Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx has been shut down by Nintendo. This is one of the important steps the company has taken in its fight against piracy and emulation.
Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx has been closed after a long struggle in the emulation world. Nintendo proposed an agreement to discontinue this emulator, and with the acceptance of this agreement, the Ryujinx project was terminated. This move shows once again how seriously Nintendo approaches the fight against piracy and emulation.
Nintendo Continues to Fight Emulators
The developer of Ryujinx recently announced the closure of the emulator. Riperiperi from the developer team stated in a statement in the Discord community that the project leader ‘gdkchan’ received a phone call from Nintendo and they received an offer to close the emulator. After this offer is accepted Ryujinx’s download page removed and all files on GitHub deleted. Thus, the development of the popular emulator has been officially stopped.
This incident is seen as part of Nintendo’s years-long anti-emulation and anti-piracy campaign. Last year, the discontinuation of another Switch emulator called Yuzu was on the agenda. Nintendo continues to play an active role in this issue, constantly filing lawsuits against emulators in an attempt to prevent unauthorized emulation of their platforms.
The War Between Emulator Developers and Nintendo
This determined attitude of Nintendo puts serious pressure on emulator developers. Legal disputes have left the emulation community in a difficult situation. Large companies see emulators, especially those that open the door to hackers, as a serious threat. The closure of Ryujinx can also be considered as a result of this great war. It seems that Nintendo will continue its firm stance in the fight against emulation.