It looks like Nintendo is now trying to shut down almost all of the remaining Nintendo Switch emulators. The developers of the Eden emulator confirmed that they received a DMCA takedown notice. And they aren’t the only ones. Citron, Kenji-NX, and MeloNx have also received DMCA takedown notices.
This isn’t the first time Nintendo has tried to take down Nintendo Switch emulators. In March 2024, Nintendo took down the most popular Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu. Then, in October 2024, it attempted to take down Ryujinx.
Since then, the big N has not paid any attention to all the other Switch emulators that arose from Yuzu’s and Ryujinx’s ashes. Until now. Citron and Eden are currently the most popular Nintendo Switch emulators for PC. For mobiles, the most popular are Kenji-NX and MeloNx. And, as I’ve said, Nintendo is trying to take down all of them.
For what it’s worth, the repositories of these emulators are still online. However, we don’t know what may happen a week or a month from now. So, I highly recommend downloading them.
Now, while Nintendo is trying to shut down these emulators, I’m certain new ones will rise. So, in my opinion, this is a meaningless battle. After all, the exact same thing happened when Nintendo shut down Yuzu and Ryujinx.
My guess is that Nintendo is trying its best to delay the creation of a Nintendo Switch 2 emulator. Here’s why: by taking down existing Switch emulators, they slow down any improvements that could have been built on top of them. New emulator projects will have to start from the current state of Eden and Citron, which means developers are essentially pushed back to an earlier point. As a result, progress on fully emulating both the Switch 1 and Switch 2 will likely be delayed.
In short, I don’t think Nintendo is very worried about Nintendo Switch 1 emulation. What they’re really concerned about is that once these emulators become more advanced, they could get close to emulating the Switch 2. That would be a major problem for Nintendo. Because once a Nintendo Switch 2 emulator appears, countless forks and clones would quickly spread across the internet. At that point, Nintendo wouldn’t be able to stop them.
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John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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