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Nintendo Strikes Down Switch Homebrew Project and Android Emulator

Nintendo struck down the Lockpick homebrew project that many users note is, ironically, the only legal way to emulate Switch games. Meanwhile, Nintendo's actions have already scared the developers of Skyline, an Android Switch emulator, into shutting down development to avoid any potential legal issues. However, PC's Ryujinx isn't shutting down.

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Vits348d ago (Edited 348d ago )

That is a shame Skyline was being developed so fast that we already had many Switch games playable on phones. With a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 even BOTW was already running at almost fixed 30fps and the much weaker SD 840 was enough for the more light games— even Pokemon was running well on those.

XbladeTeddy347d ago

Yeah but devs didn't make them games as free to play.

Vits347d ago

Literally, nothing stopping you from buying the games. Hell, the tool that Nintendo went after only works if you have the real games and the real hardware.

XbladeTeddy347d ago

Yeah, but they enable you to dumb the keys, which in turn can be shared.

XiNatsuDragnel348d ago

Shame nintendo somebody will come along and reattempt the process nintendo idek if you have legal grounds here.

NecrumOddBoy347d ago

Nintendo doesn’t play around but their legal team feels aggressively anti-Nintendo fan.

blackblades347d ago (Edited 347d ago )

Nintendo is just protecting there brand etc like I wouldnt call them evil as one of those other articles but still they really are being aggressive like ultra plus aggressive. We don't see sony or ms trying to take roms off the internet etc. Only thing I've see and say I've seen was simply patching up there consoles from being hacked.

Furesis347d ago

This is a little different since switch is currently the active console and the emulators work better than the switch console at times so now there is less of a reason to buy a switch for some. For playstation there is no emulator for ps5 or 4 for that matter to cut in on those console sales etc. Old roms aren't that big of a deal since there is barely any money to be made there.

NecrumOddBoy346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

When it comes to piracy, then I won hundred cent agree that Nintendo should be able to protect their assets. But these guys go after fan made content, streamers, who promote Nintendo products, and artist that just enjoy creating additional fiction and Lore.

If Nintendo is not going to release ia new earthbound game, but a really big fan would create another one. Why would Nintendo go after them?

NotoriousWhiz346d ago

None of this would have happened if tears of the kingdom wasn't ripped before release.

jznrpg342d ago

Theft is theft.

You can rationalize anything to yourself but it doesn’t change what it actually is.

Armyofdarkness347d ago

Put the cart in the switch, there you go.

XbladeTeddy347d ago

Thanks for your wisdom Gandhi.

Agent75346d ago

I don't care about Nintendo consoles now. I couldn't care less who makes what console. Just go multi format and sell 50+ million Mario Kart games.

Agent75346d ago

Still, I don't understand the point of Nintendo consoles. As with every company that's out there, Nintendo are in it for the money. More money made making their games available on all formats, including PC, mobiles, tablets and laptops. I have a Switch that's constantly docked, so how about a plug in console that takes cards? I don't want to play games on a small screen.

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WayForward Director Says Nintendo Changed The Way He Looks At Making Video Games

Veteran game designer James Montagna is directing this new project and apparently has a new outlook on game design after teaming up with Nintendo

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Delta, a new all-in-one Nintendo emulator launches for iOS

The new Nintendo-focused emulator for the iPhone is now available with support for several classic systems.

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jznrpg16h ago

How long until they get sued and it gets taken down? I say a month or 2

PRIMORDUS16h ago

Sued for what? It's just an emulator no ROMs are with it. ROMs are easy to get anyway, but with iPhone you can't just copy and paste like Android unless it's jail broken I think. Anyway Nintendo should be more concerned with their ROMs up to torrent for years for all of their concoles, but then again they can't do nothing about it, they never will and I love it. 🤣

NotoriousWhiz13h ago

As long as it isn't emulating the Switch, it'll be fine.

RonnySins14h ago

Naaah! Don't want to waste time emulating on iPhone.

Knightofelemia12h ago

Won't belong before Nintendo bangs on Apple's door to have the emu removed. Like I say you take down one six more take it's place. Problem is people are putting emu's on such stupid platforms. The good emus are the ones not on stupid platforms like a red target. The good emu's are word of mouth and keep a low profile.

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Cord Smith on the dreamy world of indie game Always In Mind

Cord Smith, the former director of marketing for Compulsion Games' well-known title We Happy Few, has gone through quite a change since leaving the studio. This is represented by his new indie platformer Always In Mind, which takes players into a bizarre dream world full of fantasies inside the head of a little boy named Teddy. Sector got the chance to ask the industry veteran a few questions about his inspirations for the game.