Last year, Nintendo released New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and it was an instant and massive hit. Reports revealed that the game had sold about 10.5 million units across the world in a mere first two months of its release.

With its widespread popularity, it was no surprise that the title was a favorite of illegal downloader’s as well, with Nintendo revealing that unauthorized copies of the game were available for download as early as November 6,
2009, many days before the official launch.

One of the online pirates has now been nabbed by Nintendo, as the company today reached a settlement against an Australian for illegally copying and uploading the super popular New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

James Burt, a Queensland resident, has now been legally ordered to pay a damages bill to Nintendo worth a whopping A$1.5 Million (US$1.3 Million), and also to cover the fees that the company spent in the related legal proceedings.

Nintendo has said that the damages awarded would help compensate for the loss of sales revenue that was caused by the illegal pirate's actions.