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Nintendo targets Switch-emulation chat servers, decryption tools with DMCA


Legal fallout continues following Yuzu lawsuit.

Discord has shut down the discussion servers associated with two prominent Yuzu forks— Suyu and Sudachi —while GitHub has removed a couple of projects related to the decryption of Switch software for use with emulators or hacked consoles. The takedowns are the latest aftershocks from Nintendo's federal lawsuit against Switch emulator Yuzu, which led to a $2.4 million settlement weeks later. "Discord responds to and complies with all legal and valid Digital Millennium Copyright Act requests," a company spokesperson told The Verge.

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