Proof-of-concept shows 3DS emulator Citra running on the Nintendo Switch

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Just a few days after Citra, the popular 3DS emulator, was officially released for Android devices, we report on new developments about the software. Yes, as the title suggests, someone has been working on getting Citra to work on the Nintendo Switch. Fellow GBAtemp member @m4xw shared his progress a couple of hours ago on Twitter showing Citra running natively with dynarec, under Horizon, on the Nintendo Switch. He does clarify that there are several issues to be fixed. For instance, he admits to the presence of many bugs and that it needs to be rebased onto the recent release. Moreover, there is a significant frame deviation that still needs looking into.


However, as you can see in the videos they uploaded, this proof-of-concept does show promise. Indeed, m4xwdev further mentioned that the videos are from the first compiled build and that "nothing big broke so far". These developments strongly suggests that it's only a matter of time before we can decently play 3DS titles on the Switch.
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this is amazing. but can a switch theoretically emulate a 3ds with a full speed? at least o3ds. I don't expect the team to emulate xenoblade chronicles or fire emblem warriors in the future as it will be redundant.
 

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Just forget it he/she can't get the emulator to work so they decided it sucks and there's no changing his/her mind. Forget all the hard work the devs have done, it just sucks. One day they'll say this 3DS emulator sucks because they can't get it to work either.

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Uhm..hate to break it to you but 3DS IS on the go console!

Umm... Actually, he said 3DS "games".. Not "console" or "portable". He might not have console/portable on the go. Nintendo Console is his system and he wants 3DS "games" on the go with his Nintendo Switch console/portable. :)
 

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It was just a joke :P I already have a 3DS.
i was kidding x)

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Umm... Actually, he said 3DS "games".. Not "console" or "portable". He might not have console/portable on the go. Nintendo Console is his system and he wants 3DS "games" on the go with his Nintendo Switch console/portable. :)
it was a joke
 

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Probably won't use it, I think I will prefer the performances on my PC, but that's damn impressive. I just can't wait to see what's next, the switch scene is so awesome
 
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yeah it runs it....like shit though i bet just like every other emulator on the switch! if you want to be serious about emulation you use a shield tv because unlike the switch it's not under clocked :P
 
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I think Nintendo Switch can handle 3ds emu. If they fix all bugs or almost all. Its work better then any cheap android smartphone for me. Almost stable 50 FPS in Zelda.
Time to buy Nintendo Switch lite i think.
 
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