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Nintendo Issues DMCA Notices Targeting Switch Emulators on GitHub

The company says the software enables circumvention of console protection measures tied to cryptographic keys.

Overview

  • Notices reportedly cover active projects like Eden, Citron, Kenji-NX, and MeloNX as well as inactive efforts such as Sudachi and Skyline.
  • The targeted GitHub repositories remain online for now, though removal is expected soon as requests are processed.
  • Nintendo frames the action around anti-circumvention of technological protection measures, even where emulators do not include encryption keys.
  • Developers behind projects including Citron and Eden maintain mirrored code on private or alternative servers outside GitHub.
  • Losing GitHub hosting is likely to reduce visibility for these emulators and could steer users toward less trustworthy download sources.