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Add info for Horizon Linux and extra info, BUT THE 2019 LIKE INFO!
|image = nintendo-switch.png
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|imagecaption = The Switch in its two forms, portable handheld (above) and docked (below).
|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
|type = [[:Category:Hybrid consoles|Hybrid video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Eighth-generation video game consoles|Eighth generation]]
|release = March 2017
|predecessor = [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]
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{{for|other emulators that run on Switch hardware|Emulators on Switch}}
The '''[[wikipedia:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]]''' is an eighth-generation hybrid gaming console released by Nintendo on March 3, 2017 and retailed for {{Inflation|USD|299.99|2017}}. During its development, the Switch was known as the NX (short for NeXt or Nintendo "Cross") and was widely speculated up until its announcement. Aside from specialized components unique to the console, the hardware is more or less off-the-shelf, being built around a semi-custom variant of Nvidia's Tegra X1 system-on-a-chip which was also used on a number of [[Android emulators|Android devices]]. The Switch contains 4 ARM Cortex-A57 CPUs and 4 ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs running at 1.020 GHz with 4GB of RAM and a proprietary GPU codenamed GM20B.
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;[[yuzu]] <small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;">([https://yuzu-emu.org/game compatibility])</small>
;[[Ryujinx]] <small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;">([https://github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx-Games-List/issues compatibility])</small>
:An open-source emulator that's programmed in C#. It also supports resolution upscaling to 4K and beyond; custom upscaling/downscaling ratios are supported. Ryujinx now has a disk-based shader cache. Unlike yuzu, Ryujinx does not offer packaged early access builds; however work-in-progress features can still be tested by using Appveyor builds or building locally from unmerged pull requests. Separately, Ryujinx has released a closed source LDN-enabled preview build supporting local wireless multiplayer across the internet, as well as LAN mode compatibility on local networks with Switch consoles on supported games. As of March August 2022, Vulkan API support is still being worked onnow available and boosts FPS further. Ryujinx is able to load some applets included in the firmware (like the Mii maker), unlike yuzu.
;[[Skyline]] <small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;">([https://github.com/skyline-emu/skyline-games-list/issues compatibility])</small>
:An open-source [[Compatibility layers|compatibility layer]] for ARMv8 [[Android]] devices. For the sake of convenience, the team bills the app as an emulator, but it functionally works like [[Wine]], running almost all of the original code on bare metal except for what interfaces with the rest of the system. Many titles can go ingame with poor framerate and minor glitches, but the Skyline team has done great work at making 3D games and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have graphical output, boosting FPS in many titles, and fixing bugs in games. Because of the use of both Ryujinx and yuzu's code (with their permission) and working harder on the project, Skyline is improving at breakneck speeds, and is reaching huge milestones regularly.
;[[Egg NS]]
:Similar to DamonPS2, it is closed-source payware/malware emulator only for Android. '''It can hardly run any games''' and behaves very much like virus software. '''It is best to NOT use this emulator'''. Claimed the first spot in getting games running on Android. 81 titles are purported to work, and the rest are either not working or assumed to fail. There is significant controversy surrounding this emulator for the following reasons: the current version lacks any onscreen buttons and instead touch controls requires users an expensive monthly membership to purchase a specific controlleruse; it expects to run on a high-end /flagship device within the ballpark of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/855+/865/865+8xx and 8 Gen 1; '''it was discovered to have violated GPLv2 licensing requirements by using code from yuzu and even Skyline in a disallowed manner. Made by the Chinese illegal market.''' ; Horizon Linux:Horizon Linux is an open-source ARM64 Linux modified to run Nintendo Switch applications natively. Currently Puyo Puyo Tetris is semi-playable with audio output, and the emulator can also run several homebrew applications.
==See also==
