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Yuzu will pay $2.4 million in damages to Nintendo to settle their lawsuit [Yuzu and Citra Emulators to be shut down]
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The fact that they are even able to pay above 2m this fast is nuts. They were really making a bank from Patreon.
Didn't expect them to fold this fast though, guess it was a clear cut case.
You can't make this kind of money while low-key promoting piracy and expecting the platform holder to look the other way, they flew too close to the sun.
Didn't expect them to fold this fast though, guess it was a clear cut case.
You can't make this kind of money while low-key promoting piracy and expecting the platform holder to look the other way, they flew too close to the sun.
That was fast. And less than I expected. Seems more like a "warning shot" from Nintendo.
Edit: Ah, I spoke too soon. Nintendo wasn't interested in the money. It just wanted Yuzu shut down entirely.
Edit: Ah, I spoke too soon. Nintendo wasn't interested in the money. It just wanted Yuzu shut down entirely.
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Yuzu doesn't provides roms, they don't have a bigger case
I doubt it's just about the money. We'll know soon enough though.
Yeah - the comments on that Twitter post suggest that Yuzu lost.. but this seems like the best possible outcome to me.
Probably, this won't be the last we'll hear about it.
Yup, they probably payed to avoid spending even more on lawyers
Is the money the only item covered in the Settlement?
I find it surprising that Nintendo would shake hands on something that didn't also include changed behaviors.
I find it surprising that Nintendo would shake hands on something that didn't also include changed behaviors.
2m is considered a low sum ? We are talking about developers of an emulators, not some big publisher lol.
Maybe I've really missed how loaded these emulation providers are supposed to be. How much money do they make via patreon every month ?
It's low because they would pay much more in lawyers/fees if this extended for months/years
I would never have thought they'd have $2m+ just like that ready to pay up. That's crazy, they must've been making absolute bank.
Yuzu will raise that money from their community in less than a week if they have to.
Nintendo were claiming millions of lost sales of a $70 game, so it seems very low to me.
Because it isn't paying them 20m.
Someone mentioned their patreon hit six figures around TotK launch.
Permanent Injunction likely means that Yuzu is dead. The activity which Nintendo sought to stop is presumably under the injunction.
We'll have to see what else the agreed to. Obviously it's not just about money, they'll need to stop whatever Nintendo thinks is damaging them.
WTF. Did not expect a resolution this quickly and for such a low amount. Any restrictions on Yuzu as part of the settlement?
Well, in this case they make $30k a month on patreon. Adds up quickly.
This seems like a weird one - could this have been an establishing shot that Nintendo can point to in the future when they try to act against emulation? Hopefully this doesn't create a precedent against the emulation scene as a whole - if it's just a warning shot and people get a bit smarter by not making these games available before the official release it's not that bad.
Also crazy they had this much money to begin with - seems like there's good money in the emulation business!
Also crazy they had this much money to begin with - seems like there's good money in the emulation business!
Depends on what the terms of the injunction are, which are on a separate doc
And pretty sure the community will fund at least part of these 2m
No, there are likely terms Yuzu had to agree to get this settlement, but we don't know those yet.
This is the bigger news then. Yuzu's basically dead now, right?There is permanent injunction.
There is permanent injunction.
Wait, Yuzu is done with this? That is waaay more than a warning shot then.
As much as I'd like to have seen a judgment against Nintendo and their legal bullying tactics, something like that is far from guaranteed - so this is probably the best outcome.
Because it was bullshit. They were just trying to pull a repeat of the Bleem situation (killing the company with legal fees even if they won).
