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Re:Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.... by KomoD on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:46PM (#39594265)
> * how will they pay $2M?

They actually made quite a bit of money, around ~$30k/mo from just Patreon, wouldn't surprise me if they had that much money.

> * why did they settle for that much?

Expensive to fight it, and if they lose they'd have to pay even more. Nintendo can go on forever, they have so much money and the best lawyers.

Re:Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.... by waffleiron on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:50PM (#39594333)
30k a month is only (roughly rounded) 1 mill per 3 years. So that be 6 years income without spending, and it’s likely their income wasn’t always at this level.
Re:Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.... by archy_ on Monday March 04, 2024 @03:20PM (#39595509)
Taxes will also eat away at that