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.
Nintendo, that is.
Gentle reminder that if one values one's future nostalgia, it is recommended to not let nintendo hold it hostage.
Helpful thread with game suggestions: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/6016/
On a completely unrelated side note: I've been taking a looksie at the ayaneo air variants. Does anyone know of any other similarly switch-sized deck-alikes?
Last edited by emphy on 1 October 2024 at 9:35 pm UTC
I still have a copy of the source code btw (not the most up to date but still), what you're gonna do Nintendo?
A real shame but one we probably saw coming after what happened with yuzu
Shame neither emulators will be getting any major updates anymore, I keep copies of both emulators on basically every form of storage I own just to make sure lol
Another line added.
Viesta2015 Oct 1
Mountain Man Oct 1
slaapliedje Oct 1
Quoting: Mountain ManIf you want to play Nintendo games, then buy a Nintendo console. It's as simple as that.And yet they don't make that much money on the consoles, they make it on the game sales. If I (who also has a Switch), want to play the game I bought legally wish to play a game on my desktop, or on my steam deck, or hell, on my advanced Toaster, who is Nintendo to say where it gets played? Maybe if they made an adult sized Switch, I wouldn't be looking for other places to play the games I bought for mine...
Nintendo sucks, I've always been more of an Atari / Sega fan anyhow.
ElectricPrism Oct 1
Quoting: Mountain ManIf you want to play Nintendo games, just don't.
Fixed.
Linux_Rocks Oct 1
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