<s>
Cemu	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
video	O
game	O
console	O
emulator	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
a	O
closed-source	B-Application
emulator	O
developed	O
by	O
Exzap	O
and	O
Petergov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experimental	O
builds	O
currently	O
support	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
experimentally	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
environment	O
available	O
from	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
emulator	O
spiked	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
as	O
Cemu	B-Application
successfully	O
booted	O
and	O
ran	O
the	O
title	O
within	O
hours	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
as	O
a	O
proof-of-concept	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Cemu	B-Application
could	O
successfully	O
boot	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Wind	I-Device
Waker	I-Device
HD	I-Device
yet	O
lacked	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
support	O
and	O
audio	O
and	O
suffered	O
from	O
stutters	O
and	O
video	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cemu	B-Application
could	O
run	O
on	O
64-bit	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
and	O
only	O
supported	O
OpenGL	O
3.3	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
sharing	O
a	O
similar	O
name	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Wii	O
,	O
the	O
emulator	O
was	O
built	O
independently	O
from	O
Dolphin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Wii	O
emulator	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
systems	O
only	O
shared	O
their	O
CPU	O
architecture	O
in	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulator	O
would	O
rapidly	O
progress	O
from	O
this	O
state	O
and	O
increase	O
its	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
library	O
and	O
add	O
more	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
couple	O
of	O
days	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
released	O
,	O
Cemu	B-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
boot	O
the	O
game	O
-	O
though	O
running	O
at	O
a	O
sluggish	O
framerate	O
,	O
without	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
filled	O
with	O
many	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anticipation	O
for	O
emulation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
caused	O
the	O
emulator	O
's	O
Patreon	O
to	O
increase	O
monthly	O
donations	O
to	O
$	O
7,400	O
per	O
month	O
and	O
later	O
$	O
22,317	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
of	O
Cemu	B-Application
expected	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
would	O
be	O
playable	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
worth	O
of	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
rudimentary	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tutorial	O
playable	O
within	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutscenes	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
community-made	O
add-on	O
called	O
Cemuhook	O
,	O
though	O
Cemu	B-Application
1.18.0	O
removed	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
plugin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulator	O
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
on	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
on	O
PC	O
at	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
than	O
1080p	O
,	O
the	O
base	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
community	O
graphics	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
can	O
be	O
run	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
on	O
compatible	O
hardware	O
,	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
playable	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
mods	O
and	O
enhancements	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
;	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
hack	O
to	O
Cemu	B-Application
Emulator	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Cemu	B-Application
community	O
member	O
Xalphenos	O
allowed	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
to	O
run	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
,	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
native	O
30	O
FPS	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
emulators	O
,	O
Cemu	B-Application
was	O
notably	O
not	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
from	O
its	O
inception	O
until	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higan	B-Language
creator	O
Byuu	O
,	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Near	O
,	O
condemned	O
the	O
Cemu	B-Application
's	O
closed-source	B-Application
nature	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
Cemu	B-Application
benefitted	O
from	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
previous	O
emulators	O
without	O
contributing	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pierre	O
Bourdon	O
,	O
a	O
Dolphin	B-Application
developer	O
,	O
also	O
disagreed	O
with	O
its	O
commercial	O
status	O
,	O
expressing	O
concern	O
that	O
high	O
paying	O
donors	O
could	O
influence	O
the	O
emulator	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
favour	O
certain	O
bug	O
fixes	O
or	O
games	O
to	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
Exzap	O
revealed	O
Cemu	B-Application
's	O
roadmap	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Cemu	B-Application
is	O
planned	O
to	O
go	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
2.0	O
release	O
,	O
Cemu	B-Application
became	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
under	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
its	O
first	O
builds	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
