Nintendo emulator Pizza Emulators has agreed to remove all of its apps from the Google Play store.
Pizza Emulators, which distributed Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulators on Android devices, said it made the decision to close to “prioritize [their] family about the development of my applications.
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In a statement posted to the company's community Discord, developer Davide Berra made no reference to Nintendo's deal with emulation software company Tropical Haze, only confirming that after “seven incredible years of development and adventures,” they had “made the difficult decision to permanently remove them.”
“My family comes first, and that is why I have chosen to prioritize my family over the development of my applications,” Berra said, as reported The edge. “I want to thank each and every one of you for your incredible support over the years. Your words of encouragement, comments and constant support have been a source of inspiration to me and my work.”
ICYMI, Tropical Haze, the developer of the open source Switch emulator Yuzu, has agreed to pay $2.4 million in damages to Nintendo and cease all operations in response to the Mario maker's recent lawsuit.
News of Nintendo's legal action against Yuzu emerged last week, with the company claiming that the emulator facilitated piracy “on a colossal scale.” As an example, it said that more than 1 million copies of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had been downloaded illegally before its official release, and that “many” pirate websites specified that the game file could be played in Yuzu.
“Accused [Tropic Haze] is, therefore, secondarily liable for the infringement committed by the users to whom it distributes Yuzu,” Nintendo's lawyers argued, with the suit ultimately seeking damages and demanding the emulator be shut down.
