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Nintendo Lawyer Explains That Emulators May Be Illegal "Depending On How It’s Used"
A Nintendo Lawyer has clearly described what the company may or may not deem illegal regarding the emulation of their consoles.
Nintendo's IP manager admits "you can't immediately claim that an emulator is illegal in itself," but "it can become illegal depending on how it's used"
"To begin with, are emulators illegal or not," Nishiura asks. "This is a point often debated. While you can't immediately claim that an emulator is illegal in itself, it can becom
Nintendo attorney explains why it's strengthening measures against illegal emulation
Nishiura also emphasised the use of emulators is a problem for all developers making software for Nintendo devices, which is why the company is strengthening measures against such illegal tools.
‘Are emulators illegal or not?’ Nintendo lawyer explains why it’s been taking them down
Nishiura added that if the emulator also disables security measures like encryption, that could also be considered illegal. He said this counts for other methods such as flash carts, citing the use of Nintendo DS flash carts (such as the R4) which bypassed security by imitating a legitimate DS game.
Nintendo Lawyer Explains Why The Company Believes Some Emulators Are Illegal
Koji Nishiura, Nintendo's patent attorney, weighs in on the legality of video game emulators.
Top Nintendo Lawyer Says Emulation is 'Technically' Legal After Shut Down of Many Emulators
A lawyer for Nintendo talked about how emulators are "technically" legal but gave examples of how they can violate the law.
Nintendo Lawyer Lifts the Lid on Approach to Piracy and Emulation
Nintendo is famously litigious when it comes to emulators. In March 2024, developers of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu were ordered to pay $2.4 million in damages after a court settlement with Nintendo.
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Nintendo admits emulation is technically legal after shutting down popular emulators
Top Nintendo IP lawyers appeared at the Tokyo eSports Festa and said emulators are technically legal, despite Nintendo ...
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Yuzu And Citra Emulators Shut Down After Legal Pressure From Nintendo
This comes in the wake of Nintendo suing Tropic Haze LLC over the Yuzu emulator, claiming that there’s ‘no lawful way to use Yuzu’, as it requires files extracted from a real Switch device ...
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Nintendo Lawyer Breaks Down What Makes An Emulator Illegal
2024 was a big year for Nintendo's emulator takedowns, with the likes of Yuzu and Ryujinx both biting the dust after facing the company's wrath. Now, at a recent lecture hosted by Japan’s ...