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Ryujinx, one among the world’s only Nintendo Switch emulators, is shutting down, in response to a message on Discord that explains how gdkchan, the emulator’s creator, has been “offered an agreement” to stop development of the software. Specifics of the agreement haven’t been shared, but some users are speculating that Nintendo paid gdkchan off, while others are claiming that the corporate had Yakuza sent to his door, possibly as a warning to other developers who could also be planning an emulator of their very own ahead of the Switch 2’s launch. Ryujinx’s fate, in addition to what’s presumably its final YouTube video, might be found below.
— Ryujinx (@RyujinxEmu) October 1, 2024
Ryujinx is an open-source Nintendo Switch emulator created by gdkchan and written in C#. This emulator goals at providing excellent accuracy and performance, a user-friendly interface, and consistent builds. Written from scratch, the project began with a single developer in 2017 and continues on with a reliable core team and help from dozens of contributors. Pronounced Ree-You-Jinx. Based on the name “Ryujin”, a mythical sea-god/dragon. The NX a part of the name is from the Codename of the Switch itself.
