- yuzu is a work-in-progress Nintendo Switch emulator. yuzu is an open-source project, licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later - version). yuzu has been designed with portability in mind, with builds available for Windows, Linux, - and macOS. 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 is a work-in-progress Nintendo Switch emulator. yuzu is an open-source project, licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later + version). yuzu has been designed with portability in mind, with builds available for Windows, Linux, + and macOS. 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. +