Nintendo has been in the news a lot over the past few days. While part of it is due to the massive Game Freak leak that revealed tons of information about past and future Pokemon titles, a lot of the news has also been about how Nintendo has been dealing with emulators with an iron fist.

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Other news revolved around the recently inaugurated Nintendo museum which showcases the company's rich past to visitors. However, in an ironic twist, a video uploaded to Twitter (now X) by a visitor suggests that the museum may be using a PC emulator to run some of its legacy games.

Is Nintendo Using Emulators After Fighting Them So Much?

The video, originally uploaded by X user @ChrisMack32 shows a SNES controller at the museum being disconnected by the user, only to be followed by the Windows chime that comes up when a device is connected or disconnected to your PC (thanks, PCGamer). Make sure you unmute the video, you'll know what we're talking about.

The comments section was filled with replies mentioning how ironic this is, and that Nintendo comes off quite hypocritical after unleashing its team of lawyers against any would-be emulator. In the past, Nintendo has held a firm stance against "illegal emulators", going as far as saying that they "harm development and ultimately stifle innovation."

"Friendly reminder that this is the same company trying to tell you emulation is illegal when it isn't," said one of the comments, while another, more wishful one said, "I'm a little disappointed now. This means there's an official Nintendo PC emulator out there and none of us have access to it."

Looking at the video and the unmistakable sound, it definitely looks like the version of Super Mario World at the Nintendo Museum is running on a Windows PC, which can only mean that it's using an Emulator.

Based on Nintendo's standpoint, and considering that this is inside the official Nintendo Museum, you'd expect to be playing Super Mario World via a platform that the company wants you to – an old SNES, a SNES mini, or even a Nintendo Switch. But, if the video is to be believed, it seems that a Windows PC was the museum's preference.

Is There An Official Nintendo Emulator That We Don't Yet Know About?

That second comment we mentioned does seem to be pretty optimistic. Has Nintendo been shutting down emulators in order to push an official version? History would suggest that it's unlikely, and that this is merely a way to get people to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online, where older games are available.

Regardless of the reason, it is a bit embarrassing for Nintendo to be found out using an emulator in its own museum after beating the drum against emulators for so long and so loud.

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Super Mario World

Platformer Released August 23, 1991 ESRB E For Everyone Developer(s) Nintendo EAD Publisher(s) Nintendo Engine Proprietary Engine Multiplayer Online Multiplayer Franchise Super Mario
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Super Mario World brought the famous Italian plumber to the Super Nintendo in 1991, and quickly became the best-selling game of all time on that system. With the help of the dinosaur, Yoshi, you must once again save Princess Peach from captivity.

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