Tropic Haze, the developer behind the Yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator, has consented to shut down and pay Nintendo $2.4 million in settlement.

The closure follows a lawsuit from Nintendo claiming the emulator facilitated widespread piracy.

Tropic Haze surrendered to a joint filing for the settlement that includes a permanent injunction halting all Yuzu development and distribution.

Evidence presented in the lawsuit indicated the use of pirated pre-release game copies by the Yuzu team.

Nintendo's legal stance is that creating or distributing software to bypass technological protections breaches the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

The outcome of this lawsuit may influence the future of game emulation and its legal standing, but the broader impact on emulation projects is yet to be determined.