Emulation Emulator Dolphin - GC/Wii Emulator - Switch Port

Lodad · 2026-07-27T18:13:48+0100

Insane couple of weeks for the switch scene, very cool! PrimeHack ever?

dragonz · 2026-07-27T18:14:33+0100

Outstanding work! I'm excited to see if Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (WiiWare) works—I plan to test it later.

Just to make sure I understand correctly: all I need to do is install the WAD into the emulated Wii NAND, and then it'll appear as an installed Wii channel? Or can I simply place the .wad in one of my game folders and launch it from there?

PeeJay Bonobo · 2026-07-27T18:20:54+0100

I wonder if it can boot Triforce games?

51mmz0rz · 2026-07-27T18:53:40+0100

Will 8GB RAM (with Atmosphere fork) improve performance?

SJS · 2026-07-27T19:06:53+0100

Some games don't have an inbuilt widescreen cheat , where to put the .ini file

lightwo · 2026-07-27T19:18:09+0100

How does the performance compare to Tico and L4T? Last I tested Mario Kart Wii via Tico on Erista, it was painfully slow.

The screenshot shared seems to have a super crazy CPU overclock even for Mariko, so comparing this to that is obviously like comparing apples to oranges. I realise that it means this particular game will run poorly regardless, but I guess it can be considered as a benchmark?

silien3 · 2026-07-27T19:35:41+0100

Nagaa said:
Dolphin — Nintendo Switch
A native Nintendo Switch port of the standalone Dolphin emulator, featuring an all-in-one SDL
launcher with cover artwork, per-game settings, controller configuration, save and NAND tools,
RetroAchievements, and a Vulkan/NVK renderer.

Features
Game library and launcher

Cover-art library with grid navigation, animated backgrounds, region badges, and UI sounds

Recursive game folders on the SD card, USB mass storage, and authenticated or guest SMB shares

SD, USB, and SMB file manager with rename, copy, move, paste, and cancellable transfer progress

SteamGridDB cover search and artwork selection using your own API key

Global settings and independent per-game overrides

RetroAchievements Supported

Supported software

GameCube and Wii disc images

Installed Wii channels from the emulated NAND

WAD packages and standalone DOL/ELF executables

GCM, TGC, BIN, ISO, CISO, GCZ, WBFS, WIA, RVZ, NFS, WAD, DOL, and ELF files

LSFG-VK frame generation

Optional LSFG 2× Frame Generation integrated into the Vulkan presentation path

Global and per-game enablement, flow-resolution control, and performance mode

Runtime enable/disable control from the in-game overlay

Native 50/60 FPS detection automatically bypasses frame generation so full-rate games are not
slowed to 30 FPS

LSFG is optional and disabled by default. It requires a user-supplied compatible
Lossless.dll in sdmc:/switch/dolphin/lsfg/Lossless.dll

In-game overlay
Hold L + R + Plus while playing to open the quick menu.

Pause and resume emulation

Save and load states

Eject or change the emulated disc

Enable or disable Action Replay and Gecko cheats

Enable or disable the FPS display

Enable or disable LSFG for the current session

View RetroAchievements progress

Change the active controller mode

Reset emulation

Stop the game and return safely to the launcher

Installation

Create /switch/dolphin/ on your SD card.

Copy dolphin.nro to /switch/dolphin/dolphin.nro.

Launch Dolphin through title override: hold R while opening an installed game until the
Homebrew Menu appears, then start Dolphin.

Open Settings → Library & storage → Game folders and add the folders you want Dolphin to
scan.

Available here : https://github.com/NaGaa95/dolphin-nx

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I don't know if it's just me or my external hard drive, but the drive isn't being recognized. It's formatted in FAT32 since it was originally used on a Wii; another hard drive formatted in NTFS works and is recognized, so either the system doesn't support FAT32 drives, or my drive is having trouble.

Thanks to this project anyway.

proflayton123 · 2026-07-27T19:53:19+0100

Very impressive with the ports, keep it up!!

SJS · 2026-07-27T20:06:07+0100

lightwo said:
How does the performance compare to Tico and L4T? Last I tested Mario Kart Wii via Tico on Erista, it was painfully slow.

The screenshot shared seems to have a super crazy CPU overclock even for Mariko, so comparing this to that is obviously like comparing apples to oranges. I realise that it means this particular game will run poorly regardless, but I guess it can be considered as a benchmark?

I tested the TMNT on tico it barely run . But on dolphin smooth.... wii lego batman playable , the incredible some place fps drop may next update fix it

Thanight705 · 2026-07-27T20:56:47+0100

i dont know if its possible to fix but i have a hard time understanding why wwe DOR2 runs slower than on tico , by all means its good but its abot 10 fps slower at around 50

ganons · 2026-07-27T21:00:48+0100

Nagaa said:
No this is a native switch port from latest Dolphin source, and not the RA Core like Tico Dolphin for exemple

So does it perform the same or better?

Idkhgdvnk · 2026-07-27T21:55:52+0100

Has anyone tested Nagas Dolphin port after games Shader chache has been built and also for Tico-Dolphin after shaders built to gauge how they perform?

And also tested first boot experience to see how the differ?

SRC267 · 2026-07-27T22:05:12+0100

Sluggerx said:
Great work
How about porting X360 Mobile to the Switch?
https://github.com/Ashnar2602/X360-Mobile---OFFICIAL/releases

XenDroid would be a better option over X360 Mobile.

PeeJay Bonobo · 2026-07-27T22:13:48+0100

It turns out it can boot AND play one TriForce game so far: Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (but not at full speed all the time...)

Haymose · 2026-07-27T22:34:38+0100

Sorry to make a somewhat unrelated post but there is a Dead Space mobile game for Android that also has an unofficial Vita port that can be difficult to get running. Would be cool to see it running on Switch.

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Dolphin — Nintendo Switch

Features

Game library and launcher

Supported software

LSFG-VK frame generation

In-game overlay

Installation

Great work

How about porting X360 Mobile to the Switch?