Around April 21, Provenance retro console emulator announced its intention to join the App Store. This follows Apple’s authorization of retro console emulators, which pushed many players in the sector to want to offer their application on iPhone.
They had to comply with Apple’s directives so that their applications to appear in the App Store were accepted. This is what initially slowed down Provenance, who initially preferred to take precautions. This is to avoid getting banned after a few hours, as has happened to several emulators. Project leader Joseph Mattiello said in this regard
I need to study these new rules before submitting to the App Store and improve the user experience. Additionally, I need to change some things to comply with App Store rules, as mentioned “beta”.
This study phase is now almost complete and Provenance should soon be able to offer a beta version, with a view to joining the App Store, but in the meantime, Nintendo came to veto it.
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First exam passed
On April 29, the Provenance emulator received its first review in TestFlight. Despite a minor problem, the exam was successfully passed, which suggested an imminent arrival in TestFlight, then in the App Store. In a post XProvenance shares on this subject:
First TestFlight submission passed review! 🚀 👍 We encountered a minor issue where the build crashes on loading 👎, but our team is working on it and we hope to resolve it by the end of the day.
We’ll keep you posted on our progress and can’t wait to share a public link with you 🔜!
Nintendo requests withdrawal
On May 1, however, just a few days after Provenance’s first victory in TestFlight, Nintendo came to hinder the smooth running of things. The company is known for not tolerating emulators, and does not hesitate to take legal action against them. It was for example the case with Yuzu, who had to pay $2.4 million to Nintendo, earlier this year.
Nintendo has not directly filed a complaint against Provenance, but it has initiated a withdrawal request DCMA against him. DCMA takedown requests depend on US law. They can be made by any brand that wishes to assert its intellectual property rights.
Despite pressure from Nintendo, project lead Joseph Matiello told iMore that he still plans to release Provenance for TestFlight users as soon as possible.
