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Nintendo’s $4.5 Million Archbox Judgment Was a Default, Not a Trial

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A $4.5 million judgment can sound like a precise measure of damage. In Nintendo’s case against James C. Williams, known online as Archbox, it was something different: the maximum statutory award the court granted for each of 30 selected games after Williams did not defend the lawsuit. Retro Replay covered Nintendo’s original lawsuit against Williams before the court entered this default judgment. On September 23, 2026, U.S. District Judge Lauren King of… Read more