An interview with Switch 2 devs revealed that the Nintendo Switch 2 relies partially on emulation to play Switch 1 games. The two systems do not have compatible hardware, so native backwards ...

Nintendo has shuttered another emulator, this time putting an end to Ryujinx. The program was an open-source emulator for playing Nintendo Switch games on Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. A ...

TL;DR: The Nintendo Switch 2 has a newly discovered userland ROP exploit allowing custom graphics display, revealing security vulnerabilities. This early hack signals potential risks for homebrew apps ...

The emulator scene for Nintendo is one fraught with cease and desists, and the latest to feel the wrath of Nintendo is Ryujinx. The project was working on emulating Nintendo Switch titles. On October ...

Nintendo Switch emulators allow gamers to play exclusive games at higher resolutions and frame rates than on a powerful PC, ...

It was always going to happen. Nintendo has come down hard on hackers and pirates, so those particular communities are going to always double down in their efforts to hit back. To what ultimate ...

The original Switch had a piracy problem. Most gaming platforms do, but the Switch was pretty unique in that some robust emulators were available during the platform's life which allowed pirates to ...

Nintendo has been cracking down on game emulators lately. Tropic Haze, the owner of a Nintendo Switch emulator called Yuzu, was forced to take its emulator down following a costly lawsuit with ...

Update, September 26, 2025 (1:47 PM ET): Two weeks after we first saw the Eden Play Store listing go live, the page is no longer available. While users can still download the emulator from the project ...

Backward compatibility has been one of the Nintendo Switch 2‘s major talking points, but Nintendo has revealed the console doesn’t natively run Switch games. Instead, Nintendo designed its own ...