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Nintendo’s Switch modchip takedown hits 144 GitHub repos, HotHardware reports

HotHardware reports Nintendo’s DMCA notice took down Picofly’s firmware repository and its forks across GitHub.

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Nintendo unleashes DMCA takedown wave against open-source Switch modchip firmware, 144 tools disabled — Picofly, SX Core, and HWFLY among casualties following criminal trial victory

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Forking the code didn’t spare it: HotHardware reports GitHub disabled Picofly’s original firmware repository and its forks, 144 repositories in all, after Nintendo’s DMCA notice. Nintendo alleges the code unlawfully circumvents copyright protections. The report notes that the Switch modchips can run homebrew software, emulators and downloaded ROMs.

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