After shutting down several popular emulators over the years, Nintendo's top IP lawyer just admitted that emulators are legal.

N intendo’s war on emulators has raged for decades, yet the emulation community continues to thrive. In late 2024, the ...

Nintendo lawyer Koji Nishiura describes what may make an emulator illegal, according to Nintendo. If an emulator directly gives away Nintendo's own software, it could cross legal grounds.

The legal grey area finally gets some light shone onto it. A Nintendo attorney has shared a detailed explanation of why and how the company takes legal action against emulators. Before we get into ...

Nintendo Switch emulator Citron just dropped a big update with improved compatibility for several popular Switch games.

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 ...

Nishiura specified this point is why Nintendo has filed lawsuits and issued warnings over several Switch emulators, due to disabling Nintendo's "technical protection measures". A further violation ...

In the past year alone, Nintendo has reportedly cracked down on YouTube emulator channels that featured the company's games and played detective to locate and identify an alleged Switch pirate.

Nintendo often frames its battle against emulation as a fight to stop piracy. While emulators can be used for that purpose, many fans turn to emulation for reasons Nintendo refuses to address.

Nishiura explains that emulators can however become illegal depending on how they are used. According to Nintendo, when an emulator directly reproduces a program that is part of the game device it ...

Nintendo’s war on emulators has raged for decades, yet the emulation community continues to thrive. In late 2024, the company dealt a blow by targeting Ryujinx, one of the popular Switch emulators.