{"id":810193,"date":"2025-12-07T03:55:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T03:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-game-emulator-currently-top-free-download-on-iphone-app-store?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-07T03:55:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T03:55:43","slug":"nintendo-game-emulator-currently-top-free-download-on-iphone-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-game-emulator-currently-top-free-download-on-iphone-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo game emulator currently top free download on iPhone App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nintendo-game-emulator-currently-top-free-download-on-iphone-app-store.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nAn emulator that lets users play thousands of Nintendo games is currently the top free download on the iPhone App Store. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe Delta app currently supports downloaded versions of countless classics from the NES, SNES, N64 home consoles, as well as Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS handhelds. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe app&#8217;s rapid rise in popularity follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/apples-app-store-permits-game-emulators-for-the-first-time\">Apple&#8217;s recent change in app store policy to officially allow video game emulator apps onto its storefront for the first time<\/a>. The move has been linked to growing pressure on the company by European legislators to make Apple allow third-party app stores and the use of emulators on iPhone without the need to jailbreak devices.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-game-emulator-currently-top-free-download-on-iphone-app-store?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-game-emulator-currently-top-free-download-on-iphone-app-store?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An emulator that lets users play thousands of Nintendo games is currently the top free download on the iPhone App Store. The Delta app currently supports downloaded versions of countless classics from the NES, SNES, N64 home consoles, as well as Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS handhelds. The app&#8217;s rapid rise in popularity follows Apple&#8217;s recent change in app store policy to officially allow video game emulator apps onto its storefront for the first time. The move has been linked to growing pressure on the company by European legislators to make Apple allow third-party app stores and the use of emulators on iPhone without the need to jailbreak devices. 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