In what could possibly be the worst way to start October for emulation enthusiasts, as of just a few minutes ago the Ryujinx repository appears to be down, with the usual "404" message being given when trying to enter any of their related GitHub pages. Not even the main Ryujinx developer account seems to be active.

Currently there hasn't been any official reports as to why this occurred. None of the official social media accounts for the emulator have given any response, nor has any of the developers talked about why the repository is down, but we'll be sure to keep you updated whenever any new developments towards this situation are known.

UPDATE #1: Given the nature of the page being down with a 404 message, it's possible that this could be related to the removal of the Ryujinx account, and not a DMCA. If the repository suffered from a DMCA claim, then the DMCA notice would appear when entering the repository. However, that is not the case, and the DMCA listings from GitHub doesn't have any recent entries for Ryujinx.

UPDATE #2: The Ryujinx Discord server has paused invites for the moment, and additionally, one of the Discord mods posted the following message:
"To clarify, it's not a DMCA, it's not an issue with GitHub. Please wait for further information and refrain from spreading misinfo thanks."

UPDATE #3: According to an official statement on Ryujinx's Discord server, developer gdkchan was contacted by Nintendo and they were offered an agreement to stop working on the emulator project, and while the agreement wasn't confirmed yet, the organization has been entirely removed.

UPDATE #4: According to other devs, the developer was not only contacted, but actually tracked down by Nintendo to his location, and pressured to developer to cease and abandon development altogether for the emulator.

This marks now the 2nd and only main remaining Switch emulator that Nintendo has taken down as of today, and without any proper and clear protection when it comes to emulation and preservation down the road, it's likely that Nintendo will continue on its efforts to bring down emulation as a whole.

Ryujinx GitHub Repository

 

[The Catboy]

More like held at gun point.

I do wonder if that is the case but as shown in the past, if Nintendo has any wiggle room for legal action, they take it. Nintendo isn’t known for going in this direction, they are known for abusing DMCAs and the legal system.

 

[Mayo1990]

I do wonder if that is the case but as shown in the past, if Nintendo has any wiggle room for legal action, they take it. Nintendo isn’t known for going in this direction, they are known for abusing DMCAs and the legal system.

Which they couldn't do in this case. Considering the guy was in Brazil and no law was violated, unlike Yuzu's case.

 

[BlusterBong]

Worst thing is that this was the very last mainstream Switch emulator out there.
Yuzu and Ryujinx where the big two, and now without Ryu things seem dire for Switch emulation.

Excuse my language here, but Yuzu was ran by retards who were way over thier heads and Ryujinx was run by sellouts who bent the knee the instant the ninjas were sent to ask nicely while the forks of Yuzu are floundering trying to continue while practically fighting for relevance with each other. The only way things can get better is if a new emulator made from scratch and completely divorced from the previous two is to be made.

Cuntendo is also going after youtube channel showing their games being played on emulators.
Fucking bastards.

Yeah but until we know the exact reasons why the repository was taken down, those pages might or might not live for much longer.
At this point I'm still wondering why main developers still use GitHub and Gitlab instead of using GitFlic or Gitee for main development where Nintendo doesn't have any claws in.

Gee golly gee Batman, it's almost like trying to get emulation in the public eyes instead of trying to keep it underground for the sake of trying to prove a point about a company that has an army of loyal bots that'll buy anything they put out while also putting out the source code of the emulators on the two biggest code sharing websites on the internet with one of them being owned by Microsoft is a really easy way to fail spectacularly.

 

[GamingIsDead]

Fuck these cunts. Everyone should pirate all their shit games and don't buy their new console.

 

[YoureALoser]

It all boils down to profit from next gen Nintendo games. The next gen Nintendo console will most likely be easy to emulate on current Switch emulators.

 

[linuxares]

It all boils down to profit from next gen Nintendo games. The next gen Nintendo console will most likely be easy to emulate on current Switch emulators.

All depends on the security on the roms as well. An emulator will be "useless" unless those can be ran (well not really useless but you get what I mean why most use emulators)

 

[SDA]

Thank you a motherfucking ton, Nintendo. We really needed it.

 

[linuxares]

What have we learned kids? Don't make emulators of the current selling console or host it in a country that don't care about Nintendo.

 

[XDM]

im actually at a loss now, what do we do now? Ive lived in the world of HD for so long i cant go back to my dilapidated switch

 

[thekarter104]

Oh no. Haven't used it for a while on my Steam Deck. Last time I used it for Mario Kart when i didn't have my Switch with me on vacation.

2 months ago, so mine is outdated 2 months. Oh well.

 

[linuxares]

im actually at a loss now, what do we do now? Ive lived in the world of HD for so long i cant go back to my dilapidated switch

Just use Suyu or Sudachi?

 

[XDM]

Just use Suyu or Sudachi?

i had NO knowledge of those existing except Suyu. didnt that get shutdown too?

 

[linuxares]

i had NO knowledge of those existing except Suyu. didnt that get shutdown too?

https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu

Updated yesterday, so nay

 

[GengarsGhostlyGiggles]

so the switch 2 is just a powered up switch.
This basically confirms it.

 

[Bladexdsl]

as soon as i saw this i knew CUNTendo had something to do with it.

the fucking dev what a sellout they prob offered him a job come work for us instead and the sellout took it!

 

[linuxares]

Really... can we stop with "shitendo" and "Cuntendo"... sounds like 10 year olds learning to mix swear words... You aren't hurting their feelings.

 

[XDM]

https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu

Updated yesterday, so nay

ahh thanks!

 

[Bladexdsl]

from this day forward i can now confirm once and for all i am done with SHITendo and anything they release from now on. they can rot with apple in my banned brands list.

I'm PC ONLY NOW

 

[tech3475]

Fuck these cunts. Everyone should pirate all their shit games and don't buy their new console.

If you really want to hurt Nintendo as a form of protest, buy second hand.

This way it's both legal, means less revenue AND Nintendo will be mad they can't just blame pirates for everything.

I remember in the past hearing some Devs say second hand was worse than piracy.

 

[Beware]

Oh no. Haven't used it for a while on my Steam Deck. Last time I used it for Mario Kart when i didn't have my Switch with me on vacation.

2 months ago, so mine is outdated 2 months. Oh well.

Flatpak was still up last I checked.