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Nintendo strikes a massive blow to the emulator scene for Android

But, all hope is not lost.

In late February, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Tropic Haze LLC., claiming that it was "secondarily liable for the infringement committed by the users to whom it distributes Yuzu." The official documents go on to claim that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom"were successfully downloaded from pirate websites over one million times before the game was published and made available for lawful purchase by Nintendo." (Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)Companies like Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft would rather re-package a game and throw it on an online service, essentially making you pay again.

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