Nintendo Just Wiped Out 400 More Switch Emulator Repositories on GitHub
Nintendo says the repositories promoted piracy and used unauthorized cryptographic keys to run illegal Switch game copies.
- Earlier this week, Nintendo filed seven separate DMCA anti-circumvention notices at GitHub, resulting in the removal of over 400 Nintendo Switch emulator-related repositories and their forks.
- Nintendo argues these emulators "illegally circumvent Nintendo's TPMs" to run unauthorized game copies, maintaining that its enforcement program targets software designed to bypass proprietary encryption protections.
- Targeted projects include Suyu and the defunct Skyline, alongside Nintendo's prior settlement with Tropic Haze for $2.4 million and a $17,500 judgment against streamer Jesse "EveryGameGuru" Keighin.
- GitHub processed the notices, including one network covering 311 repositories, while the platform notes it reviews claims carefully; this creates a cycle where developers fork code and Nintendo issues new takedowns.
- Future takedown efforts remain likely as Nintendo shows no signs of relaxing its enforcement, continuing to monitor for resurrected projects to prevent the emulator community from establishing a stable presence.
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Nintendo Goes After Switch Emulation With Aggressive New Takedowns
Nintendo seems dead set on snuffing out Switch emulation. As reported by TorrentFreak, Nintendo recently filed several DMCA notices against Switch emulator repositories on GitHub, resulting in the removal of over 400 Nintendo Switch emulator-related codebases from the site. Specifically, these DMCAs were targeted at the emulators Suyu, Skyline, and Yuzu.
Nintendo already said what he was saying about the Switch and Switch 2 emulators years ago and now, to prove that they have not lowered their guard, they continue to remove repositories in GitHub.Not only that, since they have also knocked down seven other software with DMCA requests recently. In total, they have more than 12,000 deleted and do not seem to slow down.As we see through TorrentFreak, Nintendo has issued another 7 DMCA and asked Git…
Nintendo is again taking massive action against switch emulators and this time has met hundreds of projects at once.
Nintendo Goes Nuclear On Switch Emulators With 400+ GitHub Takedowns
Nintendo is doing it again, taking furious legal action against Switch emulators. We've covered previous examples of this, back when Yuzu was targeted in March 2024 and the open-source Ryujinx followed in October 2024. Open-source Nintendo Switch emulator development took over after the original "big two" were taken down, but the biggest
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