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Nintendo Exec aborde le piratage, les stratégies d'émulation

Auteur : Stella Mise à jour : Feb 19,2025

La position agressive de Nintendo contre l'émulation et le piratage est bien documentée. Les récentes actions en justice le soulignent, notamment le règlement de 2,4 millions de dollars avec les développeurs de Yuzu Emulator en mars 2024, la cessation du développement de Ryujinx en octobre 2024 à la suite de l'intervention de Nintendo, et les conseils juridiques contre une libération de vapeur complète pour l'émulateur de dolphin en 2023. L'infération en 2023 en 2023. L'affaire contre Gary Bowser, entraînant une dette de 14,5 millions de dollars envers Nintendo, illustre encore l'engagement de l'entreprise à poursuivre une action en justice.

Une récente présentation à Tokyo Esports Festa 2025 par Koji Nishiura, un avocat en brevet de Nintendo, a offert un aperçu de la stratégie juridique de l'entreprise. Nishiura a précisé que bien que les émulateurs ne soient pas intrinsèquement illégaux, leur utilisation peut devenir illégale en fonction de leur fonctionnalité. Plus précisément, les émulateurs qui copient des programmes de jeu ou désactivent les mesures de sécurité des consoles peuvent porter atteinte aux lois sur le droit d'auteur, telles que définies par la loi japonaise sur la prévention de la concurrence (UCPA). Cependant, la juridiction limitée de l'UCPA limite la portée juridique de Nintendo en dehors du Japon.

La présentation a utilisé la carte Nintendo DS "R4" comme étude de cas. Cet appareil a permis aux utilisateurs de contourner les mesures de sécurité et d'exécuter des jeux piratés. Le procès réussi de Nintendo contre les fabricants et les revendeurs de R4, entraînant une interdiction de vente en 2009 au Japon, sert de précédent. Nishiura a également souligné que des outils tiers facilitant les téléchargements de logiciels piratés dans des émulateurs, tels que le "freeshop" de la 3DS ou le "fer-tox" de l'interrupteur, constituent également une violation du droit d'auteur.

Le procès de Nintendo contre Yuzu a cité un million de copies piratées de The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , alléguant que la page Patreon de Yuzu a généré 30 000 $ par mois par le biais de fonctionnalités premium, y compris un accès précoce et un contenu inédit pour les jeux piratés. Cela met en évidence la connexion que Nintendo établit entre le développement de l'émulateur et le piratage des logiciels.

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