Another Nintendo Switch emulator has been taken offline as Nintendo’s crackdown on the homebrew scene continues. The open source emulator Ryujinx will be discontinued and its downloads will be removed after the maker of Mario contacted its creator, about seven months after the Switch emulator Yuzu was also discontinued.
“yesterday, [Ryujinx creator] Nintendo contacted Gdkchan and offered him an agreement to stop work on the project and remove the organization and all related assets he controlled. He reads a message It was shared by one of her collaborators, under the title rip in peri peri, on Discord. “While waiting for confirmation on whether he will accept this agreement, the organization has been removed, so I think it is safe to say what the outcome is.”
Reogenex website Still up But the option to download a Switch emulator is no longer there. The project allowed people to emulate Switch games on PC as well as portable gaming consoles that have become increasingly popular in the past year. The team behind it was also working iOS port To allow games like The Legend of Zelda: Kingdom Tears and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe To run on the latest iPhone devices, While uploading the video to YouTube Shows test shots of the Android emulator for the Odin Pro 2 mobile device made by AYN.
The removal comes several months after rival Switch emulator Yuzu was removed After settling the lawsuit Between its makers and Nintendo. Before 2024, Switch emulators seemed to fly mostly under the radar of the company’s lawyers. The success of the Steam Deck, Asus Rog Ally, and other handheld devices capable of emulating popular Switch games has likely changed Nintendo’s calculus.
It has now become common for their biggest releases to leak online weeks before launch and be shown running at higher specs through emulation on PC. While emulation enthusiasts promote users only playing dumped ROM files from games they have purchased legally, many of the largest Switch emulation communities often overlap with Groups that promote Switch piracy.
“Thanks to everyone who has continued the code, documentation, or reported back on the project,” rip in peri peri wrote on Discord. “Thank you all for following us throughout development. I’ve been able to learn a lot of really great things about the games I love, and enjoy them in fresh qualities and in unique circumstances, and I’m sure you’ve all had a similarly special experience.
Nintendo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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