For over a yr, Nintendo and Amazon have been joint companions in a lawsuit focusing on sellers on Amazon’s website who illegally bought pretend Amiibos and pirated Nintendo cartridges. Now, the 2 firms are asking the courtroom to render a abstract judgment in opposition to the counterfeiters to the tune of a $7 million penalty.

By way of Polygon, Nintendo and Amazon arrived on the $7 million determine after calculating that the group of sellers moved not less than $2,343,386 of pretend Nintendo merchandise or video games. Primarily, Nintendo and Amazon are arguing that each firms have been harmed by the actions of those sellers, and thus a penalty of 3 times the quantity they made is a justified response.

Nintendo and Amazon are conscious of the sellers’ actual identities, however not one of the group responded to the lawsuit or confirmed up in courtroom to defend themselves. That is why the 2 firms’ request for abstract judgment might have a great probability of going by. The lawsuit additionally argues that the penalty will deter others from making an attempt to commit the identical crimes.

“This [$7 million] quantity is conservative and on the low finish of the vary of damages obtainable for Defendants’ wrongdoing, however it’s vital sufficient to offer deterrence in opposition to future counterfeiting conduct,” wrote attorneys for Nintendo.

Nintendo lately took motion in opposition to a Legend of Zelda fan movie and a grocery store known as Tremendous Mario in Costa Rica. The Zelda undertaking was canceled and pulled from Kickstarter, whereas the proprietor of the Tremendous Mario grocery store was in a position to preserve the identify partly as a result of supermarkets aren’t lined by any of Nintendo’s logos.

As for the Amiibos, Xenoblade 2 figures and Metallic Gear Stable’s Stable Snake are each getting reprinted this yr. With Swap 2 coming quickly, it is unclear if Nintendo plans to start releasing new figures once more.