3DS 3DS emulator Citra Shut Down

[Demon_Skeith]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1764747696538046766

Citra was a 3DS emulator which was originally created in April 2014, and continued to see regular updates until February this year.

The core Citra team went on to create the Switch emulator Yuzu, and earlier this week a Nintendo lawsuit settlement saw the Yuzu team agreeing to pay $2.4 million in damages and permanently stop offering or marketing Yuzu or its source code.

However, the settlement has seen a similar shutdown for the Citra emulator too, a move which some commentators suggest is a blow for game preservation.

 

[Grungie]

Well the Yuzu team shouldn’t have tried to paywall their emulator and had links on how to pirate games.

Though Yuzu and Citrus aren’t the only emulators for the Switch and 3DS.

 

[Artisan Vistra]

I've heard of these but never used them. They seem to have outlived their usefulness in terms of where you actually should be playing these games legally! Development though: I don't care if it's on PC.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

True, you can still get 3DS and most games, better to buy the actual thing.