A prominent website facilitating Nintendo Switch piracy has been shut down as part of an ongoing investigation by the FBI. According to a report by Kotaku, Nsw2u was notorious for hosting Switch ROMs, which could be downloaded and played on a hacked Switch or a PC emulator capable of running them.

Currently, attempting to access the site’s URL results in a seizure notice, which is displayed in accordance with a warrant issued by the United States District Court in Georgia, as stated by the FBI. The notice also features the logo of the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), a Dutch government agency responsible for investigating financial crimes.

Nintendo has been actively combating piracy of its games for several years. In 2019, the company sued the illicit ROM-sharing site RomUniverse after discovering it was offering unlimited downloads of new and old Nintendo games for an annual fee. Last year, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against streamer EveryGameGuru, accusing him of broadcasting footage of pirated and unreleased Switch games, as well as providing access to illegal ROMs. In March 2024, the developers of the popular Switch emulator Yuzu settled with Nintendo for $2.4 million, resolving charges filed by the company.

Nintendo’s most recent anti-piracy move involved adding a clause to an updated version of the Nintendo Switch User Agreement, effectively granting the company the power to brick Switch consoles that run illegal emulators or pirated games. This revised agreement took effect just before the launch of the Switch 2 on June 5.