Hardware Is a gamecube emulator feasible for the Switch?

[Seliph]

Basically what the title says, I'd love to be able to play Fire Emblem Path of Radiance and Metroid Prime on the go.
I understand that we don't know much about homebrew atm but I still want to hear some of your opinions.

 

[Piluvr]

We got one boiz, the first emulator request/is it possible?

 

[Imacaredformy2ds]

Nope. (IMO)
Thera are enough buttons and I'm sure they could make an emulator run well, but it's still GameCube.
How much would the games cost? (If what you mean is VC)
I can see HD remasters being a thing though.
If you're talking about CFW, wait until 2020 and see kappa.

 

[McWhiters9511]

i think you should rly be asking if the hardware is capable of it first then wait and hope nintendo does it themselves. hacking it will most likely not happen for a very long time

 

[Catastrophic]

They might run but not at full speed.

 

[dubbz82]

They might run but not at full speed.

I'd heard rumors not so long ago that they might VC the gamecube (though of course that yet remains to be seen).

 

[Seliph]

They might run but not at full speed.

Well, I feel like it'll be a lot like with the Wii U. I'm pretty sure that since the Wii U can emulate Game Cube games then the Switch will be able to as well. Of course, I'm not 100% sure if that'll be the case because the Wii U was able to emulate the Wii hardware making Game Cube games playable so idk.
I don't know much about how hardware works.

 

[dubbz82]

Well, I feel like it'll be a lot like with the Wii U. I'm pretty sure that since the Wii U can emulate Game Cube games then the Switch will be able to as well. Of course, I'm not 100% sure if that'll be the case because the Wii U was able to emulate the Wii hardware making Game Cube games playable so idk.
I don't know much about how hardware works.

Wii-U doesn't really "emulate" them though....

 

[xtheman]

Well, I feel like it'll be a lot like with the Wii U. I'm pretty sure that since the Wii U can emulate Game Cube games then the Switch will be able to as well. Of course, I'm not 100% sure if that'll be the case because the Wii U was able to emulate the Wii hardware making Game Cube games playable so idk.
I don't know much about how hardware works.

No emulation was involved in playing gamecube games on wii u, it was all natively (only thing emulated was memory cards)

 

[Darkworld92]

I think the Switch will have no problem emulating the GC.

 

[Thirty3Three]

I'm sure it will. Anyone who says otherwise are just skeptical bastards.

 

[mechagouki]

I'm sure it will. Anyone who says otherwise are just skeptical bastards.

Great argument, are you captain of the debating team by any chance?

 

[Thirty3Three]

Great argument, are you captain of the debating team by any chance?

Skeptical bastard^

EDIT. And yes, actually, I happen to be just that.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

I can see HD remasters being a thing though.

That seems possible taking into account Luigi's Mansion and Mario Sunshine require analogue triggers and the Switch doesn't have. So, it'd be a remake + remaster.

 

[linuxares]

In this case, I would say it's possible. Heck even official VC games. The Switch is actually powerful. But it's a different arcitecture, so this will need to be a REAL emulator.

 

[mechagouki]

Skeptical bastard^

EDIT. And yes, actually, I happen to be just that.

Well I was sceptical that you were captain of the debating team, but I have no strong feelings either way regarding GCN games on Switch. So if I'm a bastard for questioning your ability to form a measured argument, so be it.

 

[Thirty3Three]

Well I was sceptical that you were captain of the debating team, but I have no strong feelings either way regarding GCN games on Switch. So if I'm a bastard for questioning your ability to form a measured argument, so be it.

You're a good bastard though.

 

[Seliph]

No emulation was involved in playing gamecube games on wii u, it was all natively (only thing emulated was memory cards)

Running games through Nintendont on vwii isn't emulation?

 

[Ridge]

I think it's plausible. Dolphin on Android is running fairly well on newer devices.

 

[xtheman]

Running games through Nintendont on vwii isn't emulation?

No, it is natively running wii mode which is seminatively running gamecube games (some thing are emulated but most is natively)