The creators of Yuzu, one of the world’s most popular Nintendo Switch emulators, has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle a lawsuit that Nintendo filed against them earlier this month that alleged the emulator played a major role in promoting the piracy of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, with one million copies downloaded and played ahead of its official release. Most everything related to Yuzu, including the website and the emulator itself, is being shut down.
Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc. (“Plaintiff” or “Nintendo”) and Tropic Haze LLC (“Defendant” or “Tropic Haze”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby consent to judgment in favor of Nintendo, and jointly move the Court to enter monetary relief in the sum of US$2,400,000.00 in favor of Nintendo and against Defendant.
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— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) March 4, 2024
yuzu, in its current form, will cease to exist.
Their settlement with Nintendo prohibits any distribution of yuzu in built and source code form. Development must also stop.
The yuzu website and related services will also be shut down.https://t.co/INBkXCf38d pic.twitter.com/rMeKeRCeFv