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The story and work of Gary Bowser is pretty badass and would make for an interesting ama and event on lemmy. Here’s a recent article on Gary Bowser https://torrentfreak.com/gary-bowser-how-a-1980s-hacker-became-nintendos-nemesis-decades-later-230702/

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (29 children)

Isn't he basically screwed for the rest of his life though? Having to pay some of his wage to Nintendo

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (27 children)

Most of his wage. 14.5 million docked from his paychecks for the rest of his life. There’s not much more info in how much will be docked from his pay, as in a percentage or flat cost

Edit: I read more into it. It’s 25-30% of his paycheck goes to Nintendo.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/bowser-free-from-prison-still-owes-nintendo-14-5m-for-switch-hacking/ See at the bottom

He will die owing Nintendo tens of millions of dollars. Fuck Nintendo

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Regardless of your opinion of the guy, feel like financially fucking him into the ground for life shouldn't be a thing... Sure punishment is in order, but what he got is a financial life sentence - it doesn't feel right.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We bringing serfdom back, baby!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Debtors prison is the logical next step.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

No. It doesn’t. I don’t think he should have been charged regardless, but that’s just me lol

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