Switch enthusiasts are being targeted
The measure is full – at least for Nintendo. After the leaks of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the company is now taking action and is now taking full action against switch enthusiasts. The leaks have nothing to do with it.
Nintendo is taking an iron fist against Switch emulators
Nintendo is really allergic to leaks, emulators, fan projects and homebrew software. Again and again, the company proves to its fans that they are not joking in these cases and are not afraid to take legal action against the relevant parties – to the annoyance of many fans.
Now Nintendo seems to have found a new victim: the Lockpick RCM team. Lockpick RCM is a tool that allows gamers to export the copy protection keys of their Nintendo Switch games. These are required in order to be able to play the corresponding games in emulators.
Nintendo seems to be a thorn in the side of Lockpick RCM for exactly that reason. That is why the decision was made to prevent the tool from being distributed via GitHub via a so-called DMCA takedown.
The software may therefore no longer be made available for download via the site. Nintendo’s official statement on this:
“Using Lockpick with a modified Nintendo Switch console allows users to circumvent Nintendo’s technical measures for video games; in particular, Lockpick bypasses the console TPMs to allow unauthorized access to, extraction and decryption of all cryptographic keys, including product keys, contained within the Nintendo Switch. The decrypted keys facilitate copyright infringementby allowing users to pirated versions to play Nintendo’s proprietary game software on systems without Nintendo’s console TPMs or on systems where Nintendo’s console TPMs have been disabled.”
The first developers of switch emulators have therefore already thrown in the towel – including the team from Skyline, a well-known emulator for Android smartphones (source: skyline).
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Switch emulator fans are furious
Nintendo’s wave of warnings is incomprehensible for Switch enthusiasts from the emulator sector. After all, gamers who want to play pirated Switch games on emulators would not first read the copy protection keys from their consoles. That would mean that they have already bought the games.
However, Nintendo doesn’t seem to care that much as long as the emulator community can be snubbed.
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