He said he'll make it public when he's done with it though.

If you can't or don't want to, you can either pay for m4xw's port or live with the fact that you can't play 3DS games on your Switch yet. With more than 150 million units sold, this is one of the typical console machines of unexpected success. You are always free to get yourself the code of Citra since it's open source as you said and do your own port while keeping it public. 3DS was first introduced in 2011 and ended in 2020 to reinstate the playing field for the Nintendo Switch. An open-source volunteer project that lets you play your handheld games on desktop machines. Undeniably, the 3DS is one of Nintendo’s most successful systems. Games such as Pokemon Sun and Moon or The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds look truly impressive.Ĭitra is quite possibly the best and most advanced Nintendo 3DS emulator out there. It completely transforms the resolution of the games to the point that you wouldn't even guess they come from a handheld console. You can also use the touchscreen controls by setting the cursor directly on the point where you want to click.Ĭitra can run a wide range of games from the Nintendo 2D and 3D catalog, though it's in the 3D games where it really shines. As far as the controls, you can use the keyboard or map the controls to an external gamepad. There's a Retroarch for the Switch, and a Citra core has been ported. Also, as Android tablets/phones have the exact CPU family as the Switch and Citra. The emulator can display both screens at the same time, though if you prefer you can set it to one screen at a time by assigning a button to alternate between screens. Citra is ARM based, so is the Switch, they share common components and architectures. Plus it can improve the games' graphics way past their humble Nintendo resolution. Citra is a Nintendo 3DS emulator for PC that can run commercial games at 100% of their speed.

Citra for switch