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.

Citra running natively with dynarec, under Horizon, on Nintendo Switch!
Lot's of bugs still need to be squashed and it needs to be rebased onto the recent release.
Frame deviation still is huge, looking into that should probably give a indicatior for current performance issues. https://t.co/fhHbEdKIP8 pic.twitter.com/LIIbMT5AIk

— m4xw (@m4xwdev) May 25, 2020

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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.

pic.twitter.com/eVoa6QdcUP

— m4xw (@m4xwdev) May 25, 2020

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[Sayshi]

So, is it safe to say the dream is dead?

 

[raxadian]

So, is it safe to say the dream is dead?

Well, you can still use the PC to run Citra.

Let's be honest here, emulating the 3DS is a bit too hardware intensive for a Switch, so the emulation is never going to be good.

 

[ShadowOne333]

So, is it safe to say the dream is dead?

I heard rumours about the Citra core being worked on lately, so something nice might be coming up

 

[MonMonz]

still being worked on last release was 3 days ago

 

[Deleted member 446461]

Interesting.

I think this could make up for my water-damaged 3DS.

Then again, it's nothing compared to having the actual console, since, well... it stopped production. It's something special, and it feels bad that you en

 

[mspy]

Still being worked on?
I know that m4xw has a RetroArch Citra core behind a paywall on his patreon, is this it or this is a stanalone version?

 

[SecureBoot]

Still being worked on?
I know that m4xw has a RetroArch Citra core behind a paywall on his patreon, is this it or this is a stanalone version?

It's the same one. Not worth it yet. Idk if it's still being seriously worked on

 

[mspy]

It's the same one. Not worth it yet. Idk if it's still being seriously worked on

Humm... you are subbed to the patreon? When was the last time it was updated?

 

[Kioku]

Humm... you are subbed to the patreon? When was the last time it was updated?

Still being worked on. Last updated a week ago.

 

[mspy]

I just noticed that there is a citra core uploaded here on gba download section under nintendo switch emulators.
Wonder who made that.

 

[JayBae]

I was waiting for this.... hope this gets somewhere! Then I can back up all my games from my CFW 3DS on to my switch XD

 

[dh3lix-pooch]

Gamechanger imcoming!!!

 

[Darksabre72]

impressive, i can't wait to see this and the ps vita running on the switch.