In February, VCPost reported that Nintendo is suing Yuzu emulator developers on the accounts of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act after allowing users to play copyrighted Nintendo Switch games on platforms like the Steam Deck.

According to TheVerge, Yuzu has reached a settlement with Nintendo, agreeing to pay $2.4 million.

As part of the settlement, Yuzu will cease all operations related to the emulator, relinquish its domain name to Nintendo, and delete all copies of Yuzu and associated circumvention tools. 

This resolution also impacts Citra, the Nintendo 3DS emulator linked to Yuzu's operations.

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In response to the settlement, Yuzu's developers, Bunnei, issued a statement on Discord expressing their stance against piracy and emphasizing that their projects were initiated out of a genuine passion for Nintendo's consoles and games. 

Legal experts, including Richard Hoeg, state that settlements do not necessarily establish legal precedents but can serve as deterrents against similar actions in the future. Hoeg suggests that Yuzu likely settled to mitigate its liabilities, considering the extensive legal costs and potential risks associated with a protracted legal battle.

The Yuzu Emulator developers clarified that their intention was never to promote piracy but acknowledged the unintended consequences of their software, which enabled users to bypass Nintendo's technological protection measures.

Meanwhile, discontinuing Yuzu and Citra operations is aimed at curbing piracy and aligning with efforts to uphold intellectual property rights in the gaming industry.

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