An anonymous reader cites Liliputing's report. yuzu is a free, open-source emulator that allows you to run Nintendo Switch games on Windows, Linux, and Android devices. The software was first released in 2018 and has been under continuous development since then (the Android port was released less than a year ago). But Nintendo sued the developer last week, claiming that the main purpose of the software was to bypass the Nintendo Switch's encryption and allow users to play pirated games. Rather than fight in court, Tropic Haze (Yuzu's developer) agreed to a settlement in which he paid Nintendo $2.4 million in damages and essentially shut down Yuzu.
As part of the permanent injunction, Tropic Haze agreed to cease distributing, advertising, or promoting Yuzu, its source code or functionality, or any other “software or devices that circumvent Nintendo's technological safeguards.” The court also orders the developer to hand over the yuzu-emu.org website to Nintendo and prohibit it from “supporting or facilitating access” to other related websites, social media, chat rooms, or apps. . One of the strangest parts of the court order is that it orders the Yuzu team to remove all “circumvention devices” and “all copies of Yuzu,” including the tools used to develop Yuzu.