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It is also pointed out that the emulator 'is not affiliated, associated, authorised, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Nintendo.' Just so you're sure – after all, the Japanese company has form when it comes to protecting its games. You'll also need to dump your own 3DS games to use with Citra, as it doesn't come with any. The group behind Citra are keen to stress that the app doesn't come with any games or copyrighted system files, which means it's not infringing on Nintendo's copyright. However, this new version has been a real labour of love for the team, and while it's still in beta, it's running pretty well – as you can see from the video below. The team behind the emulator – which is pretty much complete on PC – have been bombarded by requests for an official version for ages (an unofficial port of Citra already exists on Android).

The 3DS slowly might be slowly but surely shuffling off its mortal coil, but it's about to get a new lease of life (kinda) in the form of a new version of the 3DS emulator Citra, which has been officially ported to Android devices.

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