Recently， compensation of over 300 million yen has been paid．．．Major Switch emulator suddenly announces end of development， possibly due to a request from Nintendo？
It has been discovered that Ryujinx, a well-known project among software known as emulators that allow Nintendo Switch titles to run on a PC, has suddenly stopped development. It is believed that there is a connection to Nintendo behind this. [Image] “ryujinx,” which claims to have many compatible titles, completely shuts down the project (related materials) Recently, users have confirmed that the github page where the program is developed and distributed has been shut down, and all links to the official website have also expired. The end of the project was later announced on the development team’s Discord channel. The incident is believed to have occurred after gdkchan, the lead developer, had interactions with Nintendo, and according to a statement, “Nintendo contacted me and proposed an agreement to cease work on the project and delete all management organizations and assets.” Although the details of the agreement have not been disclosed, it is believed to be an attempt to avoid risks, including litigation, as it has been confirmed that the project has been completely completed. Will Nintendo respond in earnest after pre-release software leaks? The two biggest emulators for the Nintendo Switch are “Yuzu,” which has been in development since the game’s release in 2017, and the new “Ryujinx.” Both of these are compatible with a wide range of platforms, from Windows, Mac, and Linux computers to Android. It was intended to be used to “extract” game data from a modified Switch console. However, Nintendo has been stepping up its stance against these emulators, and this year it was revealed that the developer of the largest emulator, “yuzu,” agreed to pay Nintendo $2.4 million (approximately 357 million yen) in damages and suspended the release of the project. Nintendo has previously filed a lawsuit against yuzu, alleging that the company is “facilitating piracy on a massive scale.” Perhaps because there had been concern in the area that “pre-release ROM data had been leaked,” both parties agreed to pay. It is assumed that this is the background behind Ryujinx’s latest case, and there appears to be an intention to prevent the risk of lawsuits and damages from occurring in advance. There have been reports in the surrounding community recently of YouTubers receiving warnings for videos introducing similar emulators, and there is a growing view that Nintendo will continue to strengthen its legal response.
Perhaps because there had been concern in the area that “pre-release ROM data had been leaked,” both parties agreed to pay. No matter how much you say that emulation itself is legal, if there are some idiots who escalate it, this is what happens.
Low specs of the actual machine + ease of emulating SOC Why not develop your own? SOC Officially, it is only stated that it is “equipped with a customized version of NVIDIA Tegra,” and no details have been released. The following is what has been inferred from the chip’s dissection: NVIDIA Tegra X1 (customized version, 20nm process (HAC model), 16nm process (HAD model)) [92] [93] CPU: ARM Cortex-A57 4-core + ARM Cortex-A53 4-core, Big.Little configuration, operating frequency 1.02GHz GPU: 2nd generation Maxwell architecture (English version) CUDA core, operating frequency 307.2-768MHz.
Apparently ROMs were leaking before the new Zelda game was even released, so even if there’s no problem with the emulator, you can’t say you’re not responsible.
Famicom, Super Famicom, PlayStation, Saturn It may be that those that are difficult to play on the actual machines are overlooked but it’s an emulator of the current machines.
If it’s a personal development, there’s no way around it, as they’re threatening to sue you. It’s not like they’re doing the reverse engineering in a completely clean room, either.
To be honest, at the gigabyte level, I don’t feel the need to use an emulator anymore. It takes time to download a ROM, so I’d say just buy the real thing. I can understand if it’s an old ROM that’s only a few KB.
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