Nintendo, known for its sensitivity to copyrights, came to the agenda again with a lawsuit. The company, which filed a large compensation lawsuit against the Yuzu platform, which broke the Switch console and allowed many popular games to be played for free, aims to intimidate other groups who are considering breaking the game console by prevailing in court.
Arguing that the Yuzu tool developed by Tropic Haze violated their copyrights, the company claimed that the tool caused them significant financial damage by exceeding the official license procedures. Here are all the details…
Nintendo chooses the litigation route again
While some legal statements on Yuzu’s website are also said to be unable to save developer Tropic Haze, the company is said to be facing bankruptcy if the lawsuit results in a heavy damages verdict.
In the leaked court documents, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was downloaded over a million times via the Yuzu tool before its official release. The fact that the tool’s Patreon account generates more than $30,000 a month also dispels the argument that this is just a charity.
Even though platforms like Yuzu are officially legal, the advertising and monetization of this platform seems to be causing developer Tropic Haze a lot of headaches. Nintendo, which seems to have a very strong hand in the case, demands compensation for all damages suffered and the Yuzu platform to be closed forever. We will see how the lawsuit will turn out. At the end of the day, we hope that all developments will be for the benefit of the players.
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