Bowser released from federal prison but has to pay Nintendo for the rest of his working life

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Nintendo's lawyers are the real final boss.

. The charges related to his role as a salesperson and promoter of Team-Xecuter's hardware and hacking tools, and Bowser pleaded guilty to his involvement. The US government requested a sentence of five years but, in probably the only bit of leniency Bowser received,, and has now been granted early release 12 months later. He is currently in a US processing centre, and should be returned to Toronto in the next week.

"The agreement with them is that the maximum they can take is 25 to 30 percent of your gross monthly income," said Bowser."And I have up to six months [after release] before I have to start making payments."

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