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>this is an emulator for their current console >Yuzu impacts their bottom line in a way that Dolphin doesn’t. Dolphin could emulate nearly all commercial Wii

>this is an emulator for their current console >Yuzu impacts their bottom line in a way that Dolphin doesn’t. Dolphin could emulate nearly all commercial Wii games by April 2009. That was sooner into the console's lifespan than where we are now with the switch. (29 months since the Wii's release vs 83 months since the Switch's release) Maybe more people have gaming-grade computers sitting around now than they did 15 years ago?

fmj 3y ago
>Maybe more people have gaming-grade computers sitting around now than they did 15 years ago? You don't need a very powerful computer to emulate a Switch. My M1 Mac Mini w/ 8GB of RAM (~$400) has been able to play every Switch game I've been interested in with equal or slightly better performance than the actual console.
- 1317 3y ago
  an M1 is a very powerful computer
mcphage 3y ago
> Dolphin could emulate nearly all commercial Wii games by April 2009. > That was sooner into the console's lifespan than where we are now with the switch. I don't have any insight into why they didn't go after Dolphin in 2009, but I do think it explains why they're going after Yuzu now.
- bombcar 3y ago
  Dolphin has always been very precise about doing everything "on this side of the line"
SmallDeadGuy 3y ago
Most popular Wii games had significantly different control schemes than what is available on a standard PC. Afaik, dolphin was primarily used for things like Smash Bros but other system sellers like Wii Sports, Wii fit, and LoZ: Skyward Sword just wouldn't work at all. Even Mario Kart was typically played with motion controls, because that was new and exciting for home consoles at the time. Contrast that to the Switch where most system sellers can be played on a standard controller without a gyroscope, the threat to their bottom line is much higher.
- throwaway48r7r 3y ago
  The wiimotes are just bluetooth and the tracking is 5 LEDs. I've used candles instead of the sensor bar before. You can buy a "dolphin bar" for $20 and use your wiimotes on the PC. It works great. I dumped my wii games and haven't touched the console in years.
  - SmallDeadGuy 3y ago
    Yeah I've used the candle trick with a Wii before too, but that doesn't mean it isn't a much larger barrier for entry than Switch games working most of the time with just a standard controller (and therefore keyboard mapping). As for controllers, I don't think I even had bluetooth in a desktop PC until somewhat recently (~3 years ago) when I paid a little extra for a motherboard with WiFi 6 and BT built-in.
    - throwaway48r7r 3y ago
      The $20 dolphin bar also is a bluetooth adapter.

fmj 3y ago

>Maybe more people have gaming-grade computers sitting around now than they did 15 years ago? You don't need a very powerful computer to emulate a Switch. My M1 Mac Mini w/ 8GB of RAM (~$400) has been able to play every Switch game I've been interested in with equal or slightly better performance than the actual console.

1317 3y ago
an M1 is a very powerful computer

mcphage 3y ago

> Dolphin could emulate nearly all commercial Wii games by April 2009. > That was sooner into the console's lifespan than where we are now with the switch. I don't have any insight into why they didn't go after Dolphin in 2009, but I do think it explains why they're going after Yuzu now.

bombcar 3y ago
Dolphin has always been very precise about doing everything "on this side of the line"

SmallDeadGuy 3y ago

Most popular Wii games had significantly different control schemes than what is available on a standard PC. Afaik, dolphin was primarily used for things like Smash Bros but other system sellers like Wii Sports, Wii fit, and LoZ: Skyward Sword just wouldn't work at all. Even Mario Kart was typically played with motion controls, because that was new and exciting for home consoles at the time. Contrast that to the Switch where most system sellers can be played on a standard controller without a gyroscope, the threat to their bottom line is much higher.

throwaway48r7r 3y ago
The wiimotes are just bluetooth and the tracking is 5 LEDs. I've used candles instead of the sensor bar before. You can buy a "dolphin bar" for $20 and use your wiimotes on the PC. It works great. I dumped my wii games and haven't touched the console in years.
- SmallDeadGuy 3y ago
  Yeah I've used the candle trick with a Wii before too, but that doesn't mean it isn't a much larger barrier for entry than Switch games working most of the time with just a standard controller (and therefore keyboard mapping). As for controllers, I don't think I even had bluetooth in a desktop PC until somewhat recently (~3 years ago) when I paid a little extra for a motherboard with WiFi 6 and BT built-in.
  - throwaway48r7r 3y ago
    The $20 dolphin bar also is a bluetooth adapter.