GitHub link to Nintendo’s claim - all the details you need are here
The emulator forks which are being taken down are as follows:
Despite this, the one fork that continues, and will continue without takedown is Ryubing - by Greemdev. This is created by an original member of the Ryujinx team. It’s safe, the code is beyond reproach (and violates zero laws or Nintendo code) and actually brings helpful updates.
Still…shitty news. And more indication that the Switch 2’s architecture will be damn similar to that of this current Switch. Them taking emulators down means the upcoming games have a solid chance of being emulatable on release. But…that’s my own (and others’) conjecture, so we’ll see when the time comes.
What gives them the right to take down emulators? It’s just code someone wrote that happens to be able to interpret bytes from a switch cartridge?
Why wouldn’t they take down a company like analogue for example for making a hardware level gameboy emulator?
Just legal bullying. Good luck fighting an army of lawyers that are also lobbying the system. That being said all of that would be civil suits so if emulator creators don’t earn money they don’t have much to lose but the ability to continue the work.
The patents on the Game Boy hardware expired years ago, so that’s what gives Analogue the right to do what they do. As for these Switch emulators, I have no idea, but I’ll guess it’s just Nintendo trying to scare people without their own legal departments into complying.
Why are they hosting their code on Github? Switch to Codeberg or maybe self host. And yes I know Github has the most users but they’re dealing with something radioactive.
Codeberg can suffer from the same DMCA requests but at least is not managed by Microsoft. To really avoid(or ignore) DMCAs you need to self-host/use a vps for your own version control tool like Forgejo/GitLab or use a decentralized one like Radicle.
Just a reminder don’t have emulators on GitHub. They work with big companies to make sure they are taken down. Forks do nothing to help since it’s easy for them to find now.
Just a reminder don’t have emulators on GitHub.
I don’t like GitHub, but this is simply untrue. We host the PCSX2 project on GitHub, and GitHub even donated some amount at one point to the project. The following major, top-of-class video game console emulators (non-exhaustive) are officially hosted on GitHub:
PlayStation:
- DuckStation (PSX/PSOne)
- PCSX2 (PS2) (Wikipedia article)
- RPCS3 (PS3) (Wikipedia article)
- shadPS4 (PS4) (Wikipedia article)
- PPSSPP (PSP) (Wikipedia article)
- Vita3K (PS Vita)
Xbox:
Nintendo:
- Mesen (NES etc.)
- bsnes-hd (SNES)
- Gopher64 (N64; recently started as a successor to simple64)
- Dolphin (GC/Wii) (Wikipedia article)
- Cemu (Wii U) (Wikipedia article)
- SameBoy (GB/GBC)
- mGBA (GBA)
- melonDS (NDS)
Sega:
- Genesis Plus GX (libretro core for multiple)
- Flycast (Dreamcast)
Atari:
- Stella (Atari 2600) (Wikipedia article)
- Atari800 (Atari 8-bit/Atari 5200)
- A7800 (Atari 7800)
Misc:
Keep in mind that I’ve only chosen what I believe is the top one or one of the top ones from major consoles. If I could pick multiple per console, this list would be a mile long.
I have no issue with emulating games. But I also have no issue of a company trying to stop their games from being emulated.
Why?
Genuinely asking. Why do you think companies should do this?
lets say you have spend 10 years making a game. and you put it on steam for $10. but wait. you are making $0 dollars because everyone is just pirating it, and then demanding you make a second one.
Nobody is talking about piracy.
Right… Because not one person ever uses emulators for privacy… Because it isn’t, You know, obviously used for that.
Steam is not a console? What are you on? If someone is broke he never gonna buy it. After all. I think Piracy make game more popular instead.
Oh sorry I thought OP was talking about Nintendo.
You literallly said “put it on steam”.
