The team behind Citra, the emulator that lets you play Nintendo 3DS games on PC has announced they they are working on a new project called "Yuzu," an emulator for the Nintendo Switch.
"Announcing yuzu, the first Nintendo Switch emulator that does all of the things you didn't need it to do," revealed the team through a new Twitter account on Sunday. "Stay tuned for more from the yuzu team!"
In a report by Jacob Siegal of BGR, it is stated that although a Switch emulator was inevitable, it is surprising how fast its development turned out to be considering the console's recent release in March 2016, adding that even if the Yuzu emulator's launch is still months away, the team is still ahead of schedule.
Last month, homebrew and hacking site Wololo covered a presentation from a hacking conference called 34C3 in which a group reportedly discussed a kernel exploit that could result to a homebrew launcher being made available for the Switch. This exploit was made possible partly because of the fact that Nintendo used an "off the shelf" Nvida Tegra X1 GPU, a chip which has already been well documented.
However, it is unclear if these two incidents are related, but updates regarding the Yuzu Switch emulator is expected in the coming weeks and months.
Nevertheless, the project gives fans of the Nintendo franchises something to look forward to. One of the company's biggest titles, "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," sold five million copies since its release for the Switch and Wii U last year. There are many more titles that will remain exclusive to Nintendo consoles, and if the team behind the Yuzu emulator can get things right, it will surely find plenty of fans for its emulator when it is ready.
