Despite Apple's recent rule change, it has been a bumpy few days for emulators on the App Store as small developers fear the wrath of Nintendo and others. Software emulation has been around for ...

A new rule for the Apple App Store means iPhone users will now have the ability to emulate old games on their powerful mobile devices. But barely a week after the rule has taken effect, Apple has ...

The top IP lawyer at Nintendo agreed that emulators are technically legal at a panel for intellectual property rights. They run afoul of the law when they bypass encryption, recreate copyrighted ...

When Nintendo successfully shut down Ryujinx in October 2024, it seemed like the end of an era for high-fidelity Switch emulation on PC. Yet, as of May 2026, the emulator's spirit lives on through ...

Since Apple offered tacit approval for new emulators on the App Store, iPhone users should now have access to old-school Nintendo consoles, with more to come. Reading time 7 minutes This page was ...

A change to the App Store rules reverses a very old rule that prohibited emulators on the iPhone and iPad. One of the App Store's longest standing rules is a prohibition on apps that run external code ...

In early April, Apple made a surprise decision to allow retro game emulators in the App Store. With them, you can now play old classic games from early game consoles and arcades, but the legalities ...

From the Game Boy to the Nintendo Switch, handheld gaming has always been an absolute joy for gamers of all generations. Playing on the go offers a certain level of convenience that console games just ...