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Nintendo Sues Yuzu Emulator Developers for Facilitating Piracy

The lawsuit alleges that the Yuzu emulator enables the playing of pirated Nintendo Switch games, violating copyright laws.

  • Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Tropic Haze, the developers of the Yuzu emulator, alleging it facilitates piracy on a massive scale.
  • The lawsuit claims Yuzu enables the playing of pirated Nintendo Switch games by circumventing Nintendo's encryption.
  • Nintendo argues there is no lawful way to use Yuzu for playing Switch games, highlighting the emulator's role in over a million pirated downloads of 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' before its release.
  • Yuzu's developers are accused of providing instructions and tools for hacking the Switch and decrypting games, which Nintendo claims violates the DMCA.
  • Nintendo seeks to shut down Yuzu and is asking for significant financial damages, emphasizing the emulator's negative impact on game sales and its intellectual property.
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