I think it’d be much easier for Nintendo to reference their own documentation. They have API docs, schematics, everything any emulator developer salivates over but can’t use for legal reasons. But who knows, it could be a part of the settlement deal even.
Well, one of the most respected Nintendo console emulators around, Dolphin, was developed in a clean room environment despite documentation being available due to leaks for this precise reason. To this day they’ve been undisturbed by Nintendo so that seems to be working alright.
I think it’d be much easier for Nintendo to reference their own documentation. They have API docs, schematics, everything any emulator developer salivates over but can’t use for legal reasons. But who knows, it could be a part of the settlement deal even.
Why don’t emulator coders use the illegal docs since they are going to be treated like criminals anyway?
Well, one of the most respected Nintendo console emulators around, Dolphin, was developed in a clean room environment despite documentation being available due to leaks for this precise reason. To this day they’ve been undisturbed by Nintendo so that seems to be working alright.