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Yuzu claims to have earned 30k from patreon, where they give their most recent builds with the most bug-fixes & optimizations.
The switch has been out for 7 years. Most they could've earned then would be 210k, and even doubling it wouldn't get close to 2 million
They've been earning 30k USD per month according to their patreon page. I've read in a comment that they've doubled their supporters at the time TOTK was leaked.
Interestingly 30k USD per month over 7 years is 2.5m USD, which is pretty close to the 2.3m USD settlement.
Assuming they didn't use a penny of those 30k and just kept it stored away in their "in case of Nintendo break glass" case
Oh no you right, I misread