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Dekopon - (Mostly) Fullspeed 3DS Emulation on Nintendo Switch

PalindromicBreadLoaf · 2026-07-16T19:11:42+00:00

Credit goes to StickyMangoRice for the logo. Dekopon is a port of Azahar to the Nintendo Switch. The current release is version 2.0.0. Performance is very title dependent, and will be improved with time, but many games can be played fullspeed right now, sometimes even with stock handheld clocks. (I do recommend at least bumping the CPU up to dev unit clocks in handheld just to reduce shader compilation stutter and smooth out some rough frame pacing.) Depending on the game, you can get up to 4x resolution scaling at full speed in docked/handheld charging (although really 3x is all you need in handheld). If you want to try any new3ds exclusive games, they won't run well. All four of the 3DS' cores run on a single emulation thread, so we're at a 1.2GHz difference (2GHz single core where as the 4 3DS cores each run at 804MHz) from what we would need (and architecture changes from 3DS to Switch cannot account for that much raw clock speed loss). The solution would be to split the emulation threads on new3DS games, but that's a ton of work for very very little gain. See here for a full compatibility chart: Dekopon Compatibility Chart Feel free to share your own compatibility findings here and I'll update the sheet accordingly. Also share any issues you have and I'll do my best to fix them. Downloads can be found here: Releases Along with the source code here: Source ROMs default location is /switch/dekopon/roms/ All formats that Azahar natively supports are supported here too. Different screen layouts can be cycled through via pressing the right stick. Pressing '+' on a game shows information about it, including updates and dlc. Enjoy! Also if someone wants to make a better UI for this I wouldn't be offended. I can't make a good UI to save my life, but the one included at least kinda functions to get you into a game.

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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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hey man, nice work as always. thanks. Will it ever be possible to use real wiimotes via bluetooth?

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Per-Pat said:
Will WFC be possible on the Wii side of the port? Cause if not then might as well just use my original Wii for WFC

its already possible man. u just need to use patched games for wiimmfi. but my question is about what performance yall are getting on mario kart wii, bc im getting with max OC about 35-40fps in a race

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