Yuzu devs pay Nintendo $2.4 million, shut down the massive Switch emulator, declare "we cannot continue to allow" such "extensive piracy," and pull all code offline

Nintendo Switch with Super Mario Wonder on screen.

Update: On the heels of its settlement with Nintendo, Yuzu's development team released a public statement explicitly confirming that the emulator is dead and will soon be scrubbed from the internet. The timing and wording of the statement has raised eyebrows and alarms among emulation enthusiasts, with many worrying that it sets a bad omen for other emulator projects. The full statement reads:

"We write today to inform you that Yuzu and Yuzu's support of [sister emulator] Citra are being discontinued, effectively immediately.