1. Hello everyone, the recent Nintendo lawsuit against Yuzu has been widely spread in the industry, from the beginning of the laissez-faire to the sudden attack a few days ago, Nintendo sent Yuzu to the dock with a thunderbolt-like means.
At first, Yuzu still wanted to struggle for a while, and even hired a lawyer.
But after assessing the incident, Yuzu chose to kneel at the speed of light and admit it directly.
Now, there is only one announcement left:
In the case, Yuzu Development Company Tropic Haze was awarded US$2.4 million in damages and surrendered Yuzu-Emuorg domain, shut down the emulator to remove the source**, and promised not to develop, distribute, or disseminate the results of the emulator, and reconcile with Nintendo out of court.
It even affected its 3DS simulator Citra, and the development was stopped altogether.
Nintendo single-handedly changed the concept of the invincibility of simulators and won a big victory!
So why did Yuzu throw in the towel?
The reason for this is that it is profitable!
As we all know, emulators are not illegal in the United States, because their purpose is to save the game's ROM so that everyone can still play the game after the console's end of life, similar to the nature of a museum.
Back in the 90s of the last century, Sony once sued the PS emulator Bleem! , but it was ruled legal, and BleEM even launched a DC version in a grand manner, which made Sony angry enough.
To make matters worse, Sony canceled the PS3's ability to install other operating systems, because after installing Linux, it could run a large number of games and emulators for other platforms, resulting in player claims.
When Sony lost the lawsuit, it paid millions of dollars in damages to the player, and never cared about the emulator again.
So why was Nintendo able to win?
Is it because it is the strongest legal department in the Eastern Hemisphere? But the lawsuit was also fought in the Western Hemisphere?
2. The author believes that there are three reasons:
First, Yuzu touched Nintendo's core interests.
The life cycle of the console can be completely simulated, and the effect is even stronger, causing some players to abandon the console to play the simulator, which can be said to be rare in history.
This situation would seriously damage the interests of console manufacturers, but Nintendo did not care about it at first.
It can be said that it is caused by the Switch's ability to pull the crotch, and it can also be considered that the hardware performance of PC and mobile platforms has improved in the past seven years.
The tipping point was still in "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom", a game that has been in development for several years, and is the heaviest weight in the late stage of Nintendo Switch, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is used against PS5.
But due to the leak of the game, emulator players instead played the game in advance, and they didn't have to pay a penny.
Not only did genuine players lament the victimization, but Nintendo was also angry and planted the seeds of revenge.
Thus obtaining evidence in the course of nearly a year, determined to eliminate Yuzu.
Second, Yuzu charges and guides players to play piracy in disguise
Compared to other simulators that aim for full simulation, such as Ryujin.
Yuzu's commercial nature is really too heavy, not only launching the EA version for players to donate, but also constantly tweaking the performance for popular games, and most seriously, it guides players on how to install and use the key to run the game in the forum.
In this respect, it has actually deviated from the original purpose of the simulator.
Emulators are generally designed to emulate all games, and there may be players who optimize for specific games, but that's not what the official should do.
What about Yuzu?
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom alone has launched at least 4 optimizations and patches, and the purpose is very obvious, which is to improve the experience of popular games and attract users, while other games are not as compatible as Ryujin.
From the point of view of the goal of saving games, popular games are not afraid of losing because the market has too much to hold. On the contrary, some unpopular indie games, because the audience is too small, it is the object that needs to be protected.
Yuzu clearly goes against this original intention.
So what is its purpose?
It's not entirely for profit, it could be for the player experience, but it's also true that more donations have been received.
According to Nintendo's investigation, Yuzu received more than $100,000 in donations during the month of the leak of Wang's tears, twice as much as usual.
Wang Tears has 1 million people**, and although not all of them are must-buy users, this loss still makes Nintendo feel painful.
To do a simple calculation, Yuzu has been running for 6 years and has received an average of $50,000 in donations per month, which is 18 million in revenue!!
This was enough for the court to find that Yuzu was profitable.
Clause.
3. Open the way for switch2 and make an example of the monkey.
Nintendo came prepared this time, but why didn't it sue Yuzu until the end of his Switch career?
My personal guess should be related to the switch2 released next year, and the switch2, which also uses NVIDIA chips, may still have vulnerabilities!
It is said that Switch2 has already been developed, indicating that the performance of the hardware is not as high as **. According to the new technology adopted by Yuzu this year, 11 times the hardware can simulate the switch, and then think about the horror ability of chips such as 50 series graphics cards and 8G4 next year, it should not be difficult to simulate the switch2.
If it were simulated at the beginning of its life, it would be a major blow to Nintendo. This is not the same as the early days of the switch, when the ability of the mobile platform was not so strong, and if the mobile phone could emulate the switch2, then the portability advantage would be completely lost.
Remember we said before that the handheld is Nintendo's backyard and must not be touched by anyone. As strong as Sony and Sega, they can only sink into the sand, and they are the territory that Nintendo strives to protect.
After bringing down Yuzu this time, it is to warn the hackers who are preparing to crack the Switch2 that Nintendo will do whatever it takes to eliminate them.
Because it's a matter of Nintendo's life and death!
3. However, did Nintendo really win?
This could be Nintendo's victory over Tropic Haze, but not over the emulator, like Ryujin.
Nonprofit simulators like Skyline have not been affected.
Obviously, Nintendo is not interested in non-profit simulators, of course, it is not that it does not want to manage, but it is really impossible to manage, and if people are not profitable, they have no handle to grasp, and it is difficult to win.
For example, the Dolphin Simulator wanted to be released on Steam, and Nintendo immediately sent a letter to G Fat to prevent it from being put on the shelves, and the Dolphin had no choice but to remove it from the shelves.
In fact, if Yuzu announces that all donations will be returned and transferred to the all-free mode, it will not necessarily lose.
Maybe Tropic Haze is a commercial company and doesn't want to return the 18 million in earnings, so pay 2.4 million out of court settlement to Lao Ren, the best of both worlds.
Actually, Nintendo asked for 4$500 million in compensation!
Nintendo may also find the lawsuit difficult, and Tropic Haze is not criminally responsible. So the two reconciled, one got the victory, and the other got the benefits.
As for the player experience, who cares?
Since Yuzu is an open-source program, immediately after Yuzu announced its closure, emulators such as Nuzu and Suyu appeared and announced that they would continue to develop. I'm not sure if it was developed by the original team, but due to the opening of the source, Yuzu was directly reincarnated in the dirt!
There are also players who ignited their own switch in the live broadcast room in order to support Yuzu.
In fact, many emulator players are also genuine supporters, and how to convert saves on the Reddit forums is always a hot topic, they just want a better experience.
This time the events are reversed and reversed, which is more exciting than the TV series.
And the war between the console and the simulator will continue, so let's wait and see!
That's all for today, I feel everyone's **.
Your attention is the greatest encouragement to me.