--- title: Nintendo reportedly takes down 400+ Switch emulators in... description: Nintendo has reportedly filed DMCA takedowns against more than 400 Nintendo Switch emulator repositories on GitHub in a single day, according to a TorrentFreak... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/nintendo-reportedly-takes-down-400-switch-emulators-in-massive-github-purge-hplzesevf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Nintendo reportedly takes down 400+ Switch emulators in massive GitHub purge | daily.dev og:description: Nintendo has reportedly filed DMCA takedowns against more than 400 Nintendo Switch emulator repositories on GitHub in a single day, according to a TorrentFreak... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nintendo-reportedly-takes-down-400-switch-emulators-in-massive-github-purge-hplzesevf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HPLzEsEVF.png og:image:alt: Nintendo reportedly takes down 400+ Switch emulators in massive GitHub purge og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Nintendo reportedly takes down 400+ Switch emulators in massive GitHub purge **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Nintendo has reportedly filed DMCA takedowns against more than 400 Nintendo Switch emulator repositories on GitHub in a single day, according to a TorrentFreak report. Of the 401 repositories removed, 311 were linked to Suyu, the emulator that emerged after Yuzu shut down following Nintendo's lawsuit. Skyline, an Android-based Switch emulator, lost 29 repositories, and MonoNX, a C# emulator, lost 17. Nintendo argues these emulators rely on unauthorized copies of cryptographic keys used to protect Switch games. Despite the takedowns, forks based on the same code typically reappear elsewhere, making it difficult for Nintendo to fully eliminate emulation projects. Yuzu's developer, Tropic Haze, previously settled with Nintendo for $2.4 million in 2024. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Nintendo take down so many Switch emulator repositories on GitHub at once? Nintendo filed DMCA takedown notices removing more than 400 Nintendo Switch emulator repositories from GitHub in a single day. Of these, 311 were linked to Suyu, the emulator that appeared after Yuzu shut down, while Skyline lost 29 repositories and MonoNX lost 17. Nintendo argues the emulators use unauthorized copies of the cryptographic keys that protect Switch games. _daily.dev tracks open-source legal disputes like this DMCA sweep affecting emulation projects._ ### What happened to the Yuzu emulator team after Nintendo's lawsuit? Tropic Haze, the company behind the Yuzu emulator, reached a $2.4 million settlement with Nintendo in 2024 and shut down development. Suyu emerged shortly afterward as a continuation effort, but it later became the primary target of Nintendo's subsequent 400-plus repository takedown sweep on GitHub. _developers following emulator legal battles can keep up with outcomes like Yuzu's settlement on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@carsonstricker** · 0 upvotes > They're fighting the wrong battle, as always. 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