The top IP lawyer at Nintendo agreed that emulators are technically legal at a panel for intellectual property rights. They run afoul of the law when they bypass encryption, recreate copyrighted ...

Charles Feng, Lian Xue, and Chenxi Cui of Tahota Law Firm draw on the case and several other legal disputes to explore the fractious relationship between games console emulators and manufacturers On ...

Nintendo is famously litigious when it comes to emulators. In March 2024, developers of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu were ordered to pay $2.4 million in damages after a court settlement with Nintendo ...

Dashiell Reynaldo is a writer for Dualshockers and a college student studying game design. For years, he has sought ways to contribute to the current gaming zeitgeist with his writings, videos, and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've been keeping up with video game news, then you may have heard about how Nintendo sued the makers of Yuzu, a multiplatform Nintendo ...

Meet Tom, a seasoned voyager in the realm of RPGs and MMORPGs, where the virtual landscapes of games like Final Fantasy 14 are his domain. With an impressive track record spanning nine years as a ...

The developers behind the upcoming Azahar 3DS emulator have laid out their argument for legality in a blog post. This includes several changes to the Citra formula to stay on Nintendo’s good side. The ...

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