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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Fuck Nintendo. Come on, someone grab* this pro bono... There has to be some bored, rich af partner out there who wants to tilt at windmills.

[–] Brkdncr 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Client is too crazy, and it’s Nintendo. Lawyers won’t touch this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah this doesn’t exactly sound like a Mr. Smith goes to Washington type…

[–] mostlikelyaperson 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nah man, as much as I might dislike Nintendos business practices, this dude in particular only has himself to blame. Dude literally sold pirated games, signed an agreement with Nintendo to stop, then didn’t. Not surprised no one would want that case.

[–] Kushan 12 points 1 month ago

Nah this isn't usual Nintendo bullshit, this guy was installing pirated games as part of his mods - he's brought this on himself.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nobody's going to go against Nintendo pro-bono lol

At best you may be able to find a lawyer that'll work on a contingency basis, but they tend to only take cases that they're fairly confident they'll win (since they don't make any money if they lose)

[–] finitebanjo 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Unfortunately the number of people who need a lawyer's help is far greater than the number of helpful lawyers.

I really think The Simpsons missed the mark with their "8 lawyers per person" joke.