Chiayi man was caught pirating Nintendo games. Nintendo said the infringement was worth more than NT$100 million.

According to UDN, TVBS and other news reports, a man surnamed Chen in Chiayi was arrested today by the Intellectual Property Investigation Team of the Criminal Bureau.

The man downloaded emulator software and pirated game files from the Internet, put them into memory cards, and then made profits from 1,000 to 2,400 yuan per card. According to his claim, he made 600,000 yuan in 4 months. According to the news station’s footage, the memory card It can be placed in a handheld console such as Steamdeck and run pirated games.

Chen was arrested on the spot and has been charged. This case was discovered by Nintendo. The game has been infringed more than 10,000 times and has a market value of more than NT$100 million. Chen will be sent to Chiayi City on suspicion of violating copyright and trademark laws. Investigation by the prosecutor’s office.

By the way, in 2021, someone was arrested for selling cracked versions of Switch games. In the past, there were also cases of selling pirated red and white consoles and other consoles and discs and being sentenced. I can only say that don’t think that Taiwan does not take this seriously.

Currently, Nintendo’s nostalgic games can be played in a genuine way by becoming a member of Nintendo Switch Online.