# AI-assisted TVPort brings Switch games natively to Apple TV 4K

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/redditor-uses-ai-to-get-switch-games-running-natively-on-apple-tv/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:15:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T17:46:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2306727/redditor-uses-ai-to-get-switch-games-running-natively-on-apple-tv/
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Software, Technology, TV

## Key points

- TVPort aims to run Switch games natively on Apple TV 4K.
- Super Mario Odyssey reportedly reaches 60 frames per second.
- Tears of the Kingdom may be too demanding for the device.

## Summary

A Reddit user has released TVPort, an open-source project that uses AI-assisted work to recompile Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games so they can run natively on Apple TV 4K. The project highlights the set-top box’s gaming potential, while also adding to debate over AI-assisted game porting and decompilation.

TVPort is a fork of the nxnative toolkit and requires a Mac; it does not include game files. Its creator says Super Mario Odyssey runs at 60 frames per second with occasional stutters and some audio problems, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons is limited to 30. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has thermal throttling issues and may be too demanding for the third-generation Apple TV 4K.

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