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An exciting new Switch emulator launches tomorrow (www.androidauthority.com)

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Cross-posted from "An exciting new Switch emulator launches tomorrow — Here's how to get it" by @cm0002@lemmy.world in !android@lemdro.id

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Same thing that's kept all the other emulators from being taken down: not being illegal.

[-] maxprime@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago

What was illegal about ryujinx?

[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

Nintendo decided it was. Nothing else, to my knowledge.

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 8 points 1 month ago

Nah, Nintendo decided to offer the dev money so he stops working on it.

[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

True but I dare say it was quickly followed with an "or else". We do know about Nintendo's mafia, after all so only offering the nice hand feels very off.

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month ago

it was less illegal and more the dev took money to quit it.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

Was Ryujinx taken down?

[-] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

I got it via Emudeck and just a few days ago got another update. So I guess... No?

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

It's probably the GreenDev fork

[-] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Totally possible, I am not very deep into Switch emulator lore.

[-] yozul@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago

Sort of. Nintendo's lawyers showed up at the house of the lead dev and he nuked everything he had access to afterwards, which is all we really know, but unlike Yuzu there were no court filings or takedowns or anything. Forks of Ryujinx are still just up on Github.