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Ryujinx Switch Emulator Is Dead, Too, Taken Down by Nintendo Like Yuzu

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Ryujinx, the sole remaining Nintendo Switch emulator for PC after the closure of Yuzu, has also been taken down by Nintendo. The news came a few hours ago from one of the main collaborators on the open source project, which was the first emulator to boot commercial Switch games. Here's the Discord message shared with the community: Yesterday, gdkchan (the author) was contacted by Nintendo and offered an agreement to stop working on the project, …

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The goodbye of Ryujinx: Nintendo would have forced the Switch emulator to close

The Ryujinx emulator could be closed if an agreement with Nintendo is confirmed Source: Unsplash In a move that has shaken the emulator developer community, the Japanese giant Nintendo has successfully eliminated the popular Ryujinx emulator, which allowed users to emulate Nintendo Switch games on PCs and portable devices. Although there is nothing confirmed yet, the Ryujinx download page is empty, its GitHub repository has disappeared, and a s…

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Tom's Hardware

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Ryujinx Switch Emulator Project Shuts Down Under Nintendo Pressure - Plato Data Intelligence

Home > Anti-Piracy > Takedowns and Seizures > Open source Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx has thrown in the towel under pressure from Nintendo. Lead developer ‘gdkchan’ was reportedly contacted by the gaming giant on Monday. He was given the opportunity to stop working on the project and shut down everything under his control, presumably to avoid further action. The project’s repo on GitHub has already been deleted. When a Nintendo lawsuit t…

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Gamepressure.com

Nintendo is After YouTube Channel Now. They Also Took Action Against Creators of Ryujinx Emulator

Nintendo is taking care of another emulator, making use of its experienced lawyers.This info Nintendo is After YouTube Channel Now. They Also Took Action Against Creators of Ryujinx Emulator was first published on Gamepressure.com 02 October 2024.

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TweakTown

First Yuzu, now Ryujinx Switch emulator has been shut down, after an 'agreement' with Nintendo

Switch emulator is reportedly no more, as we're told by a message on Discord that the creator pulled the plug after Nintendo apparently applied pressure. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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stuff.co.za

Nintendo Strikes Again, Wipes Switch Emulator Ryujinx Off The Internet - Stuff South Africa

Dread it. Run from it. Nintendo arrives all the same. And arrive it has, with a single agenda: terminate the Switch emulator Ryujinx, which it has now done. The site’s download page now leads to a dead-end, the GitHub page has been disappeared, and the lead developer took some sort of deal from Nintendo to ensure it remains that way. No, really. According to a post from Ryujinx’s X account, ‘GDKCchan’, the lead developer behind the massive emula…

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