Developer harnesses Claude Code to run Nintendo Switch titles on Apple TV

A developer going by FloatingFalafel has released TVPort, an open-source project designed to recompile original Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games to run natively on Apple TV. The software, published on GitHub as a fork of the nxnative toolkit, relies on a Mac and Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 to assist in porting dumped console titles on a game-by-game basis. [1][2]

Early testing shows varying performance across three titles. Super Mario Odyssey runs at 60 fps with minor stutters and occasional audio glitches near waterfalls, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons runs smoothly at 30 fps. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom remains an ongoing project; it currently triggers thermal throttling at 30 fps, prompting the creator to test a 75% render scale alongside planned MetalFX upscaling. The repository does not include game files, meaning users must supply their own game dumps. [1][2]

Hardware limits also factor into compatibility. While the first two games work on the third-generation Apple TV 4K, more demanding titles may require the fourth-generation model and its 8GB of RAM. The project arrives amid broader controversy over AI decompilation tools, which recently prompted the operators of decomp.dev to shut down their site and led Anthropic to instruct Claude Code to avoid recreating existing games. [1][2]