Following Nintendo’s decision to sue Yuzu, the popular Switch emulator, and the consequent shutdown of the project (with a massive $2.4 million to be paid in damages), two main forks have appeared: Suyu and Nuzu. While the latter turned out to be vaporware, Suyu is a real project with many dedicated developers behind it.
Just two days ago, the Suyu team published the first public build, introducing several fixes and changes as well as initial work to support the emulator on macOS.
- Full rebrand
- ICNS Icon generation
- Error handling
- Qlaunch initial integration(buggy/requires further testing; requires V17.0.0 firmware or newer
- Gitlab ci for automated builds
- Require all keys to be user provided, along with firmware
- Improved Addons Manager
- Various crash fixes
- Initial work for MacOS support
- Fix for video playback AMD device
- Enabled more features on AMD proprietary drivers
- Multiplayer API re-implemented
- Removed all telemetry
- New UI options/improvements
- QOL changes
However, it didn’t take long for a DMCA to be issued to GitLab, the host of the Suyu repository. A GitLab representative told Overkill that they had received a ‘DMCA takedown notice from a representative of the rightsholder’, complying immediately with all their requests.
The Suyu team still doesn’t know who issued the DMCA, though Nintendo is likely behind it. At any rate, the repository has been moved to a new address. There is a caveat:
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For now, it’s unclear whether this will be enough to keep the project running or if it’s just a matter of time before Suyu shuts down for good. However, the other major Nintendo Switch emulator, Ryujinx, remains presently unaffected by DMCA takedowns.
