Switch News: Nintendo sues numerous Team Xecuter resellers ahead of SX Core & SX Lite Launch
Nintendo strikes again with not one but two lawsuits aimed at the hacking community and this time, Team Xecuter’s resellers are in their crosshairs. In this article, we’re going to take a look at these lawsuit which also include mention of the upcoming SX Lite & SX Core hacking solutions together with what these could mean to end-users.
Nintendo files lawsuit against 9 American Team Xecuter resellers
Late last week, Nintendo of America filed two law suits, one in Ohio and another in Seattle, against 9 Team Xecuter resellers mentioned on their website. The resellers in question include:
- anxchip.com
- Currently inaccessible
- axiogame.com
- flashcarda.com
- Currently inaccessible
- mod3dscards.com
- Currently inaccessible
- nx-card.com
- Currently inaccessible
- sxflashcard.com
- txswitch.com
- usachips.com
- Currently inaccessible
- UberChips
- This website, which was hit by an individual law suit as opposed to a joint lawsuit for the 8 websites above, is currently in the process of refunding all SX Core & SX Lite pre-orders presumably due to the lawsuit
According to the lawsuits, Nintendo is primarily taking issue with the fact that the aforementioned resellers were selling Team Xecuter’s SX Pro which is a dongle for easily hacking fusee-gelee vulernable Switch consoles while also coming with a license for SX OS which, as Nintendo states, allows one to “copy, share, distribute, and use pirated games”. However, Nintendo also made direct mention of Team Xecuter’s upcoming SX Lite and SX Core modchips in their lawsuits stating its intention to also go after those taking pre-orders for these hacking solutions that allow one to hack the Switch Lite and unhackable Switch units respectively.
When it comes to damages, Nintendo is seeking $2,500 for every ‘circumvention device’ sold by these resellers while also seeking $150,000 for every copyright violation of its intellectual property.
What does this all mean for the regular end-user?
One of the primary implications of Nintendo’s lawsuits is that a fair amount of Team Xecuter’s American resellers have been wiped out which might make it more difficult to obtain an SX Core or SX Lite unit for unhackable Switch consoles. Furthermore, the lawsuits also make it abundantly clear that Nintendo is fully aware of Team Xecuter’s upcoming hacking solutions meaning that new hardware revisions might be introduced in order to make SX Lite and SX Core incompatible with newer Switch consoles.
However, this will probably not stop one’s ability from getting their hands on an SX Lite/Core modchip when they are released to the public although it may become harder to do so especially if Nintendo decides to take legal action in other countries or regions as well. It is important to state that such legal action has a decent chance of succeeding especially since Team Xecuter is not against playing backups (i.e. piracy) as they were mentioned in a recent SX OS changelog and also because the Switch is a current-generation console meaning that the piracy enabled by SX Core & SX Lite could lead to vast sums of money being lost by Nintendo and other game publishers.
Conclusion
You may read the full lawsuits, which were obtained by Polygon, by following the links below.
Lawsuit 1 (against 8 resellers): https://www.scribd.com/document/461969431/Nintendo-hack-reseller
Lawsuit 2 (specifically against UberChips): https://www.scribd.com/document/461969514/Nintendo-hack-reseller-2
failed initiative, but nice try.
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“also because the Switch is a current-generation console meaning that the piracy enabled by SX Core & SX Lite could lead to vast sums of money being lost by Nintendo and other game publishers.”Is that so hard to understand people? Can you see how piracy, the main use for this mod, kills current gen consoles? Good on Nintendo for going after this bastards.
Why can’t henkaku switch may be?
because sony dont give a *** about the vita
This just makes me want to pirate even more stuff.
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Oh, Nintendo is suing someone? It must be a day of the week.
Seriously, I am baffled at how any even remotely likes this company. I get the “defending their IP” bulls**t argument, but there’s “defending your IP”, and there’s throwing your weight around with, what are essentially SLAPP suits, against small businesses. If it were up to this garbage company, you have never been able to even rent a game. Ever.
I just hope they continue their trend of one successful system, versus three failed ones, going forward. They only have so much money, and the competition is only going to get stronger. F**k Nintendo.
O The Flow é meu ídolo nessa comunidade, pois ele salvou o Ps Vita quando a Sony havia o matado, já a Team Xecuter além de cobrar por tudo o que faz ainda quer matar o Switch enquanto a Nintendo quer salva lo.
Você é um idiota
Wololo is next.
TX will crash and die, but before that they will release their solution to public domain as retaliation against Nintendo. Censorship never wins.
TX have been producing modchips and solutions for generations of consoles. First I used was the original Xbox. They have survived this long with the threat of legal action who knows how effective legal action would be now.
Mimi, não se trata de censura, a plataforma possui 3 anos de muitos lançamentos e apoio, crie um jogo seu,depois diz se investiria numa plataforma invadida ? é o que acontece com os ports de AAA ? acabam não vindo !
E fora que a Team Xecuter não está ajudando ninguém ! enriquecem nas costas da Nintendo e dos usuários.
foda-se sua vadia
Im against – that is proof enough they want us to not SHARE our games etc, but beside this one – ITS MY CONSOLE I DO *** I WANT WIHT IT !!! WUT !!!
If they dont proof me i use pirated games – they cant do *** !!! And those resellers cant switch their pages ? or domains ? or rename them ? and after a much hussle, Nintendo will lose time on lawyers.
Wouldn’t selling those kind of products on decentralised marketplaces (like the blockchain based ones) do the trick ?
Saying TX is not against piracy is a big stretch IMO, especially if their online forum/chat rules prohibit it.
Is SX OS not the only current option for external HDD support?
Does TX not develop their own cartridge dumper?
Also…
The Bioshock Collection = 70GB
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection = 40GB
All of this is important to consider and keep in mind, regardless of how anyone feels about TX in general.
I don’t think it’s very hard to see why external HDD support is attractive. It would be a totally different situation if Nintendo officially supported external drives.