Nintendo DMCA notices remove Switch emulators and mod-chip firmware
Original title: Nintendo Takes Down Emulators and Firmware in Massive GitHub DMCA Sweep
Four GitHub notices target Yuzu, Citron Neo and firmware in 144 repositories that GitHub has removed.
Nintendo sent four DMCA takedown notices to GitHub targeting Nintendo Switch emulators Yuzu and Citron Neo and mod-chip firmware. GitHub removed 144 firmware repositories, used with chips such as Picofly to bypass Switch copy protection, and replaced them with takedown notices. Nintendo’s November 6 notice says Switch technological protection measures stop pirated copies and play on unauthorized devices. TorrentFreak reports that some of the firmware is still hosted elsewhere on the site.
Unconfirmed: TorrentFreak’s report that firmware remains elsewhere, and any link to a recent Zelda remake, is not confirmed by Nintendo.
- The notices were filed with GitHub and dated November 6.
- Picofly-style chips are soldered to the Switch mainboard and flashed with the firmware.
- In 2024 Nintendo targeted 12 Yuzu mirrors, which the report says removed 8,500 copies.
- Nintendo has previously sent GitHub takedowns, including earlier attempts against Yuzu.
From the original article
2 min read at ign.com
Nintendo has sent four DMCA takedown notices to GitHub targeting two Nintendo Switch emulators, Yuzu and Citron Neo, along with mod chip firmware. This isn't the first time Nintendo has sent takedown notices to GitHub, and it's not even the first time it's tried to take down Yuzu , but the focus this time around seems to be on firmware for mod chips.
By CharlesW · ign.com
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