Developers of new Switch emulators are jumping through hoops to avoid being taken down by Nintendo
Earlier this year, the Switch emulator Yuzu was turn off after falling into the fiery sights of Nintendo’s great eye. The sequel is based on the same source code, Suuappeared soon after, although it was not surprising that it met the same fate. Now, more than eight months on, yes other new kid on the block (thank you, Overkill).
Citron is the latest Yuzu fork, currently available in early access on Android. According to AndroidAuthority.comThe Switch emulator is nearly identical to its predecessor, with a few “minor upgrades and optimizations” to keep things going. lightly separate.
However, the difference lies in the way developer Citron Zephyron presents the emulator. According to the creator, this is a “Nintendo Homebrew Emulator” designed for educational purposes and there is no way Nintendo Switch emulator… Um. A pop-up when you first open the website flags its educational purpose and shifts liability onto the user.
But that’s not all. Citron also warns users against downloading pirated or unauthorized games – although that’s roughly equivalent to putting a ‘Do Not Enter’ sign on an unlocked, open door as there’s nothing officially preventing it users upload any key they want. This is the same point Suyu made earlier this year, and we don’t need to remind you how successful it was.
Who knows, maybe this could be the one to escape Nintendo’s wrath, but we’d be very surprised if these differences are enough for the Big N to turn a blind eye. You would have to imagine that anything even vaguely related to Yuzu would set off the Ninja’s alarm bells.
That said, the lawyers certainly have their work cut out for them. Another new emulator was recently born from the supposedly dead Ryujinx source code, and we have difficulty believing that this will be the last. Cut off one head, grow back two and that’s it, huh?
