3DS Emulator Citra is closing up shop and removing all their sites/code (opens in new tab)

(twitter.com)

105 pointsmorder2y ago33 comments

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I'd argue this is actually a bigger loss than the Switch emulator closing up shop, because the Switch is still actively being sold and developed for.

The 3DS is dead at this point, and Nintendo shut down the online shop. I have a 3DS with a bunch of digital games I purchased and downloaded onto the device that I haven't gotten around to playing yet (mostly JRPGs, because 40 hours a pop is a tall order). If my 3DS dies and all the emulators disappear, I'm outta luck.

Time to start lobbying Atlus for a Radiant Historia Switch port, I suppose...

TillE2y ago

Nothing's disappearing except for the official hosting of Citra.

Citra already fully supported every notable 3DS game, I think, and recent development work has mostly come from outside contributors rather than Tropic Haze.

Eiim2y ago

Nothing's disappearing, except the binaries and source. Good-quality archives will surely be assembled, but it at a minimum makes Citra significantly harder to access.

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0xcde4c3db2y ago

Also, there is another good Switch emulator (Ryujinx) that people could reasonably use instead. The same is not (yet) true for 3DS.

Pykee2y ago

Anyone manage to find a mirror of the source? I didn't know that Citra would've also been caught up in the kerfuffle.

bcraven2y ago

This should be the latest nightly:

https://archive.org/details/citra-nightly-2104

I understand this is a repository of backups too:

https://git.zaroz.cloud/nintendo-back-up

haunter2y ago

https://archive.org/details/citra-latest-builds-4th-march-20...

Wayback Machine also saved them if you use it on the nightly release page

citrafan2y ago

There's already a website for citra downloads at https://citra-emulator.com

SomeoneFromCA2y ago

Massive idiocy on Nintendo side, as these sources for these emulators are already backed up and will already resurface again.

johnnyanmac2y ago

I think the goal is simply to mitigate, not eliminate. I'm sure by now software companies know trying to eliminate piracy is like trying to make cockroaches go extinct.

Spoom2y ago

I think part of the goal is to have, in the record, a statement that any app that is otherwise legal but requires the user to download cryptographic keys to use is a de facto violation of the DMCA. I think that's why they're settling so easily here and likely paying the settlement for the Yuzu folks. They're hoping that they can use that as precedent for future cases.

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SomeoneFromCA2y ago

You'd be surprised how stupidly stubborn corps can be.

LaundroMat2y ago

It's also about the asset value of IP. Most if not all media companies have IP on their balance sheets. (Showing that you are) protecting IP is part of its value justification.

branon2y ago

What was the relation between Yuzu and Citra?

gjsman-10002y ago

Both were developed by Tropic Haze, the company that Nintendo sued.

hnthrowaway03282y ago

I'm so surprised that the hacker/emu community did not retaliate against Nintendo all these years.

Narishma2y ago

Retaliate how?

sneedus2y ago

maybe stop putting your face online when you know you are stepping on the toes of a family friendly yakuza ran international megacorp known for suing people into eternal debt slavery maybe try hosting in countries that arent american satellites and dont enforce dmca, which somehow became a global law... and finally, support and encourage piracy, fuck em.

daedalus20272y ago

Examine all Nintendo software releases for potential violations of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) licenses, and if any are identified, take legal action to ensure compliance, similar to their approach with emulator developers.

halJordan2y ago

And i suppose you think you're the one to do it?

Reelix2y ago

Backup: https://archive.org/details/citra-latest-builds-4th-march-20...

SserumM2y ago

so is it only the website that gone or even the software that we already download and play also gone ? i just finish my daily play on story of seasons and suddenly "X" trending have yuzu and nintendo on trending and i just found that citra also involved of takedown , MANNNNNN what a luck TnT

giancarlostoro2y ago

Gotta love that specific language.

tiffanyh2y ago

This is: "[Nintendo] 3DS", not "[EMV] 3DS"

croes2y ago

So I guess CitaVR for the Quest is a collateral damage.

jibaru2y ago

Is this the end of all nintendo emulators?

ChrisArchitect2y ago

Some more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39594795

VoidWhisperer2y ago

They are related but not a dupe. Citra and yuzu are separate emulators and these are separate links. While technically maintained by the same developer, I feel like the argument can be made that the separate topics are warranted

ChrisArchitect2y ago

Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.4M in damages

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39594795

tehwebguy2y ago

> In particular, we have been deeply disappointed when users have used our software to leak game content prior to its release

With an emulator?

Woshiwuja2y ago

did anyone manage to fork it before going down?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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AdmiralAsshat2y ago

I'd argue this is actually a bigger loss than the Switch emulator closing up shop, because the Switch is still actively being sold and developed for.

Time to start lobbying Atlus for a Radiant Historia Switch port, I suppose...

TillE2y ago

Nothing's disappearing except for the official hosting of Citra.

Citra already fully supported every notable 3DS game, I think, and recent development work has mostly come from outside contributors rather than Tropic Haze.

Eiim2y ago

Nothing's disappearing, except the binaries and source. Good-quality archives will surely be assembled, but it at a minimum makes Citra significantly harder to access.

2 more replies

0xcde4c3db2y ago

Also, there is another good Switch emulator (Ryujinx) that people could reasonably use instead. The same is not (yet) true for 3DS.

Pykee2y ago

Anyone manage to find a mirror of the source? I didn't know that Citra would've also been caught up in the kerfuffle.

bcraven2y ago

This should be the latest nightly:

https://archive.org/details/citra-nightly-2104

I understand this is a repository of backups too:

https://git.zaroz.cloud/nintendo-back-up

haunter2y ago

https://archive.org/details/citra-latest-builds-4th-march-20...

Wayback Machine also saved them if you use it on the nightly release page

citrafan2y ago

There's already a website for citra downloads at https://citra-emulator.com

SomeoneFromCA2y ago

Massive idiocy on Nintendo side, as these sources for these emulators are already backed up and will already resurface again.

johnnyanmac2y ago

I think the goal is simply to mitigate, not eliminate. I'm sure by now software companies know trying to eliminate piracy is like trying to make cockroaches go extinct.

Spoom2y ago

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SomeoneFromCA2y ago

You'd be surprised how stupidly stubborn corps can be.

LaundroMat2y ago

It's also about the asset value of IP. Most if not all media companies have IP on their balance sheets. (Showing that you are) protecting IP is part of its value justification.

branon2y ago

What was the relation between Yuzu and Citra?

gjsman-10002y ago

Both were developed by Tropic Haze, the company that Nintendo sued.

hnthrowaway03282y ago

I'm so surprised that the hacker/emu community did not retaliate against Nintendo all these years.

Narishma2y ago

Retaliate how?

sneedus2y ago

daedalus20272y ago

halJordan2y ago

And i suppose you think you're the one to do it?