A Nintendo Lawyer has clearly described what the company may or may not deem illegal regarding the emulation of their consoles.

Nintendo's emulator takedowns, with the likes of Yuzu and Ryujinx both biting the dust after facing the company's wrath. Now, at a recent lecture hosted by Japan’s Association of Copyright for Computer Software,

"To begin with, are emulators illegal or not," Nishiura asks. "This is a point often debated. While you can't immediately claim that an emulator is illegal in itself, it can becom

Koji Nishiura, Nintendo's patent attorney, weighs in on the legality of video game emulators.

Nintendo is famously litigious when it comes to emulators. In March 2024, developers of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu were ordered to pay $2.4 million in damages after a court settlement with Nintendo.

An attorney for Nintendo has discussed the company's stance on emulation and what it considers to be illegal, according to Japanese law. Koji Nishiura, patent attorney and deputy general manager of Nintendo's intellectual property department,