For PC gamers, the Yuzu releases represent a lost golden age. For Nintendo, they represent a threat to their intellectual property that had to be eliminated.
Nintendo argued that Yuzu’s development cycle—specifically the "Early Access" releases that circumvented encryption—was designed to facilitate piracy. yuzu releases
Nintendo didn't just sue for piracy; they specifically targeted Yuzu’s release strategy. The key evidence was a built into Yuzu releases. The developers had noted that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was downloaded and played on Yuzu over one million times via pirate sites before the game officially launched . For PC gamers, the Yuzu releases represent a lost golden age