Nintendo sent out a press release today triumphantly boasting of victory in an Australian court over a man accused of pirating New Super Mario Bros. Wii. And how this single man now owes the mega-rich company $1.5 million.
Last November, Nintendo says it was able to āemploy the use of sophisticated technological forensicsā to catch the man, James Burt, who has been convicted of uploading the wordās first pirated copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii onto the internet.
Burt ā a single man, not a company or group ā now must pay the Japanese publisher and platform holder AUD$1.5 million (USD$1.3 million), āto compensate Nintendo for the loss of sales revenue caused by the individualās actions.ā
Yes, he broke the law. And as a pirate, should be punished. But this is a game thatās sold over 10 million copies in just three months.
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Nothing like a little disproportionate punishment to maintain that lovable image, eh Nintendo?
