The Ryujinx emulator, a popular tool for emulating Nintendo Switch games on PCs, has been taken down following a request from Nintendo. This action is part of Nintendo's broader crackdown on emulation and homebrew communities, particularly as the company seeks to protect its intellectual property and revenue streams.https://twitter.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1841191953146524139Key DetailsReason for Takedown: The creator of Ryujinx was approached by Nintendo and given a proposal to discontinue the project. This led to the removal of downloads and the dismantling of the organization associated with the emulator. Although the Ryujinx website remains accessible, the download option has been eliminated.Community Impact: This move follows
The Ryujinx emulator, a popular tool for emulating Nintendo Switch games on PCs, has been taken down following a request from Nintendo. This action is part of Nintendo’s broader crackdown on emulation and homebrew communities, particularly as the company seeks to protect its intellectual property and revenue streams.
It’s not “retro gaming” but that doesn’t make emulating switch games a bad thing.
I dump and emulate my own switch games off my own switch because they tend to perform better via emulator on a PC. It’s really unfortunate to see Nintendo shut down what ultimately is the best way for us to preserve switch games long-term.
Ok…but how is Switch “retro gaming”?
It’s not “retro gaming” but that doesn’t make emulating switch games a bad thing. I dump and emulate my own switch games off my own switch because they tend to perform better via emulator on a PC. It’s really unfortunate to see Nintendo shut down what ultimately is the best way for us to preserve switch games long-term.
I wasn’t saying emulating is a bad thing. I was saying THIS community may not be the right place hor THIS particular piece of news.
Now if they shut down an SNES emulator, then I’d see why it’s here.
Also, it just occured to me that Wii might be considered retro…god I feel old.
The Wii U is considered Retro
It’s not by almost any definition
The website covers emulation news, be it old or new. Also Nintendo might go after older emulators at this rate.
Given that videos are currently getting copyright stuck if just having screenshots of over 10+ year old games…yeah its relevant.
I’d say the general blow against emulators is relevant.
*2017 sure seems like a hundred years ago.
But that was only…
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