Nintendo 13 Switch Emulators Hit By Latest Wave Of Nintendo Takedowns

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Read from nintendolife:

As spotted by Reddit user Devile, Nintendo issued a new DMCA notice on Friday calling for the removal of 13 Switch emulators' GitHub pages. Alongside any that still rely on Yuzu, the takedown targeted Citron, Eden, Kenji-NX, MeloNX, Pine, Pomelo, Ryubing, Ryujinx, Skyline, Sudachi, Sumi, and Suyu (the one formed in Yuzu's wake).

As with previous takedowns, Nintendo cites the circumvention of its technological protection measures (TPMs) as grounds for removal.

"Nintendo Switch emulators are primarily designed to play Nintendo Switch games. Specifically, these Nintendo Switch emulators illegally circumvent Nintendo’s TPMs and run illegal copies of Nintendo Switch games," the notice reads.

Thus, they are primarily designed to and unlawfully "circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under"the DMCA, and distribution of these emulators constitutes unlawful trafficking in technology that is "primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access" to copyrighted works."