back Nintendo Basically, Switch emulator Yuzu was shut down last month, and Discord appears to be banning the creators of other emulators and their servers as well.
Last month, Nintendo reached a settlement with the creators of Yuzu, an emulator specifically for Switch games, with the latter agreeing to pay $2.4 million in “monetary relief.” As a result, you can no longer easily download Yuzu, making Switch emulation even more inaccessible, and it sets a precedent for future emulator developers – essentially “try this and you’ll be the poorer”. Now, Discord appears to be taking action against other Switch emulators, outright banning Suyu and Sudachi, the creators of new Yuzu-based emulators, The Verge reports.
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According to a statement provided to The Verge by Discord’s Director of Product Communications Kellyn Slone, “Discord responds to and complies with all legitimate and valid Digital Millennium Copyright Act requests. In this case, the court also ordered the removal of the material.” , we acted in a manner consistent with the court order. ”
The Verge explains that the developers behind Suyu and Sudachi received vague messages that they were sharing content that allegedly violated intellectual property rights, but were not given anything more specific. Discord also apparently explained that it was simply following the normal process for DMCA takedown requests, but as The Verge points out, it’s unclear whether there was a valid request in the first place or whether the communities were violating intellectual property rights.
It’s worth noting that the lawsuit was settled rather than proven in court, and the settlement did not include giving Nintendo rights to Yuzu’s copyable code. The Verge also notes that this is not a typical response to a first-time offender, but Discord also did not answer whether the developer is a repeat offender. Sudachi developer Jarrod Norwell claimed to The Verge that he did nothing to infringe, but it’s unclear what the truth is.
Both emulator projects are still ongoing, as Nintendo doesn’t seem to have any objections to them yet, but it does mean the creators will need to find another way to discuss these projects.
Nintendo has a history of pursuing similar projects, but it claimed in February that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had been pirated more than a million times before its release, something Yuzu had facilitated, so that could be the case Corporate reasons are pursuing such projects.
