This has been a terrible year for game preservation, and Nintendos latest moves have shut down Ryujinx, the second most advanced Nintendo Switch emulator, which leaves the future of Switch game preservation in jeopardy. Some might frame the legal action against Yuzu and Ryujinx, the two most high-profile Switch emulators, as an effort to curb piracy. This sort of myopic, short-term thinking has plagued the gaming industry. Nintendo has shut down its e-stores for the Wii, the Wii U, and the 3DS. At some point, Nintendo will undoubtedly do the same for Switch and its upcoming Switch 2 successor.
