Aussie Hacker set to pay million dollar penalty to Nintendo

February 11, 2010 by Les T
Filed under Critical News

Hacker James Burt, aged 24, bought the popular game New Super Mario Bros. ahead of its global release when a shop sold it to him by mistake. Nintendo estimates they lost thousands of sales because of Hacker Burt’s antics.

Tags: hacker, hacking, James Burt, New Super Mario Bros, Nintendo

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