"Yuzu Emulator to Shut Down and Pay $2.4 Million in Nintendo Lawsuit Settlement"
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The developers of the Yuzu emulator for Nintendo Switch have agreed to shut down the website and pay Nintendo $2.4 million following a lawsuit. The emulator's creators, Tropic Haze, also run Citra, an emulator for Nintendo's 3DS, which will also be discontinued. Nintendo accused the emulators of enabling piracy and theft, leading to the legal action. Yuzu's code repositories have been removed from Github, and the Patreon funding will cease as part of the lawsuit. The case reflects Nintendo's history of aggressively pursuing legal action against video game pirates.
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