Earlier this month, Apple relaxed its famously strict App Store guidelines to comply with the EU’s new Digital Markets Act. In one major change, game emulators will now be allowed on the App Store, and one developer has immediately taken advantage of the change to publish Delta–a self-described “all-in-one Nintendo emulator.”
Delta’s App Store page describes it as an “an all-in-one emulator for iOS,” which “builds upon the strengths of its predecessor, GBA4iOS, while expanding to include support for more game systems such as NES, SNES, N64, and DS.” The emulator’s description also promises emulation support for more consoles will be on the way.
Delta — the app that started it all — is available NOW in the App Store!
Yes, you read that right: our long-rejected game emulator has been approved by Apple themselves 🍎
If you live outside the EU, download now from the App Store — no DMA required https://t.co/jytQgVJFp9 pic.twitter.com/jIN7Ru2alN
— AltStore.io (@altstoreio) April 17, 2024
The Nintendo emulator has been available on iOS through less-official means for some time now, with its developer also providing an app called AltStore that used a workaround for Apple’s systems to install apps that weren’t allowed to be distributed through the App Store. “Delta of course [was] not allowed in the App Store due to Apple’s stance on emulation,” the developer said in a 2019 blog on AltStore.
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