A popular Nintendo DS emulator for Android devices, DraStic, has recently been removed from the Google Play Store. Here’s what we know:

• DraStic, developed by Exophase, was available on the Google Play Store for over a decade.
• No public statement was released prior to its removal; however, the developer previously mentioned they were planning on making it open-source and removing the app from the store.
• Previous legal actions by Nintendo include pressuring the developers of Ryujinx to pull their source code from GitHub, and filing a lawsuit against Tropic Haze for creating Yuzu in 2024, resulting in a $2.4 million settlement.

Despite speculation that Nintendo is behind the sudden removal of DraStic, Exophase indicated they were planning to remove the emulator from the Play Store.

Still, it’s bizarre that there doesn’t seem to have been much of a heads-up before the emulator was actually pulled from the store.

What do you think? Have you come across any more information from Exophase?