Last week, Apple updated its App Review Guidelines to allow retro game emulators on the App Store. Since this change will also take place in his EU third-party market, Mr. Cupertino thought it would be a good proposal to extend this possibility to users all over the world.
The App Review Guidelines say the following about retro game emulators:
The App may offer certain software that is not embedded in the binary, specifically HTML5 mini-apps and mini-games, streaming games, chatbots, and plugins. Additionally, retro game console emulator apps may offer game downloads.
In response, popular video game emulator developer Riley Testut posted on Threads that Delta has been approved for distribution on the AltStore. This means the app will initially only be available to European users, but Riley likely sent Delta for Apple for approval on the regular App Store as well.
Delta has been around for over 10 years and was originally known as GBA4vOS. This app has come and gone several times, but one of its perks is that it's available without a jailbreak. If Apple approves this video game emulator for the iPhone, users will have legal and easy access to it, but legitimate games (at least the ones people are willing to pay for) will be hard to find.
That's why I think the time has come for Nintendo to take the next big step.
Nintendo should introduce a video game emulator for the iPhone
Since the release of a video game emulator for the iPhone is already a reality, Nintendo should take advantage of that and release its own service for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Game Boy Advance SP.
Not only could it bring in more revenue, but it would also keep Nintendo Switch users from giving up their consoles. On the contrary, this could induce people to buy Nintendo game consoles.
Let's take Pokemon as an example. The only way to play the original game is if you bought it on your Nintendo DS a few years ago. Now that the Nintendo DS network has been shut down, imagine being able to legally play Pokémon Crystal on your iPhone and transfer your creatures using Pokémon Bank, which is also available to iPhone users.
The possibilities are endless, especially as Nintendo continues to explore the mobile market. We've already had a lot of success with Pokémon GO, Super Mario Run, and Mario Kart Tour. Bringing the company's biggest assets (old games) to mobile would make this a money-making machine.
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I'm looking forward to Delta becoming available to iPhone users, but I'm not sure if this app will last long, especially when the only way to play my favorite games is by downloading illegal ROMs. not. And we all know how Nintendo feels about being stolen. property.
That said, if the Big N fully participates in the mobile market, this could be the best way ever to enjoy classic games. Either way, we're looking forward to the next few months as Apple continues to keep its App Store open to avoid government scrutiny.
