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Switch emulator Ryujinx is kaput after Nintendo pressure

<p>Nintendo has shuttered another emulator, this time putting an end to Ryujinx. The program was an open-source emulator for playing Nintendo Switch games on Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. A message shared today with the emulator's Discord server stated that the developer was contacted by Nintendo with a deal to cease work on the project. No additional details were given about the conditions of that agreement. The same message was also posted on X:</p>
<div id="50474ac5ee2a447b855fe35681c4f3a0"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr">pic.twitter.com/2Ggt9SWoDI (https://t.co/2Ggt9SWoDI)</p>— Ryujinx (@RyujinxEmu) October 1, 2024 (https://twitter.com/RyujinxEmu/status/1841188744126480428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) </div>
<p>The emulator will still function for anyone already running it, but the Github repository has been removed. Ryujinx also made some headlines last month for running the new&nbsp;<a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-is-as-familiar-as-it-is-fresh-120025682.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-is-as-familiar-as-it-is-fresh-120025682.html">Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom[/url] game at more than <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://wccftech.com/zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-120-fps-pc/" data-original-link="https://wccftech.com/zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-120-fps-pc/">120 frames per second[/url], vastly outstripping the Switch's capabilities.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Nintendo has taken an aggressive stance on emulators, even teaming up with <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/nintendo-switch-developers-can-now-use-denuvo-to-curb-piracy-170254484.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/nintendo-switch-developers-can-now-use-denuvo-to-curb-piracy-170254484.html">a cybersecurity firm[/url] in 2023 to try and curb game piracy. Ryujinx is one of the more popular emulators it has taken on, but the game company also reached a <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/makers-of-switch-emulator-yuzu-quickly-settle-with-nintendo-for-24-million-203204698.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/makers-of-switch-emulator-yuzu-quickly-settle-with-nintendo-for-24-million-203204698.html">$2.4 million[/url] settlement with the emulator Yuzu in March. It issued a whopping <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/nintendo-blitzes-github-with-over-8000-emulator-related-dmca-takedowns-200021877.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/nintendo-blitzes-github-with-over-8000-emulator-related-dmca-takedowns-200021877.html">8,535 DMCA takedowns[/url] in May to try and remove all the Yuzu code hosted across different Github repositories.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/switch-emulator-ryujinx-is-kaput-after-nintendo-pressure-211524968.html?src=rss

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