An interview with Switch 2 devs revealed that the Nintendo Switch 2 relies partially on emulation to play Switch 1 games. The two systems do not have compatible hardware, so native backwards ...

A new Nintendo Switch emulator called Lemon has recently been released on Android. The app is based on Yuzu and was ...

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RetroDECK has removed Switch emulation from its Flatpak due to legal risks posed by Nintendo's DMCA notices. Switch support prompted warnings, bans, and numerous support tickets for the volunteer-run ...

Months after it shutdown the popular Switch emulator Yuzu over copyright infringement and piracy concerns, Nintendo has initiated a mass takedown of related backups and apparent clones on the ...

Another Nintendo Switch emulator has been taken offline as Nintendo’s crackdown on the homebrew scene continues. Work on the open-source emulator Ryujinx will cease and downloads for it have been ...

Nintendo is continuing to issue DMCA takedown notices to a growing number of Switch emulator projects. While Nintendo has moved on to its next-generation Switch 2 at this stage, support for the ...

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The emulator scene for Nintendo is one fraught with cease and desists, and the latest to feel the wrath of Nintendo is Ryujinx. The project was working on emulating Nintendo Switch titles. On October ...