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title: "RetroArch emulator is on Nintendo Switch"
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description: "The Nintendo Switch‘s hacking scene continues to evolve faster than most of us have really expected. Hackers have managed to get RetroArch, an emulator, to work on the console."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2018-10-04 12:26:14"
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RetroArch emulator is on Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![RetroArch emulator is on Nintendo Switch](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/retroarch-emulator-is-on-nintendo-switch.jpg "RetroArch emulator is on Nintendo Switch")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/retroarch-emulator-is-on-nintendo-switch.jpg)The Nintendo Switch‘s hacking scene continues to evolve faster than most of us have really expected. Hackers have managed to get RetroArch, an emulator, to work on the console.

> Retroarch has an official release on Switch now. Those who hacked their Switch can now play all types of emulators including PS1 with online play.
>
> — Spawn Wave (@SpawnWaveMedia) [September 30, 2018](https://twitter.com/SpawnWaveMedia/status/1046513566520672257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## [](#what-is-retroarch)What is RetroArch?

This emulator works for nearly every major retro console . The emulator also includes online play. Some Nintendo Switch footage that shows the emulator in-action can be seen down below.

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[Link](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/retroarch-emulator-is-on-nintendo-switch/)

We will not go into further details about hacking your Nintendo Switch and setting up RetroArch on it. But the web is not a hard place.

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