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Nintendo targets Switch emulators with mass GitHub repo takedown

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Nintendo has initiated a large-scale DMCA takedown, removing over 400 GitHub repositories related to Nintendo Switch emulators. The action primarily targeted forks of the Suyu emulator, a successor to the Yuzu emulator which recently settled a lawsuit with Nintendo. Emulators like Skyline and various Yuzu forks were also affected. Nintendo argues that these emulators illegally circumvent anti-piracy measures by using ripped cryptographic keys, thereby facilitating the playing of pirated games. AI

RANK_REASON DMCA takedown of open-source code repositories by a company.

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Nintendo targets Switch emulators with mass GitHub repo takedown

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Nintendo takes down over 400 GitHub repositories for Switch emulators in one go — Relentless DMCA strikes tied to piracy concerns over illegal cryptographic keys

    Nintendo is doing Nintendo things again as it goes after 7 different master repos containing Switch emulators, which total out to 401 repos wiped in a single day. Most of these belonged to Yuzu forks, such as Suyu, but there was one exception.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Nintendo Wipes Out Hundreds Of Switch Emulator Repositories In the latest wave of GitHub takedowns.In Nintendo's ongoing battle against emulation, it has appa

    📰 Nintendo Wipes Out Hundreds Of Switch Emulator Repositories In the latest wave of GitHub takedowns.In Nintendo's ongoing battle against emulation, it has apparently wiped out more than 400 Switch emulator repositories in a "single-day GitHub sweep".As repor... 📰 Source: Nintend…

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