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Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by pierat »

jzebedee wrote: post #447
crtasm wrote: post #382

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Patreon about page begins: >yuzu is a Nintendo Switch emulator capable of running many games! With yuzu, you can play such games as Pokémon Sword & Shield, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Fire Emblem:Three Houses, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — on your PC. Regardless of the legal status of an emulator, I wouldn't list game titles if I were writing that copy…

It's not illegal to play games that you already purchased and own. Piracy is just a convenient scapegoat to hobble emulation.

Thats not the problem.

Zelda BoTW being released 7 days BEFORE being on Switch, and 60FPS, and better gameplay on a real computer is what caught Nintendo's attention.

And with Yuzu and joycons, you can have EVERY game, including their online only stuff. And if you pay for those online only, piracy is the only way to guarantee that you'll keep them.

They've destroyed the: NDS, Gamecube, Wii, WiiU stores/online content. They never needed to. They *chose* to.

Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by Zuiii »

Why isn't this covered by antislap? Yuzu should at least counter sue them. Why is the law so broken when it comes to IP?!

Devs who don't want to deal with Nintendo's nonsensical delusions should start their emulation projects on tor. When the law doesn't protect people from those who have a long history of abusing it to punish legal operations, perhaps people should take basic precautions to protect themselves from both the nutjobs and the law.

Maybe what law abiding developers need is a deepweb Github.

Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by rjsdev »

Zuiii wrote: post #462

Why isn't this covered by antislap? Yuzu should at least counter sue them. Why is the law so broken when it comes to IP?! Devs who don't want to deal with Nintendo's nonsensical delusions should start their emulation projects on tor. When the law doesn't protect people from those who have a long history of abusing it to punish legal operations, perhaps people should take basic precautions to protect themselves from b…

Deepweb GitHub is a fun concept. Sign me up.

Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by nox101 »

WithinReason wrote: post #164
andy_ppp wrote: post #154

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I can play Switch games on Steam Deck!?

Yes, better than on the Switch. (now I'm awaiting legal action from Nintendo)

Are 100% of features supported? Tilt sensor? Amiibo support? 2-8 controllers with motion camera, tilt sensor, internal speaker, and vibration?

Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by al_borland »

faaarmer wrote: post #262
progbits wrote: post #208

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Huh, TIL. Thanks!

In some cases. In other cases they run worse on Steam Deck, notably Tears of the Kingdom.

That's a pretty big asterisk. BotW and TotK account for about 90% of my Switch game time.

Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by vlz »

Sabinus wrote: post #265
sergiotapia wrote: post #195

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Yes, and it runs really well and is very easy to launch and play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW4y8juFkOI Of course not as easy as just buying the game outright and putting in the cartridge.

Downloading a file and putting in on a Steam Deck seems easier than working for ~3 hours then purchasing a Nintendo game.

Yeah, why pay for something, if you can also simply download/steal it? Something which took a lot of work to make?

Reading comments like this I can almost understand Nintendos stance on emulation. Suing the emulator team is certainly not the right thing to do, but come on.

At least pay for the game if you are not paying for the console.

Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by johnnyanmac »

ambichook wrote: post #429
johnnyanmac wrote: post #411

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Steam isn't open, Windows OS isn't even open. Windows is "semi-open", in that Microsoft can't stop you for developing and publishing whatever they want on the platform, while still not sharing source code. Microsoft only has (de facto) control of the Microsoft Store.

you seem to be conflating "open" and "open source" nintendo doesnt have to make the switch open source to make it open, they just have to allow people to make whatever the hell they want for it, but their business model depends on it being locked down (closed)

A bit, but I don't necessarily mean open source either. My main point is that people call Steam "open" but they in fact do not allow you to make whatever the hell you want. They are infamously vague about what they do or don't allow and devs constantly have trouble contacting them when they have issues, be it getting a game on the store, enabling steam features, keys, abusive users, etc.

Given all that this doesn't feel like a plea to let people publish their games. Just a thinly veiled port begging.

Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by johnnyanmac »

BlueTemplar wrote: post #422
johnnyanmac wrote: post #411

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Steam isn't open, Windows OS isn't even open. Windows is "semi-open", in that Microsoft can't stop you for developing and publishing whatever they want on the platform, while still not sharing source code. Microsoft only has (de facto) control of the Microsoft Store.

Not sure why you mention Windows considering how Steam Deck comes with Arch Linux out of the box, and Yuzu runs natively on Linux too ?

Steam =/= steam deck. And even then it's not really playing native Linux games if you argue Linux. Its just emulating (in layman's terms, I know what WINE stands for) where most devs actually make their games for.

Microsoft doesn't seem to care (or it's legally dangerous to care). Nintendo does.

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