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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.


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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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masagrator said:
So much ignorance overflows from your post.
Read on Wikipedia why 3DS is more feasible than Dolphin.
Protip: "ARM"
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It's also the same reason why DaedalusX64 managed to be semi-functional on the PSP. Both the N64 and PSP are MIPS. I'm pretty sure early N64 emulation on PC required a 1GHz CPU. Also, expect the Daedalus Vita port to surpass the 3DS port because of the work done to utilize the secondary PSP MIPS CPU to accelerate the emulation, giving the Vita's ARM CPU breathing room to do other things.
 
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I am all for advances in emulation of any platform. But the idea of playing 3D games on a non-3D platform doesn't appeal to me at all as a New 3DS XL (with SuperStable™ 3d!) owner. Playing a PS3 game under emulation on PC using a DualShock controller is pretty much the same experience. Impossible with Citra.
It's like playing a Wii motion game with an emulated Wiimote. Why???
 
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I am all for advances in emulation of any platform. But the idea of playing 3D games on a non-3D platform doesn't appeal to me at all as a New 3DS XL (with SuperStable™ 3d!) owner. Playing a PS3 game under emulation on PC using a DualShock controller is pretty much the same experience. Impossible with Citra.
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I think the main goal is getting emulators working Stereoscopic 3D is an afterthought.
 
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it would be truly awesome if they could get it running on 2 switched at once
1st switch ,regular switch docked and connected to my TV
second switch ,switch lite used for the controller and bottom screen
HARD MODE : enable 3d so i can connect 1st switch to my 3D TV

or enable the PC emulator to use a modded switch as the controller and bottom screen
 
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raxadian said:
DS emulation already strains the Switch quite bad.

So who wants to melt their Switch?
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if the wiiu can run DS games the switch definitely can

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Looks like I'll be getting a second Switch after all. Once prices drop a bit of course.
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Don't really have to wait- Switch Lites are still at their MSRP
 
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it would be truly awesome if they could get it running on 2 switched at once
1st switch ,regular switch docked and connected to my TV
second switch ,switch lite used for the controller and bottom screen
HARD MODE : enable 3d so i can connect 1st switch to my 3D TV

or enable the PC emulator to use a modded switch as the controller and bottom screen
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Maybe slow down with some of that and let's just hope the games work period first.

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Anyone who thinks this is going to hurt your Switch is a moron btw. If it can run on Android it's not a stretch to run on Switch at all. M4xw has come out with most of the advanced emulators for Retroarch and he wouldn't be doing this if it would hurt our Switches. Also MelonDS doesn't strain the Switch.
 
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I wonder if this eventually could be better than android, even than pc. Sounds might weird but if you optimize to one device, i think it will be good. On android and pc, you hardly do that.
 

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