In case of Nintendo against the creators of Yuzu has given a lot to talk about. Shortly after the lawsuit issued by the Big N became known, there were those who thought that the owners of this emulator were going to win the legal battle. However, yesterday the resolution was finally announced and, in addition to a fine, those responsible for this software have also had to close Yuzu forever. This has resulted in one of its founders attacking the community, and blaming piracy as the main culprit in this case.
Through his official Discord channel, Bunnei, the leader of Yuzu, said goodbye to this platform blaming all those who hacked The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom before its official launch, pointing out this group as the main people responsible for the lawsuit issued by Nintendo, and condemning piracy in general. This is what he said about it:
“Yuzu and his team have always been against piracy. We started this project in good faith, out of the passion of Nintendo, its consoles and games, and we did not intend to cause any harm. (…) In particular, we were deeply disappointed when we learned that users used our software to leak game content before its release, ruining the experience for legitimate buyers and fans.”
“we have been deeply disappointed when users have used our software to leak game content prior to its release and ruin the experience for legitimate purchasers and fans”
— Yuzu's lead creator writing on the Yuzu Discord that'll soon be ended, along with their Patreon and site pic.twitter.com/CqTiuaVKX8
— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) March 4, 2024
Let us remember that, days before its release, more than a million pirated copies of Tears of the Kingdom They were already being played through Yuzu. This, without a doubt, was Nintendo's cornerstone in this case. Finally, Bunnei said goodbye condemning piracy in general, and reaffirmed that the creation of this emulator was never related to this purpose. However, some network users believe that this message is not genuine, but rather one of the restrictions imposed by the Big N lawsuit, or at least a comment to avoid more legal problems in the future.
As has been noted in the past, an emulator is not illegal. Instead, it is the sale of third-party ROMs that causes a conflict with the law. Like other similar shows, Yuzu tried to preserve the medium, or at least that was the original intention of its creators. Now we just have to see if Bunnei and his team plan to do something similar in the future, or stay away from this market forever. On related topics, this is the amount that the creators of Yuzu will have to pay Nintendo. Likewise, Citra is also affected by this lawsuit.
Editor's Note:
When we talk about emulation of current consoles, the conversation enters a gray area where there is no clear answer as to whether this is right or not. Emulation shouldn't be piracy, but rather a way to preserve the medium, so this is usually better represented when talking about retro consoles, something Yuzu wasn't focused on.
Via: Stephen Totilo
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