Posted 4/16/2024, 10:51:06 AM
Apple Pulls iPhone GBA Emulator Days After Greenlighting Emulators, Cites Piracy Concerns
- Apple pulled iPhone GBA emulator iGBA from App Store days after allowing emulators
- This was because iGBA turned out to be a rip-off of open-source emulator GBA4iOS
- Apple confirmed decision and said emulators are allowed if they don't use illegal ROMs
- Apple is likely changing policy to avoid losing users to third-party app stores in EU
- Nintendo typically views all console emulation as piracy, sued Switch emulator Yuzu for $2.4 million in February