, for crimes against the gaming juggernaut.
In recent years Nintendo has become increasingly aggressive in its pursuit of game pirates, with many investigations leading to lawsuits against the exploiters. In 2021 the iconic gaming company found that Gary Bowser, along with other members of Team Xecuter, had been hacking and reselling devices such as the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The aptly-named Bowser, alongside fellow Team Xecuter member Max Louarn, had been arrested for fraud before his history of scamming Nintendo led to much more serious trouble. Eventually the cybercriminal was made to pay up to $4.5 million to the Super Mario creator after Nintendo Switch hacker Gary pled guilty to advertising and trafficking the hacked devices.
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For creating and distributing pirated Nintendo Switch consoles, Eurogamerreports that Gary Bowser may face up to five years in jail. Despite already accepting the $4.5 million fine, government officials feel that a 60-month jail sentence for Bowser would "reflect the seriousness of the offense," though the hacker's legal team is pushing for a shorter sentence. Lawyers have explained that Bowser was actually the least culpable member of Team Xecuter, and he is simply taking the brunt of the blame because he is the only member to be arrested. 16 months in jail has been
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