Another blurb about Yuzu.
+yuzu is a work-in-progress Nintendo Switch emulator. The project was started in spring of 2017 by bunnei, + one of the original authors of the popular Citra 3DS emulator, to experiment with and research the Nintendo + Switch. +
+ +Due to the similarities between Switch and 3DS, yuzu was developed as a fork of Citra. This means that it + uses the same project architecture, and both emulators benefit from shared improvements. During the early + months of development, work was done in private, and progress was slow.
+ +However, as Switch reverse-engineering and homebrew development became popular, work on yuzu began to take + off as well. In January of 2018, the yuzu team was formed out of several Citra developers, and the decision + was made to release the project publicly.
+ +As an emulator, yuzu is in its infancy, and is only currently useful for Switch reverse-engineering and homebrew + development. yuzu has been designed with portability in mind, with builds actively maintained for Windows, + Linux, and macOs. +
- - Why are you the way you are? - Because, reasons. + Can I use yuzu to play Switch games? + No – at this time, yuzu does not run any commercial Switch games. yuzu can boot some games, to varying + degrees of success, but does not implement any of the necessary GPU features to render 3D graphics. + + +
- + When will yuzu run games? + In short – we do not know. Running games is one of the team’s top priorities, so we are actively + working toward that goal! + + +
- + What is yuzu’s license? + yuzu is an open-source project, licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later version). Refer to the license + document for more information. + + +
- + Where does the name come from? + Citrus junos, or yuzu (from Japanese ユズ), is a citrus fruit, most commonly used in Asian cuisines. + This name was chosen as an homage to Citra and its developers, whose work gave the foundation + for this project.