Published Oct 27, 2026, 5:47 PM EDT

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Summary

Nxnative runs Switch game ARM64 code on iPhone/iPad/Mac, rebuilding Switch graphics on Metal.

About 85 Switch titles are already compatible with Nxnative, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe , Super Mario Odyssey, and Tears of the Kingdom .

You need to build each IPA or .app via the command line, Xcode 27.1, and Homebrew.

We've already seen a few Switch games make their way to Mac…