Well, there it is. After what happened with yuzu, many wondered if it would happen, and now it has. Nintendo has shut down the Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx.
Earlier today the GitHub page vanished into a 404 not found error, with some confusion amongst contributors. But it has now been confirmed on the official Discord and on social media that it's not an error. As stated in the post the original creator was contacted by Nintendo and offered an agreement if they stopped working on it and removed everything related to Ryujinx.
It should be noted, this announcement comes from another contributor riperiperi, not the original Ryujinx creator gdkchan:
Yesterday, gdkchan was contacted by Nintendo and offered an agreement to stop working on the project, remove the organization and all related assets he's in control of. While awaiting confirmation on whether he would take this agreement, the organization has been removed, so I think it's safe to say what the outcome is. Rather than leave you with only panic and speculation, I decided to write this short message to give some closure.
These words are my own. I don't want to speak for anyone else here, so just remember that while reading.
Thank you to @everyone who has contributed code, documentation or issue reports to the project. Thank you all for following us throughout the development. I was able to learn a lot of really neat things about games that I love, enjoy them with renewed qualities and in unique circumstances, and I'm sure you all have experiences that are similarly special. I'm extending my own massive thanks to our moderation team, who have been here through some rough circumstances and always found ways to make light of it.
In related news Nintendo recently filed a lawsuit against Palworld maker Pocketpair.
Additionally, Nintendo has continued their crackdown on YouTube videos showing their games being emulated, with Retro Game Corps recently being hit as they explained in a post. Even though it was for the Wii U, a console no longer supported by Nintendo.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: Mountain ManIf you want to play Nintendo games, then buy a Nintendo console. It's as simple as that.
Must not be a fan of WINE or Proton by the same principles, right?
Viesta2015 Oct 4
Quoting: Mountain ManIf you want to play Nintendo games, then buy a Nintendo console. It's as simple as that.with that logic lets stop playing windows games on linux.
slaapliedje Oct 5
Quoting: Viesta2015The GTAV nonsense kind of points once again to the 'Proton is not the full solution, and is really only a bandage, and we really still should be asking for native builds and 1st class citizenship as far as developers are concerned.Quoting: Mountain ManIf you want to play Nintendo games, then buy a Nintendo console. It's as simple as that.with that logic lets stop playing windows games on linux.
It'd be nice if more people would use the Redot engine so it's very easy to port!
Quoting: xxxmoscoxxxThe shutdown of "switch emulators" is sad, but it's justified. There's no need to emulate current gen platforms: you can buy a game and actually play on real hardware.When the Switch will be discontinued, there won't be any emulators left.
Emulation is for preservation.
When the Switch will be discontinued, emulators will come in handy.
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