The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will be officially released on September 26th. However, it appears that someone got a copy of it earlier, and has managed to leak its ROM to the Internet. And, to the surprise of no one, the game is already playable on PC via the Nintendo Switch emulator, Ryujinx.
While we won’t be linking to the ROM, if you search, you will find it. Just be careful as there are a lot of fake torrents out there. So, don’t download anything from fishy sources, and don’t install anything that looks suspicious.
At the end of the article, I had originally included a video with the first 8 minutes from it. That gameplay footage was captured on an Intel Core i7 9700F with 32GB of RAM and an NVIDIA RTX 4060. However, the YouTuber has deleted it. So, yeah, that kind of sucks.
Anyway, I’m pretty sure that Nintendo will take down all the leaked videos in the blink of an eye. It’s a bummer. So, sadly, there isn’t any video that we can share right now. Once I find one, I’ll be sure to add it.
You can go ahead and download the latest version of Ryujinx from its official website.
In a way, this latest Zelda game ended up just like Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, Super Mario Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. All of these games were playable on PC before they were officially released. Not only that but you can enjoy them with higher framerates and 4K on PC. Ironic, isn’t it?
Even though we don’t have Yuzu anymore, Ryujinx can still run unreleased Nintendo Switch games. This shows that Nintendo can’t stop all the Switch emulators. And even if Nintendo somehow takes down Ryujinx, other clones of it will show up online.
I’m also curious to see what will happen with Nintendo Switch 2. Will the Big N make any security improvements? Or will we see an emulator in record time?
And again. We won’t allow download links to the ROM. So, if you share it on the Comments, we’ll delete it. So, don’t act like you haven’t been warned.
Stay tuned for more!
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We don't really need Nintendo on PC anymore. There used to be almost no platformers on PC (ok, Rayman) because PC did not properly support controllers. But now that controllers are plug-and-play, we have plenty of platformers.
Actually, now that there are PC handhelds..what is the point of Nintendo.
We don't really need Nintendo on PC anymore. There used to be almost no platformers on PC (ok, Rayman) because PC did not properly support controllers. But now that controllers are plug-and-play, we have plenty of platformers.
Actually, now that there are PC handhelds..what is the point of Nintendo.
Oh boy! Scalpers gone full on revenge mode with nintendo. What can I say, get it and play now. They're never gonna get released it on pc
Works on Yuzu as well at 8k.
I have graphical errors on YUZU. Crashes on Ryujinx after intro gameplay.
Are you running version 1.01 of the game and the latest version of Ryujinx? I'm not having any issues whatsoever, game is playing flawlessly on Ryujinx at 60FPS.
Yes. And updated firmware to latest version. I see on reddit some other ppl have same issue as i do.
You playing with V-sync on? Only issues I encountered on Ryujinx was inconsistent FPS but after turning V-sync off in ryujinx (but have it turned on in nvidia control panel and G-sync enabled), it ran flawlessly at 120 fps and doesn't cause any weird sped-up issues some games do when you unlock frames.
I tried it after reading your comment. Didn’t fix the crash.
Wait until the scene release, this is pre packaged.
We don't really need Nintendo on PC anymore. There used to be almost no platformers on PC (ok, Rayman) because PC did not properly support controllers. But now that controllers are plug-and-play, we have plenty of platformers.
Actually, now that there are PC handhelds..what is the point of Nintendo.
to still make good games based off their familiar ip. all the monster catchers that came out over the years and not one of them put a dent in pokemon.
A Switch 2 emulator could be a real possibility within a few years, since the system OS will be an upgraded version of the current one, not a complete rewrite.
One of the reasons why the Switch could be reverse-engineered in record time was because NVIDIA themselves contributed an open-source kernel driver for the Tegra X1 to the Linux kernel.
Since that time, NVIDIA has upped their contributions to Linux significantly, with just recently having hired two more excellent kernel developers.
And because the SoC used in the Switch 2 is just a cut-down version of the Tegra Orin (announced all the way back in 2018), I expect dedicated developers with low-level knowledge shouldn't have too much trouble coming up with an emulator in due time…
wow after they shut down the Yuzu and couple of reddit forums this is a fine news to my ears, what can i say revenge is a d*ck best served oily. i'm enjoying SONYs and Nintendogs recent struggles' a bit too much.
they are gonna put denuvo in game so they detect emulation.
denuvo is like shooting yourself in the foot, there is a performance cost, actual annual cost, legit buyers will be pissed and eventually someone will come around and crack it, the only way is to be respectful and humble while producing good products like the way that CDRP approached Witcher 3
i dont care about this, i am just letting you know nintendo will put denuvo in their games so they cannot be emulated, this isnt a theory, they are actually working with denuvo to make sure the game detects the emulation.
this is not right
It will not start a new game, if you delete the save that is on the last boss, it crashes, where is the save from when i have not even played it yet? run game, goes straight into a bit just before the last boss, pause, delete save, start new game, goes straight into bit just before last boss, ad infinitum. Dodgy. Been running ryujinx for ages, firmwware and prodkeys are 18.1.0 all my other roms work fin. this is not the full game.
can't wait to give this a try. I still gotta find a copy of the peach game on sale to dump.
I wish they didnt leak it early.
Now Nintendo will look for every way to sue someone and maybe close more emulators.
Oh but they can only try.
Remember boiis, pirating Nintendo games is always morally correct!