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Nintendo takes down over 400 GitHub repositories for Switch emulators in one go — Relentless DMCA strikes tied to piracy concerns over illegal cryptographic keys

Nintendo is doing Nintendo things again as it goes after 7 different master repos containing Switch emulators, which total out to 401 repos wiped in a single day. Most of these belonged to Yuzu forks, such as Suyu, but there was one exception.

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Nintendo Files New DMCA to Remove Yuzu and 12 More Switch Emulators

Nintendo is throwing its weight around once again.

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Don't expect Switch 2 emulation to hit as fast as it did for Switch 1, as fan devs are already warning "THIS PROJECT WILL NOT BE READY FOR A DECADE MINIMUM"

Switch 2 emulators are in very, very early development

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Nintendo wins major French piracy case with EU-wide consequences: 'Significant not only for Nintendo, but for the entire games industry'

"Nintendo's message to consumers is not to download pirate copies of Nintendo games."

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Top Nintendo Lawyer Says Emulation is 'Technically' Legal After Shut Down of Many Emulators

A lawyer for Nintendo talked about how emulators are "technically" legal but gave examples of how they can violate the law.

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Nintendo's lawsuit bonanza continues, with streamer EveryGameGuru targeted for being 'a recidivist pirate who has obtained and streamed Nintendo's leaked games on multiple occasions'

The filing also alleges he linked to ROM sites and emulators.

PC Gamer

Why did Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx shut down and what are the alternatives?

The shutdown comes as Nintendo is going on the warpath against those who stand accused of pirating or stealing its intellectual property

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If history can tell us anything about the Palworld patent lawsuit, it's that Nintendo's out for blood

That's not a lawsuit. That's a declaration of war.

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Nintendo obliterates 8,535 Yuzu repos — Nintendo's most effective DMCA takedown campaign in years

Nintendo filed a single DMCA notice which took out 8,535 repositories holding files for Yuzu, the Nintendo Switch emulator it took to court in February.

Tom’s Hardware

Nintendo keeps playing DMCA whack-a-mole with Yuzu Switch emulator copies on Github, but it'll never be able to fully stamp them out

Yuzu's code is out there for good, but Nintendo can certainly make it harder to develop.

PC Gamer

Discord has banned two Switch emulator devs and shuttered their servers in the wake of Yuzu's defeat

The two emulators are based on Yuzu, but the letter of the court settlement means they should be ok to keep operating.

PC Gamer

Nintendo knows it can't prove emulation is illegal, but its latest tactic is very effective at knocking out sources of Switch piracy

Nintendo's lawyers really want you to believe that Switch emulation is illegal, but that's not what they're saying in court

GamesRadar

Nintendo strikes a massive blow to the emulator scene for Android

The dust might not yet have settled, but it's pretty clear that Nintendo doesn't want you to play its games on newer, more capable, hardware.

Android Central

Struck-down Switch emulator Yuzu has been resurrected as 'Suyu', and its devs are convinced this one can avoid a Nintendo lawsuit

A new Switch emulator is in the works, and its team is taking some extra steps to try and avoid legal trouble

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Why is Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu shutting down and what are the alternatives?

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Barely 12 hours after the shutdown of major Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, replacements began surfacing online

Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu has been shut down following legal action

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Developers of Switch emulator Yuzu settle with Nintendo in court for $2.4 million less than a week after being sued

Nintendo defeats Nintendo Switch emulation in the form of a joint filing, with the emulator's developers agreeing to $2.4 million awarded damages.

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Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra taken offline as collateral damage in Yuzu lawsuit settlement

Yuzu's developers also founded Citra in 2014, forcing them to discontinue "Yuzu's support of Citra" after Nintendo lawsuit.

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Switch emulator Yuzu is dead: abruptly settles lawsuit with Nintendo for $2.4 million in an enormous blow to console emulation

Yuzu's creators have agreed to "the destruction… of all copies of Yuzu" and to immediately cease development.

GamesRadar

Yuzu devs pay Nintendo $2.4 million, shut down the massive Switch emulator, declare "we cannot continue to allow" such "extensive piracy," and pull all code offline

Update: In less than a week, the Yuzu devs agree to a settlement and shut it all down

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Nintendo should be more like Xbox if it wants to solve its 'piracy' problem

Nintendo's lawyers never stop, next on the chopping block is Switch emulator Yuzu, but does it have to be this way?

Tom’s Hardware

Notoriously litigious Nintendo sues maker of Yuzu Switch emulator, alleges it facilitates ‘piracy at a colossal scale’

In a typical Nintendo move against console emulation, Nintendo is suing the makers of the Yuzu Switch emulator — seeking damages and shutdown.

GamesRadar

After turning the Switch into a massive emulator, Nintendo files lawsuit implying emulators are "unlawful" and only good for piracy

The Nintendo Switch's own emulators regularly receive new games

TechRadar

Switch emulator Yuzu has been sued for 'facilitating piracy at a colossal scale'

Yuzu, a Nintendo Switch emulator, has been sued by Nintendo for piracy on a "colossal scale" according to lawsuit.

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Nintendo takes Switch emulator Yuzu to court in major lawsuit, alleging it fueled 1 million illegal downloads of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom before release

Yuzu creator Tropic Haze is the latest target of Nintendo's legal team

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