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Nintendo Strikes Again: Ryujinx, Another Switch Emulator Shuts Down

 
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Nintendo targets Ryujinx emulator, shutting down popular Nintendo Switch emulation.

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Nintendo shut down the most popular Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu earlier this year. Now, the company has shut down the other one, Ryujinx. Another Nintendo Switch emulator appears to have bitten the dust, and Ryujinx has reportedly ceased development due to pressure from Nintendo. In February, Nintendo sued the makers of the Switch emulator Yuzu, saying it 'unlawfully circumvents the technological measures' that help protect their games. The emulator scene for Nintendo is one fraught with cease and desists, and the latest to feel the wrath of Nintendo is Ryujinx.

'I think it's safe to say what the outcome is.' - Months after it closed down Yuzu, Nintendo has forced another Switch emulator offline. It's almost a surprise that it lasted that long after Nintendo killed Yuzu. But it appears Ryujinx, the popular Nintendo Switch emulator, has met the same fate. Ryujinx, just like Yuzu before it, is no more. This popular Switch emulator option appears to have been taken offline today following a crackdown by Nintendo. Nintendo has gone after another Switch emulator, and this time it's Ryujinx that's shut down - read the statement here. In what could possibly be the worst way to start October for emulation enthusiasts, as of just a few minutes ago the Ryujinx repository has been taken down.

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