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After years of speculations ever since the source code for the popular Wii U emulator, Cemu, became open source back in August 2022 with their v2.0 release, users began wondering when would Cemu become available for other devices or systems, like Linux or Android.

This week, a user by the name of XForYouX on GitHub released an unofficial port of Cemu for Android devices on September 7th, 2024, based on the initial Android port by SSimco, with promising results, albeit with some slight graphical issues. The unofficial port supports Android devices from 11 and onwards, while any device running Android 10 and below is currently unsupported.

The number of changes for this specific port is quite substantial, and from the release page on the Github repository the following changes were made over the official Cemu version:

• Implement DCBZ
• Update xbyak
• Update recompiler tests
• Update xbyak dep
• Add x64 check for ATTR_MS_ABI
• Cleanup code
• Update deprecated attribute
• Send touch events to Input manager
• Fixed gamepad volume enable/disable toggle
• Fix count cycles macro for count cycles > 4095
• Updated overlay settings
• Added options to show the gamepad & added a menu when in game
• Added option to show graphic packs for installed games only
• Fixed not being able to resize some buttons
• Added support for motion
• Updated icon
• Refactored game list code & added option to remove & add multiple game paths
• Removed unused icon
• Refactored fileutils code
• Updated android workflow to create storefile only if the secret is available

The official Cemu emulator also saw an update yesterday, with the latest version being v2.2, although there's no mention of any upcoming official Android version given how the emulator's JIT was made specifically for amd64/x86_64 machines, and the JIT would need a heavy rewrite to make it work on ARM devices.

It's still unknown whether or not the official Cemu development team would implement this specific Android port fork into their mainstream source code, although the Cemu team did release an FAQ some time ago regarding an Android port.

Unofficial Cemu Android GitHub repository
Official Cemu GitHub repository

 

[ciaomao]

Has anyone tried Pushmo World on the Android build?

I've seen WW and TP HD run fairly decently on lower-end devices, so I'd be surprised if Pushmo didn't work. That's probably the only Wii U exclusive outside XBX that I care about.

isnt it also available for 3ds?

 

[The Real Jdbye]

A few days ago someone asked the rhetorical question "Can you play Wii U games on Switch?" over on that news thread about Switch 2 backwards compatibility.

Apparently, it won't be long until you can... though results may vary.

Not well. The Switch is way weaker than a modern smartphone.

 

[ZeroFX]

Zelda emulator on mobile now, huh?!

 

[Quore]

Waiting for Xemu, Xenia and RPCS3...

I'll literally cry if someone port the Xemu for Android

Post automatically merged: Sep 10, 2024

I wonder if BOTW will be easier to emulate on Android since it's the Wii U version?

It definitely will be
I saw a videos sometime ago showing Cemu running on an mid-tier android device from some years ago and it was running at 4-10fps average, with some upgrades and tweaks it will definitely be better to run then on yuzu

Post automatically merged: Sep 10, 2024

I'm waiting for them to add the Vulkan build to Batocera once it's official. Forza Motorsport and MechAssault 2 should be playable iirc

Imagine like, Xemu with vulkan for Android... with Insignia installed...

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I wonder if BOTW will be easier to emulate on Android since it's the Wii U version?

Perhaps not. Wii U is PowerPC whereas Switch and Android are both ARM. It should be easier to emulate ARM on ARM.

 

[Axido]

Not well. The Switch is way weaker than a modern smartphone.

With Cemu working pretty well on Intel iGPUs that are almost a decade old, I think the Switch could handle it docked or with a slight overclock and a good bit of optimization.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

With Cemu working pretty well on Intel iGPUs that are almost a decade old, I think the Switch could handle it docked or with a slight overclock and a good bit of optimization.

I think it's more CPU bound, overclocking would help, but... The Switch can't even run Wii games and it's only just adequate for GC games. How on earth is it going to do Wii U if it can't even do Wii? The Wii U is basically 3 Wiis taped together.

 

[JustABadger]

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[_iggyman_]

Nice!

 

[hippy dave]

isnt it also available for 3ds?

Pushmo World on Wii U is a different game in the series than the three games that are on 3DS.

 

[andersoncardoso]

Interesting, what is up next ps3 maybe ?!

 

[Keylogger]

How well games are running with this?

 

[someguy12345]

isnt it also available for 3ds?

Nope. Pushmo world is a sequel to the first Pushmo on 3DS (i.e. same mechanics, not like Crashmo or Stretchmo).

 

[sudeki300]

I wonder if BOTW will be easier to emulate on Android since it's the Wii U version?

switch version runs fine on s24 ultra from what i've seen

 

[YoureALoser]

With Cemu working pretty well on Intel iGPUs that are almost a decade old, I think the Switch could handle it docked or with a slight overclock and a good bit of optimization.

Cpu matters, & the Tegra X1 was outdated before it ever released. X1 only has 4 big cores that are usable & lacks the 4 LITTLE cores. X1 was not an efficient chipset & has terrible power to performance ratio compared to pretty much every other chipset made in the last decade.

 

[MayorBryce]

Imagine running that on an overclocked CFW Switch with Android...

Having Xenoblade X and TLoZ Twilight Princess HD playable on Switch is a dream come true for me.

Switch isn't powerful enough to run Wii/GCN games at full speed. I highly doubt it'll be able to run Wii U games at full speed, unfortunately.

 

[Sukiyo]

ok, hear me out, THIS. on switch.

 

[Kyokoneko]

Switch isn't powerful enough to run Wii/GCN games at full speed. I highly doubt it'll be able to run Wii U games at full speed, unfortunately.

That's fair.

 

[urbanman2004]

ok, hear me out, THIS. on switch.

That's an all out pipe dream at best

 

[Citizen_404]

How well games are running with this?

I had to try it (despite that sketchy XForYouX site name).

BotW runs well, but a bit slow.

Windwaker runs fantastic, constant 30fps, the only problem is the shadows, esp. indoors.

My other fave, Devil's Third (don't judge) started off running well, but doesn't render the character properly once the game starts.

For a 0.7 beta, I'd say this is pretty damn good. (I'm using an Odin2, btw).