# Modder pleads guilty to piracy charges, will pay Nintendo $4.5 million

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**Created:** [3 November 2021 16:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/modder-pleads-guilty-to-piracy-charges-will-pay-nintendo-4-5-million/27790 "2021-11-03T16:02:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [3 November 2021 16:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/modder-pleads-guilty-to-piracy-charges-will-pay-nintendo-4-5-million/27790/1 "2021-11-03T16:02:01Z")

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> Gary Bowser admits SX OS devices’ “primary design [was] to play pirated ROMs.”

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> **[Modder pleads guilty to piracy charges, will pay Nintendo $4.5 million](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/11/hacker-will-pay-nintendo-4-5-million-in-team-xecuter-plea-bargain/)**
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> Gary Bowser admits SX OS devices' "primary design \[was\] to play pirated ROMs."

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