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Emulation handheld maker Anbernic has been in hot water recently, it's fair to say.
The Entertainment Software Association has recently asked U.S. trade representatives to scrutinise the handheld emulation market, specifically Anbernic's products, and classify such devices as "Superfake".
Now, Anbernic is in trouble for featuring an "unofficial piracy-focused" fork of the 3DS emulator Azahar in its promotional material for the upcoming RG DDS.
The new dual-screen device is intended to closely match the Nintendo 3DS and is shown running 3DS games via the aforementioned emulator fork.
"It has come to our attention that handheld manufacturer Anbernic has been promoting their latest handheld device, the RG DDS, using unofficial piracy-focused forks of Azahar, and has been openly featuring these forks in their advertising material," says the team behind Azahar on social media.
"After some internal discussion, we have decided that we will NOT be officially supporting this device or others from this manufacturer," adds the team. "Any issues or bugs related to devices from this specific manufacturer will not be investigated or resolved. If you would like to stay on a device with guaranteed official support, we recommend looking for alternatives. Thank you for your understanding."
Given how Nintendo has previously been notoriously litigious about emulation of its more recent systems (the emulator has risen from the ashes of Citra, which was taken down by Nintendo in 2024), the anger of the Azahar team is understandable.
As noted by some Twitter users, Anbernic's use of a forked version of the emulator could land the Azahar team in trouble, as Nintendo might assume the version shown is sanctioned by them.