'They can never kill emulation': Players vexed as Nintendo continues its siege on Switch emulation, handing DMCAs to various emulators on GitHub

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Games ‘They can never kill emulation’: Players vexed as Nintendo continues its siege on Switch emulation, handing DMCAs to various emulators on GitHub News By Justin Wagner published 14 February 2026 It might be time to back up some files. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Nintendo) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 1 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter PC Gamer Get the PC Gamer Newsletter Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? 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The first big Switch emulator, Yuzu, got targeted by a lawsuit in 2024 that its creators settled out of for $2.4 million, which PC Gamer senior editor Wes Fenlon called “an enormous blow to console emulation.” Similarly, Ryujinx was subsequently discontinued after its creators were given an offer they could not refuse. Switch emulation scattered into all sorts of different forks, and now they’re all feeling a familiar gaze cast their direction.A thread from user Devile on Reddit spread the news online Thursday, noting that all manner of Switch emulators including Yuzu forks like Eden and Citron received DMCA takedown notices on GitHub. Replies quickly piled in with evidence from various emulation discords and frustration with the whole situation.Commenter rappidkill stated on the thread, “If they kill one, 10 more will pop up. Kill 10, 100 more will pop up. They can never kill emulation.” Redditor DWRedd commented, “It’s never a bad time to back up your favourite emulators.” Related articles Creator of DMCA’d Cyberpunk VR mod takes ball and goes home, removing access to all his VR mods after receiving a second DMCA takedown from 505 Games and a warning from Patreon Microsoft has revoked the DMCA takedown that forced an indie Minecraft-like off Steam Genshin Impact fan wiki operator may be having second thoughts about datamining after Cognosphere unleashe