Following the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s widely reported seizure of pirate ROM site Nsw2u.com last week, the US government agency has confirmed the move was part of an operation that impacted “multiple” targets. In a statement shared on its website, the FBI announced “the seizure of several online criminal marketplaces” that it said had, “for more than four …
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FBI Shares Official Statement After Seizure Of Major Switch ROM Site
Image: Nintendo Life Earlier this week, a major Switch ROM site known as ‘nsw2u’ was seized by the FBI as part of a ‘law enforcement operation’. Now, we’ve got an official statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, highlighting the other sites seized. Here it is in full (via the official FBI website): FBI Atlanta Seizes Major Video Game Piracy …
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A popular Nintendo Switch piracy site has been seized by the FBI, as Nintendo continues its crackdown against piracy. Nsw2u was a repository for Switch ROMs online, meaning players could download games without purchasing them to play on a hacked console or PC emulator. Now, as reported by Kotaku, the site has been taken down in accordance with a seizure …
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