It’s a constant battle with piracy regardless of the medium. For video games, you have different DRMs in place with the hopes of keeping video games secure. For developers and publishers alike, they don’t want to see their video game outright stolen and shared with countless players online. Unfortunately, that’s a reality in this industry, and Nintendo has been a rather vocal company, steering attention towards cracking down on piracy. Recently, the FBI just got involved in a series of seizures that locked down seven major video game piracy websites.
We reported last week that one of the major players online for Nintendo Switch piracy, nsw2u, was just taken down by the FBI. However, we’re finding out that there are far more pirated websites that were involved in this operation. A statement was released from the FBI on the recent online criminal marketplace providing pirated versions of popular video games.
During the statement, it was noted that the FBI was able to obtain authorization to seize domains such as nsw2u.com, nswdl.com, game-2u.com, bigngame.com, and ps4pkg.com, ps4pkg.net, and lastly, mgnetu.com. Now, accessing these websites, you’ll be greeted with a notice that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized the website.
In their statement, the FBI noted that between February 28, 2025, and May 28, 2025 alone, the records show that there were over 3.2 million downloads from these sites. As a result, it’s estimated that there was a loss of $170 million. Of course, we’re sure that other websites are being looked at and monitored closely for another series of seizures.
While companies like Nintendo might be overjoyed, there’s likely even more piracy websites popping up. As I said earlier, piracy is a constant battle, so we’ll have to wait and see just how this progresses. Of course, even if you think you’re safe using your backups with something like the MIG Switch for the Nintendo Switch 2, think again. Turns out even using that will result in your Nintendo account being banned.