Nintendo X Yuzu Lawsuit Settled

Drama

05 March 2024 08:41

Tropic Haze, the developer behind the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, has settled with Nintendo for $2.4m. As part of the settlement, Tropic Haze will transfer its domain name to Nintendo of America and remove all tools the software’s security.

The agreement not only effects Yuzu but also affects Citra, an emulator for the Nintendo 3DS. Bunnei, the creator of both emulators, declared on Discord that support for Yuzu and Citra would be discontinued.

Yuzu developers stated "But we see now that because our projects can circumvent Nintendo's technological protection measures and allow users to play games outside of authorized hardware, they have led to extensive piracy."

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Nintendo X Yuzu Lawsuit Settled

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05 March 2024 08:41

Tags: Nintendo

Tropic Haze, the developer behind the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, has settled with Nintendo for $2.4m. As part of the settlement, Tropic Haze will transfer its domain name to Nintendo of America and remove all tools the software’s security.

The agreement not only effects Yuzu but also affects Citra, an emulator for the Nintendo 3DS. Bunnei, the creator of both emulators, declared on Discord that support for Yuzu and Citra would be discontinued.

Yuzu developers stated "But we see now that because our projects can circumvent Nintendo's technological protection measures and allow users to play games outside of authorized hardware, they have led to extensive piracy."

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