Nintendo would[1] take all legal measures possible to shut down projects that allow using their hardware in methods they do not approve of. Homebrew Channel is

Nintendo would[1] take all legal measures possible to shut down projects that allow using their hardware in methods they do not approve of. Homebrew Channel isn't new, it's nearly as old as the Wii itself. Nintendo would have had every motivation to go after them for all they're worth, if there was a valid legal claim against Homebrew Channel. Unfortunately for Nintendo, reverse-engineering a console to run code the first party has not authorized is not actually a violation of any law. Nintendo surely was grumpy at them, but they had no leg to stand on. [1] And still does, see their takedown of yuzu, who was openly allowing and encouraging Switch piracy in the Discord server.