Here’s how the makers of the “Suyu” Switch emulator plan to avoid getting sued

Enlarge / Is a name like “Suyu” ironic enough to avoid facing a lawsuit? (credit: Suyu)

Last week, the developers behind the popular Switch emulator Yuzu took down their Github and web presence in the face of a major lawsuit from Nintendo. Now, a new project built from the Yuzu source code, cheekily named Suyu, has arisen as “the continuation of the world’s most popular, open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu.”

Despite the name—which the project’s Github page notes is “pronounced ‘sue-you’ (wink, wink)”—the developers behind Suyu are going out of their way to try to avoid a lawsuit like the one that took down Yuzu.

“Suyu currently exists in a legal gray area we are trying to work our way out of,” contributor and Discord moderator Sharpie told Ars in a recent interview. “There are multiple plans and possibilities for what to do next. Things are still being organized and planned.”