The Nintendo Switch console has only been released last year, and there's already an emulator that's able to boot up some commercial games released for the latest Nintendo console.
The emulator, called RyujiNX, is currently able to boot up some Nintendo Switch commercial games like Cave Story and Puyo Puyo Tetris, an impressive feat considering how young the console is. A couple of videos showing the two games booting up have also been shared, and you can check them out below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLHUbwAlm2w
Ryujinx boots Cave Story! Works almost flawlessly except for the fact that it's slow and HID doesn't work with official games, sped up because I'm pretty sure you don't want to see 10 mins of lag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0BoplAW10
Ryujinx boots Puyo Puyo Tetris! Freezes after the Tetris screen fades out.
As the emulator is still in a very early stage of development, don't expect to be able to play Nintendo Switch games like Zelda Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey on your PC anytime soon. Considering how quickly another Nintendo console emulator, the Cemu Wii U emulator, improved in a short amount of time, it wouldn't be surprising to see select games being playable on the emulator in a few months.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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