<s>
Emulators	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
current	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
2017	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
emulators	O
are	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
well-known	O
being	O
Yuzu	B-Application
and	O
Ryujinx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Switch	B-Application
emulators	I-Application
have	O
been	O
widely	O
noted	O
by	O
video	O
games	O
journalists	O
for	O
the	O
swift	O
and	O
significant	O
progress	O
of	O
their	O
abilities	O
to	O
accurately	O
emulate	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
already	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
existing	O
and	O
new	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
,	O
sometimes	O
within	O
days	O
of	O
their	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
PCs	O
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
coverage	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
emulators	O
has	O
attracted	O
notable	O
attention	O
from	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
including	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Denuvo	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
GmbH	I-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
publishing	O
companies	O
partnered	O
with	O
them	O
concerned	O
about	O
piracy	O
,	O
has	O
developed	O
a	O
DRM	O
measure	O
intended	O
to	O
prevent	O
play	O
of	O
emulated	O
Switch	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
claims	O
of	O
a	O
functioning	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
emulator	I-Application
had	O
spread	O
online	O
via	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
and	O
fraudulent	O
postings	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
attracted	O
attention	O
from	O
the	O
Federal	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
,	O
which	O
advised	O
the	O
public	O
that	O
no	O
such	O
software	O
existed	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
games	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
actual	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuzu	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
Switch	B-Application
emulator	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuzu	B-Application
(	O
sometimes	O
stylized	O
in	O
lowercase	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
emulator	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuzu	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
Switch	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulator	O
is	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
emulator	O
Citra	B-Application
,	O
with	O
significant	O
code	O
shared	O
between	O
the	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
statement	O
to	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Yuzu	B-Application
said	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
potential	O
optimizations	O
to	O
the	O
emulator	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
another	O
emulator	O
,	O
Ryujinx	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
part	O
of	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyline	O
is	O
an	O
experimental	O
Switch	B-Application
emulator	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
Celeste	B-Application
,	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
noting	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
was	O
playable	O
in	O
Yuzu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
article	O
expressed	O
concern	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
Yuzu	B-Application
to	O
emulate	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
available	O
commercially	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
noted	O
that	O
Yuzu	B-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Gizmodo	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
noting	O
that	O
Yuzu	B-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
emulate	O
some	O
games	O
at	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
roughly	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
actual	O
console	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
saying	O
that	O
a	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
mod	O
worked	O
on	O
Ryujinx	O
and	O
other	O
emulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
multiple	O
outlets	O
reported	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
both	O
Yuzu	B-Application
and	O
Ryujinx	O
within	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryujinx	O
was	O
reportedly	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
Dread	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
Switch	O
could	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2021	O
,	O
various	O
outlets	O
have	O
reported	O
that	O
Yuzu	B-Application
can	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
published	O
a	O
story	O
stating	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
was	O
running	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
on	O
Yuzu	B-Application
and	O
Ryujinx	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
can	O
play	O
Dread	O
on	O
your	O
computer	O
,	O
right	O
now	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noelle	O
Warner	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
while	O
saying	O
that	O
Kotaku	O
had	O
"	O
basically	O
told	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
an	O
emulation	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
"	O
,	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
response	O
to	O
Kotaku	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
had	O
rekindled	O
discussion	O
about	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
emulators	O
in	O
game	O
preservation	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
publicization	O
of	O
Yuzu	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
,	O
several	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
providing	O
guidance	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
were	O
taken	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
video	O
released	O
by	O
Valve	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
briefly	O
displayed	O
Yuzu	B-Application
's	O
icon	O
in	O
a	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
's	O
home	O
menu	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
video	O
was	O
later	O
taken	O
down	O
and	O
reuploaded	O
after	O
being	O
edited	O
to	O
remove	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Denuvo	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
GmbH	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
developed	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Emulator	I-Application
Protection	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
measure	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
titles	O
intended	O
to	O
block	O
play	O
of	O
emulated	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
owners	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
widely	O
criticized	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
this	O
software	O
,	O
expressing	O
concerns	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
hinder	O
software	O
performance	O
,	O
citing	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
's	O
history	O
of	O
being	O
reported	O
as	O
impacting	O
PC	O
gaming	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Denuvo	B-Application
said	O
in	O
statements	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
negatively	O
impact	O
performance	O
of	O
Switch	O
games	O
for	O
those	O
playing	O
on	O
real	O
console	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Denuvo	B-Application
declined	O
to	O
disclose	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
any	O
other	O
companies	O
involved	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
strong	O
demand	O
"	O
from	O
software	O
publishers	O
for	O
such	O
an	O
anti-piracy	O
measure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
suggested	O
that	O
these	O
notices	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
specifically	O
aimed	O
at	O
recent	O
or	O
particularly	O
notable	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
were	O
issued	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
to	O
discourage	O
users	O
from	O
playing	O
those	O
games	O
on	O
their	O
PCs	O
or	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
devices	O
via	O
emulation	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
