Yuzu emulator shutting down, paying Nintendo 2.4 million in lawsuit settlement
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Yuzu emulator shutting down, paying Nintendo 2.4 million in lawsuit settlement
https://gbatemp.net/threads/yuzu-emulator-shutting-down-paying-nintendo-2-4-million-in-lawsuit-settlement.650039/
Just last week, on Tuesday, February 26th, 2024, news broke out about the Yuzu emulator team being sued by none other than Nintendo themselves, with Nintendo claiming that the emulator apparently allowed users to play certain games early (due to street dates being broken) and also allowing...
Yuzu is being ordered to pay 2.4 million dollars and all things related to the project must shut down. Nintendo got a settlement and a permanent injunction :(.
Other sources:
- https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/4/24090357/nintendo-yuzu-emulator-lawsuit-settlement
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendos-yuzu-lawsuit-puts-emulation-in-the-spotlight-opinion
- https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-says-tears-of-the-kingdom-was-pirated-1-million-times-pre-release-in-lawsuit-against-emulator-creator