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Aussie Pirate Sued for Illegal Upload of New Super Mario Bros. Wii

February 08, 2010 in Press Release comments 9

Daniel Vuckovic has posted up some interesting news concerning a man from Australia. This man uploaded an illegal copy of the game New Super Mario Bros. Wii a week prior to release in Australia. Check out the source to find out how much Nintendo has sued him for, including the whole press release.

Nintendo has taken action against an individual here in Australia for being the first person in the world to copy and upload New Super Mario Bros Wii to the internet. The game was uploaded to file-sharing networks on November 6th, a week before the Australian release which we were lucky enough to get before the rest of the world including Japan.
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    Machienzo Feb 9, 10
    Just saw this. $1.5 million is a lot to pay. I guess it's a good thing.
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    Ready Start L_Arc Feb 9, 10
    ouch

    that's all I gotta say.
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    Aussie Legend Feb 10, 10
    Oh well, its his own fault.

    If you get a game early, just keep it for yourself then brag online about you're the only one cool enough to have it early. That is what I would do (or just post stuff on youtube).

    Though I very much doubt it cost Nintendo 1.5mil. Most people with a Wii don't know how to use a computer anyways *bad joke*
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    Twin_Master Feb 10, 10
    Makes me feel just that bit more uneasy...
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      Shadow of Death* Feb 10, 10
      Why? Have you been a naughty boy, uploading stuff?
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    Ready Start L_Arc Feb 10, 10
    This is why this guy kind of deserved it:

    he posted images of the receipt on a forum that shall go unnamed. If you want to know, google "kongnutz", it was his username on said forum.

    After posting the receipt like a moron just to prove he had the game before release date, he went ahead an uploaded the game.

    This game has sold almost 12 million copies (according to VGchartz). Was ruining this guy's life really necessary? I'm not saying there shouldn't be consequences, but ruining this person's life is just wrong. Nintendo did this shit for publicity.
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      Chais Feb 10, 10
      VGchartz' numbers are about as reliable as Obama's promise for change.

      Oh wait..
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      Euphoric Feb 12, 10
      Nintendo didn't ruin this guys life. He did. Publicity stunt or not he broke though with full knowledge of the consequences. He is a complete idiot.

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