Nintendo issued four DMCA takedown notices to GitHub over the week of November 9, removing approximately 217 Nintendo Switch-related repositories. Three notices targeted the Yuzu emulator and its fork Citron Neo, which had agreements stemming from Nintendo's 2024 case against Tropic Haze LLC that resulted in a $2.4 million settlement. The Citron Neo takedown alone removed 71 repositories.
The fourth notice marked a shift in Nintendo's enforcement strategy. It targeted firmware for the Picofly modchip, a chip that can be soldered onto a Nintendo Switch console to bypass security checks and run unauthorized programs. Nintendo justified the takedown by citing technological protection measures that restrict the Switch to legitimate Nintendo video game files.
Picofly functions as a compatible alternative to the SX Core and SX Lite modchips, which were at the center of the Team Xecuter case that resulted in Gary Bowser receiving a 40-month prison sentence in 2022.