Nintendo of America sent a DMCA notice to GitHub on November 6, 2026, resulting in the disabling of a network of 144 repositories related to modchip firmware for the Nintendo Switch. The main target was the Ansem-SoD/Picofly repository, which offered firmware and information for chips such as Picofly, SX Core, SX Lite and HWFLY.
According to the notice published by GitHub, the firmware allows modchips to circumvent the Switch’s technological protection measures (TPMs), including the boot sequence and cryptographic signatures, to run unauthorized copies of games. Nintendo classified the distribution as trafficking in circumvention technology under Section 1201 of the DMCA.
This is the first time the company has specifically targeted modchip firmware on GitHub, after years of actions against emulators and key dumping tools. The notice cites the criminal case against Team-Xecuter members, including Gary Bowser’s conviction.
GitHub disabled the entire fork network because Nintendo alleged that most of it was infringing. The main repository was replaced by the standard removal message. On the same day, Nintendo also sent notices against emulators such as Citron Neo and copies of yuzu.
Other repositories with Picofly and HWFLY firmware remained online at the time of checking, as they were not named in the notice. Owners of the disabled repositories can file a counter-notice.
The move reinforces Nintendo’s ongoing strategy against piracy on the original Switch, at a time when the Switch 2 is already on the market and is not affected by these modchips.
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