Developer reports running Nintendo Switch games on Apple TV 4K
The open-source TVPort project was built using Claude Opus 5.5 and requires users to provide their own game files.
A developer posting on Reddit as FloatingFalafel says two Nintendo games now run natively on Apple TV 4K through TVPort, an open-source project. The creator reports performance of 60fps for “Super Mario Odyssey” and 30fps for “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.”
Built with Claude Opus 5.5, TVPort adapts the nxnative toolkit, using a Mac to recompile games from the Switch and Switch 2 for Apple's television device. No other games have been tested, according to the creator.
TVPort does not distribute game files. Users must obtain those files from cartridges they own, a process requiring a modified Nintendo Switch. FloatingFalafel has made the software available for others to try with additional games.
Thermal throttling may prevent more demanding titles, including “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” from running on the third-generation Apple TV 4K. The fourth-generation model, due November 13, may support games that the earlier hardware cannot.
