Well, there it is. After what happened with yuzu, many wondered if it would happen, and now it has. Nintendo has shut down the Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx.
Earlier today the GitHub page vanished into a 404 not found error, with some confusion amongst contributors. But it has now been confirmed on the official Discord and on social media that it's not an error. As stated in the post the original creator was contacted by Nintendo and offered an agreement if they stopped working on it and removed everything related to Ryujinx.
It should be noted, this announcement comes from another contributor riperiperi, not the original Ryujinx creator gdkchan:
Yesterday, gdkchan was contacted by Nintendo and offered an agreement to stop working on the project, remove the organization and all related assets he's in control of. While awaiting confirmation on whether he would take this agreement, the organization has been removed, so I think it's safe to say what the outcome is. Rather than leave you with only panic and speculation, I decided to write this short message to give some closure.
These words are my own. I don't want to speak for anyone else here, so just remember that while reading.
Thank you to @everyone who has contributed code, documentation or issue reports to the project. Thank you all for following us throughout the development. I was able to learn a lot of really neat things about games that I love, enjoy them with renewed qualities and in unique circumstances, and I'm sure you all have experiences that are similarly special. I'm extending my own massive thanks to our moderation team, who have been here through some rough circumstances and always found ways to make light of it.
In related news Nintendo recently filed a lawsuit against Palworld maker Pocketpair.
Additionally, Nintendo has continued their crackdown on YouTube videos showing their games being emulated, with Retro Game Corps recently being hit as they explained in a post. Even though it was for the Wii U, a console no longer supported by Nintendo.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: monyarmWhy do these emulator devs keep bending over backwards for Nintendo? Emulation and Reverse Engineering have both been proven to be legal on multiple ocassions. Literally all Nintendo can do is huff and puff.
Did people forget that Bleem! went under due to legal fees, even though the court sided with them?
Nintendo doesn't have to win their case, they just have to drag it out long enough for you to exhaust your resources trying to fight them.
Quoting: robvvI recently noticed that the suyu gitlab repo has been closed, too. Computers are supposed to be learning and creative tools, and instead we have this walled-garden situation created by greedy companies. Maybe devs should host their repos in countries that are not too bothered about what Nintendo says...computers are creative tools, then nintendo take down their own servers of mario maker, because they want to sell mario maker 2 or something...
not to mention "wario ware do it yourselft" and others.
Quoting: KlaasQuoting: robvvI recently noticed that the suyu gitlab repo has been closed,How? When? I'm looking at it now and it doesn't look closed.
This post seems to explain the situation.
Quoting: robvvI recently noticed that the suyu gitlab repo has been closed, too. Computers are supposed to be learning and creative tools, and instead we have this walled-garden situation created by greedy companies. Maybe devs should host their repos in countries that are not too bothered about what Nintendo says...
Suyu is still there guys: https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu
The Gitlab one was taken down months ago: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/gitlab-takes-down-nintendo-switch-emulator-suyu-due-to-the-dmca/
Quoting: CyrilQuoting: robvvI recently noticed that the suyu gitlab repo has been closed, too. Computers are supposed to be learning and creative tools, and instead we have this walled-garden situation created by greedy companies. Maybe devs should host their repos in countries that are not too bothered about what Nintendo says...
Suyu is still there guys: https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu
The Gitlab one was taken down months ago: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/gitlab-takes-down-nintendo-switch-emulator-suyu-due-to-the-dmca/
It's only a matter of time before Suyu gets shutdown because they continue to use code from Yuzu that Nintendo now owns and the people on Youtube and elsewhere that keep showing off that they can play Switch games on other hardware using Suyu, which will get Nintendo's attention real quickly.
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Quoting: monyarmWhy do these emulator devs keep bending over backwards for Nintendo? Emulation and Reverse Engineering have both been proven to be legal on multiple ocassions. Literally all Nintendo can do is huff and puff.
Because, sadly, in most justice systems, especially on the civil side, it's far less a matter of actual justice... actual right and wrong... that wins a case, but rather who has the money to go through the process of the court system.
Or, more directly, Nintendo simply has the money to outlast the developers of these emulators in court, regardless of whether Nintendo is actually right or wrong. Their bank account allows them to win by default.
Quoting: CyrilSuyu is still there guys: https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu
I sit corrected. Thanks!
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