Nintendo Sues Open-Source Switch Emulator Yuzu for Enabling Piracy
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Nintendo is suing the makers of Yuzu, an open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, for copyright infringement.
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Nintendo claims Yuzu illegally decrypts Nintendo's security measures, allowing users to play pirated games.
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Nintendo points to the leak of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom weeks before release as an example of damages; the game was downloaded over 1 million times.
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Nintendo alleges over 20% of Tears of the Kingdom download links pointed users to use Yuzu to play the pirated copy.
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Nintendo is seeking to shut down Yuzu and receive financial damages, having previously won similar lawsuits against sites hosting pirated games.