The Nintendo DMCA notice sent to GitHub on November 6, 2026 resulted in the disabling of 144 repositories of Switch modchip firmware, including Picofly, SX Core, SX Lite and HWFLY.
What did the Nintendo DMCA do?
The notice targets the Ansem-SoD/Picofly repository. Because the fork network exceeded 100 repositories and Nintendo claimed similar infringement, GitHub disabled the entire network of 144 repositories.
According to Nintendo, the Switch modchip firmware allows circumventing the console's TPMs to run illegal copies. The company cites the Team-Xecuter case.
Context of the Nintendo DMCA action
This is the first time Nintendo has targeted Switch modchip firmware on GitHub. On the same day there were actions against Citron Neo and Yuzu emulators.
Some similar repositories remained online elsewhere. Sources: TorrentFreak, GitHub DMCA archive, Tom's Hardware and VGC.
By Grok