Ever wanted to play Nintendo 3DS games on your Android device? Well, the Citra development team has just made your dreams reality, with their brand new release of Citra Android. The hard work from many different developers, including ones who have previously worked on Dolphin and Yuzu, has culminated in a beta version of the official build of Citra that you can grab from the Google Play Store for free. Running Citra on your phone or tablet will require, at minimum, Android 8 Oreo and support for OpenGL ES 3.2. Having a snapdragon 835 chip is recommended in order to get the best performance possible, but isn't mandatory. The Android version of the emulator even has features such as microphone support, camera support for scanning QR codes, and was shown running Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Mario Kart 7, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Fire Emblem: Fates, and more, in addition to certain Virtual Console titles.

What Works and What Doesn’t?
The app is still in beta. So, while we have tried to squash the bugs we’ve come across, you may still run into the occasional glitch. If you run into any major problems, please report them to us on our Discord server or forum and we will try to organise them.

The app requires a minimum of 64-bit Android 8 (Oreo), and OpenGL ES 3.2 support. These are relatively high requirements; however, they allow us to ensure that every device that can run Citra will have a reasonably good experience. As for hardware, we recommend a device with a Snapdragon 835 or better. Your experience may vary greatly depending on the quality of your device’s GPU drivers.

Pokémon on an older device

Pokémon on a newer device

Source
Google Play Store Download

 

[ragestaker21]

Cant wait for iOS turn..oof

 

[Shadow#1]

Cant wait for iOS turn..oof

LOL as if

 

[Pokemon_Tea_Sea_Jee]

yeah dude, this is sweet!


wait...

ahahaha

 

[Deleted User]

Except you should not pay for any PS2 emulator. The developers of said emulator are scumbags profiting from open source code.

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Jit & hardware rendering do not work which means terrible frame rate

did you actually try and run this on a switch or just postulating? I can’t get any games to boot on my end in switchroot...

 

[Estriole]

Does anyone know why citra doesn't show my games? I choose the folder where they are stored, but they aren't visible.

maybe try changing the .3ds extension to .cci
also make sure it's decrypted rom.

i used to install unofficial build of android citra by weihouya (one of the official dev) and it require .cci

edit: nevermind... no need .cci... just make sure decrypted

 

[MiiJack]

Ah yes, another library of games to play at 2 fps.

Someone will still play a game to the end even with that framerate.

 

[MK73DS]

Hi non-Snapdragon gang, we will never play any 3DS game on our phones !

 

[ganons]

Comparison between mmj and official build

 

[Deleted member 506316]

Someone will still play a game to the end even with that framerate.

I know. I did TLOU at 4fps

 

[FanNintendo]

will it run on .cia format?? and how do u make folder for the update and dlcs ??

now Im sure it will run on switch in android mode smoothly hmmm???

 

[Deleted User]

Has anyone tried running this on the Nvidia Shield TV. Cant find anyway to sideload this as apk is on playstore only.
Seems like this is for mobile devices only & no Android TV support.

Reported to be broken on Nvidia Shield.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/citra-e...t-official-release.565779/page-2#post-9066260

 

[Domukuro Wolfield]

Tested in my Redmi Note 8 pro, runs 40fps

 

[hamohamo]

don't recommend on a SnapDragon 632 because you get slow speed. (moto g7 power) just tested it on this phone.

i have a snapdragon 632 and some games work way better than expected (full speed on ff explorers very good game) while games i expected to perform well (samus returns and kirby triple deluxe) performed pretty badly but for an early access release it's honestly astonishing that a 100 dollar redmi 7 can play gamecube (some wii) and 3ds games.

 

[mattyxarope]

Aren't there widescreen hacks for 3ds games? Would those be usable on the emulator?

 

[2Hack]

Ever wanted to melt your Android smartphone? Citra is already power hungry in a PC, I can't imagine what it would do to something with way less cooling.

That’s why I watercool my Samsung j3. If I play in the winter, I can get 13fps on a gba game, without overclocking!

 

[thegameksk]

What file format is required?

 

[spotanjo3]

What file format is required?

CCI CXI 3DS. Games have to be decrypted

 

[BaamAlex]

maybe try changing the .3ds extension to .cci
also make sure it's decrypted rom.

i used to install unofficial build of android citra by weihouya (one of the official dev) and it require .cci

edit: nevermind... no need .cci... just make sure decrypted

Can the emulator play .cia games?

 

[Mama Looigi]

Can the emulator play .cia games?

If you have a decrypted CIA, then yea. You just have to install it in the emulator. (File>Install CIA)

 

[thegameksk]

If you have a decrypted CIA, then yea. You just have to install it in the emulator. (File>Install CIA)

How do you do that on the android app? There is no file button like in the PC app.