Overview
- Nintendo filed a DMCA notice on Saturday, November 7, asking GitHub to remove firmware for modchips named in the notice including Picofly, SX Core and HWFLY.
- GitHub disabled or removed 144 repositories referenced in the notice, marking an escalation from earlier takedowns of emulators and related tools.
- Reporting found some Picofly and HWFLY repositories remained accessible on GitHub, which shows forks and mirrors can keep code in circulation even after mass removals.
- Nintendo cited the 2020 Team‑Xecuter prosecutions and the conviction of Gary Bowser to argue the firmware is used to unlawfully circumvent Nintendo’s technical protections.
- The action highlights a wider enforcement gap where platforms can take down code on a copyright notice but cannot guarantee complete removal of low‑level circumvention firmware from the web.