Citra, a popular emulator for Nintendo 3DS on Android, was discontinued earlier this year along with Yuzu. However, several forks of Citra managed to evade Nintendo's attention. Now, both Lime3DS and PabloMK are also closing down, but this time it appears that Nintendo's legal team is not involved in the decision.
New Collaboration in Development
In a recent post on X from PabloMK7 and an announcement on the Lime3DS Discord, both emulator projects will no longer be developed. The developers are joining forces to create a brand-new 3DS emulator for Android. At this moment, they haven't named the new emulator, but the Lime3DS developer has promised more news about it soon.
Exciting News Ahead
"I have some thrilling updates to share regarding the future of the project. You might have noticed on Twitter that PabloMK7 mentioned discontinuing his Citra fork for a new venture. I'm excited to say that this new project will be a team effort, bringing together both Lime3DS and PabloMK7's fork into one unified emulator. This means no more division in development; instead, everything will progress under a single, coordinated initiative.
Consequently, Lime3DS will also stop development, and after the 2119 update is released, all focus will shift towards launching this new emulator. When it debuts, it will include features from both previous forks, so all the hard work won't go to waste.
We’ll share more details about this new project in the upcoming weeks, and we hope everyone is as excited as we are."
Smooth Transition for Users
Interestingly, the development team has confirmed that the new project will take over the community and Google Play Store page from Lime3DS. Users currently using Lime3DS will be able to upgrade to the new emulator without any hassle through a Play Store update. However, it remains uncertain how save files and other in-game data will transfer. Still, niche emulation communities typically have the expertise to handle such migrations. So far, the community appears quite enthusiastic about the possibility of a new emulator from this developer duo, especially since both previous projects were well-received in the emulation scene.
@Pablomf6 on X, Lime3DS on Discord
