IT'S game over for one over-zealous player who was fined $1.5m for illegally copying and uploading a pre-release version of a popular game.James Burt, 24 from Brisbane, received an early copy of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros Wii and made it available for download from a website, which has since been shut down.
As a result of his actions the Federal Court ordered Burt to pay Nintendo $1.5m in damages and also cover the $100,000 in court costs.The Super Mario Bros games are among the most popular ever produced by Nintendo with millions of copies sold around the world.
Super Mario Bros Wii, which was due for official release on November 12, 2009, was copied and offered by Burt online from November 6.The title in question was the first time the popular side-scrolling game was available for the popular Nintendo Wii console with up to four players able to join the action at the same time.
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