I've been following the Switch emulation scene in the last couple of weeks. There are currently two emulators in development: Yuzu and Ryujinx. From what I've read both teams are keeping it fair and competitive, without being hostile towards one or the other. Competition between software developers is healthy, as long as everyone involved remains objective and people don't actively try to take sides and say one is consistently better than the other, or wish one of them dominates and the other fails.

From what I can see so far, Ryujinx on average in some cases is slower than Yuzu, but seems to be much more accurate. Here is a comparison between the two using the same games, the first is homebrew and the second is a commercial game.

Here is a video discussing the state of Switch emulation:

You can already play this at 4K 60fps with Cemu and get an HDR effect with custom shaders, and greatly diminished loading times. You just need a nice PC to do it that honestly would probably cost not much more than a Switch, joycon grip, pro controller, and other accessories needed.

Sonic Mania runs on Ryujinx emulator at 100+FPS with perfect graphics and sound including touch support!

I understand your points, a couple of things though:

1. Yes emulation will never be perfect, but emulation today is a lot better accuracy and speed wise than 10 years ago. Heck, I nearly beat Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam on my 3DS emulator and am enjoying it much more than using a small mobile device with a harder to see screen. Instead I've blown it up on my 22" monitor in 1080p and can play the game in any display configuration I want with any controller, including real game console controllers. I also don't like the button layout so I have re-arranged the buttons on my controller. So really emulation gives you more options in many cases.

2. Emulation does not equal piracy unless you download game ROM/disc images for games you do not own. The emulation software uses no code from Nintendo and thus no copyrighted content, which makes it legal to own and use. Unfortunately the two ideas of emulation and piracy have been associated by the masses and it hurts the image of people working on this type of software with the end goal to play the games they already own on a different platform other than the actual console, and for hombrew software development on real consoles.

Oh definitely, it still does not equate emulation itself to piracy. If I wanted to play a pirated Wii game, I can do it with or without emulation. The emulator just runs the games. A better explanation if you want to get in to it:

Yeah unfortunately...

I’m really liking some of the new character designs in SSBU. Zelda especially.

Update on Switch emulation, several 2D and 3D games are now playable at full or nearly full speed:

Holy moly, today's update to Ryujinx is crazy!!

Mine just came in today. Thanks!

Seriously! You can build a killer gaming PC that will emulate the Switch, Wii U, and every other Nintendo console. Plus you get to choose your accessories and use any controller under the sun. One of the downsides is that is not a portable solution.

Yeah there are definitely drawbacks. I'm just disgusted with what appears to be diminishing value in consoles but they still have their place regardless.