Convicted Hacker Bowser Paid Nintendo from Prison Wages, Suffered Health Issues
• Convicted console hacker Gary Bowser says he paid Nintendo $25 a month from prison out of his $1/hr wages earned counseling fellow inmates • Bowser served 14 months of a 40-month sentence and claims he wasn't directly involved in Team Xecuter's hacking devices • Fellow Team Xecuter member Max "MAXiMiLiEN" Louarn has yet to be extradited to the US to face charges • In prison, Bowser suffered a 2-week COVID bout and elephantiasis that required a wheelchair • Now free, Bowser relies on friends for rent as plea deal bars him from working with modern gaming hardware