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probably not, as they are not selling the emulator for profit. If Nintendo were against ALL types of emulation they could (and would) have gone against all the

probably not, as they are not selling the emulator for profit. If Nintendo were against ALL types of emulation they could (and would) have gone against all the other emulators that still exist. But they're mostly focused on shutting down for-profit emulators, so that's why they targeted yuzu.

dotnet00 3y ago
Nintendo does oppose all types of emulation that isn't their own. Most of them are just too hard to intimidate with legal threats.
crtasm 3y ago
What difference are you seeing between Yuzu's patreon and Ryujinx's patreon?
- 1231232131231 3y ago
  They simply share progress reports there. Yuzu sold early access IIRC
  - crtasm 3y ago
    It's true Yuzu did early access builds for patreons yes.
    - sjs382 3y ago
      Not just for Patreon supporters—they had nightly builds available on GitHub.
      - crtasm 3y ago
        They instructed Patreons to make use of an "early access key" to access EA builds. Of course people shared them publicly, are you thinking of one of the unaffiliated github accounts that reposted them?
mmh0000 3y ago
May I point you to: https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-defends-dolphin-lawsuit-says-emulators-stifle-innovation/ https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-defends-dolphin-lawsuit-sa... Nintendo Defends Legal Action Against Dolphin, Says Emulators "Stifle Innovation" and my favorite: "While we recognize the passion that players have for classic games, supporting emulation also supports the illegal piracy of our products. Wherever possible, Nintendo and its licensees attempt to find ways to bring legitimate classics to current systems (via Virtual Console titles, for example)." https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/55888/~/intellectual-property-%26-piracy-faq https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/...
- water-data-dude 3y ago
  It’s wild that they can say that with a straight face.
- cassianoleal 3y ago
  > supporting emulation also supports the illegal piracy of our products So does the original Switch which is trivial to hack and dump games from.

dotnet00 3y ago

Nintendo does oppose all types of emulation that isn't their own. Most of them are just too hard to intimidate with legal threats.

crtasm 3y ago

What difference are you seeing between Yuzu's patreon and Ryujinx's patreon?

1231232131231 3y ago
They simply share progress reports there. Yuzu sold early access IIRC
- crtasm 3y ago
  It's true Yuzu did early access builds for patreons yes.
  - sjs382 3y ago
    Not just for Patreon supporters—they had nightly builds available on GitHub.
    - crtasm 3y ago
      They instructed Patreons to make use of an "early access key" to access EA builds. Of course people shared them publicly, are you thinking of one of the unaffiliated github accounts that reposted them?

mmh0000 3y ago

May I point you to: https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-defends-dolphin-lawsuit-says-emulators-stifle-innovation/ https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-defends-dolphin-lawsuit-sa... Nintendo Defends Legal Action Against Dolphin, Says Emulators "Stifle Innovation" and my favorite: "While we recognize the passion that players have for classic games, supporting emulation also supports the illegal piracy of our products. Wherever possible, Nintendo and its licensees attempt to find ways to bring legitimate classics to current systems (via Virtual Console titles, for example)." https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/55888/~/intellectual-property-%26-piracy-faq https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/...

water-data-dude 3y ago
It’s wild that they can say that with a straight face.
cassianoleal 3y ago
> supporting emulation also supports the illegal piracy of our products So does the original Switch which is trivial to hack and dump games from.