Nintendo reaches A$1.5 million ($1.3 million) out-of-court settlement with New Super Mario Bros. Wii pirate; case could affect release timing in Australia of future Nintendo titles. New Super Mario Bros. Wii was a massive hit for Nintendo last year, with reports stating the re-imagining of the classic platformer sold nearly 10.5 million units globally in its first two months of sale. The game seemed to be a popular one for illegal downloaders, too, with Nintendo saying copies of the game were available on the web as early as November 6, 2009, days before its official release. Mario to get A$1.5 million from software pirate. Now it seems Nintendo has nabbed a pirate, today reaching a settlement against an individual in Australia for illegally copying and uploading New Super Mario Bros. Wii in November last year. Queenslander James Burt has been ordered to pay a damages bill to Nintendo of A$1.5 million ($1.3 …

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