Nintendo cracks down on Switch emulation tools after Zelda leak.

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Source: Ars Technica
Nintendo cracks down on Switch emulation tools after Zelda leak.
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Nintendo has issued DMCA takedown requests to GitHub for key tools used for emulating and unlocking Switch consoles, including Lockpick and Lockpick_RCM, which grab encryption keys from a Nintendo Switch and allow it to run officially licensed games. The move comes after the recent leak and piracy of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. While some Switch emulators remain online, the Skyline team has called it quits due to the potential legal risks. Nintendo has a history of fighting against hacking and homebrew scenes on its hardware.

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