Gary Bowser loves video games, butNintendoturned him into a villain.
No, not just because he shares a name with Bowser, the actual villain of the Mario franchise.
The humanBowser helped mod Nintendos gaming consolesso people could play free, pirated versions of its video games.
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Bowser says hell be paying off that $14.5 million settlement for the rest of his life.
However, Bowser says he was only paid a few hundred bucks a month for his work.
Nintendo called Bowsers jail sentence a unique opportunity to send a message about video game piracy.
However, Bowser may have caught a stray bullet in this case.
He was released in July after getting out of his jail sentence early for good behavior.
These days, he pays his medical bills through aGoFundMe pagededicated to helping him restart his life.
The page currently has raised over $7,000, close to Bowsers ultimate goal of $9,000.
Bowser says he struggles to pay his electricity bill these days after his monthly payments to Nintendo.
Nintendo has left a lifelong stain on Gary Bowsers life, that hell be toiling with forever.
The company may have sent a message to other hackers and pirates, but at what cost?
Bowsers circumstances show the human consequences of a corporation like Nintendo throwing its weight around.
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