GoKawiilOpen-source tool nxnative runs Switch games natively on iPhone and Mac
A new open-source project called nxnative converts owned Nintendo Switch games into native apps for iPhones, iPads, and Macs without emulation, since Switch and recent Apple devices share Arm-based processors. The tool replaces Nintendo-specific components like the OS and graphics API with a host program and Apple's Metal, and its GitHub page already lists more than 60 tested games including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Tears of the Kingdom. Users must supply their own game files and console-extracted decryption keys, build the app via Xcode, and sideload it using tools like AltStore, with support limited to an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, or an M1 iPad or later running iOS/iPadOS 26.