Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2005) - Switch Port

Salamandar · Monday at 10:37 AM

Amazing work, well appreciated, one of the best port out there, hopefully more optimization for the best experience.

Antonrefjs · Monday at 12:46 PM

The port has one problem: the sound crackles during the race, but overall I played without overclocking and the game works well.

StevensND · Monday at 2:32 PM

Asyun said:
I don't even care about the 30FPS cap, i love this game so much and to be able to play this on the go is such a great thing. I wonder if car mods are possible, would love to add the palmont imports mod...

There isn't a 30 FPS cap. You just need to apply OC to go above 30 FPS.

However if you plan to get around 50-60 you need a high OC.

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Antonrefjs said:
The port has one problem: the sound crackles during the race, but overall I played without overclocking and the game works well.

I haven't tried the other versions. Just the Spanish one, and I haven't noticed any crackling.

I've only noticed that sometimes the engine sound fades out as you accelerate, brake and accelerate again.

szczuru · Monday at 5:16 PM

Hi, please add support for unofficial polish translation (based on PAL version).
Fingerprint:
a2dd0156c26603cf32e33b52fa906422bde74e5065da87115d5b747aa5d90ff8

albarapa · Monday at 9:53 PM

albarapa said:
Thank you very much! Does this version support disabling overbright and the yellow/brown filter?

To answer my own question: yes you can by editing the nfsmw.toml or via the debug menu.

It is also possible to change the resolution for more performance there.

nikujyaga88 · 2026-09-29T02:44:03+0100

Thank you for this! netherSX2 can't even boot the game so i'm so happy!
I know you don't take request, but i hope to see underground 2 next

Salamandar · 2026-09-29T10:42:36+0100

What's your opinion on the possibility of a smooth port of the first Dead Space game (2008)? This is not a request, i'm curious to know if it can done since you literally ported a 360 game, so you know the drill more that most of us.

albarapa · 2026-09-29T10:47:00+0100

Salamandar said:
What's your opinion on the possibility of a smooth port of the first Dead Space game (2008)? This is not a request, i'm curious to know if it can done since you literally ported a 360 game, so you know the drill more that most of us.

I have seen a youtube video of a guy playing dead space via autorun, so that seems to be an option.

Noels · 2026-09-29T10:50:39+0100

StevensND said:
https://github.com/StevensND/nfsmw-nx

INSTALLER WEBSITE (use it to install the game in your SD card): https://stevensnd.github.io/nfsmw-nx-installer/

NOTE: IS IMPORTANT TO READ NSMW-NX LINK!!

A native Nintendo Switch port of the Xbox 360 version of Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005).

It's not an emulator. The PowerPC code of the game's default.xex is statically recompiled to C++ with ReXGlue and compiled for the Switch and the game is drawn by a native Vulkan renderer running on NVK (Mesa). It targets 30 FPS at the console's stock clocks with no overclock.

NOTE: You need your own copy of the Xbox 360 game: a disc image (.iso) or the extracted disc with its default.xex.Supported editions: PAL (Spanish, English, German and Italian), NTSC-U and NTSC-J.

im just wondering if the dragon age origin can be posible port?

Salamandar · 2026-09-29T10:55:32+0100

albarapa said:
I have seen a youtube video of a guy playing dead space via autorun, so that seems to be an option.

just checked out, looks really good on switch! yet i think autorun need more optimization or game settings twicking for better performance and less lag.

martinlvm · 2026-09-29T10:59:33+0100

NFS MW 2005 it's one of my favorite games, I don't have words to thank you enough for this.

albarapa · 2026-09-29T13:46:17+0100

@StevensND Did you ship the "nfsmw_tratamiento_visual" setting with every language? I can't find it in the nfsmw.toml nor in the debug menu under "Gracicos".

StevensND · 2026-09-29T13:46:59+0100

albarapa said:
@StevensND Did you ship the "nfsmw_tratamiento_visual" setting with every language? I can't find it in the nfsmw.toml nor in the debug menu under "Gracicos".

Debug menu is not translated.

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Noels said:
im just wondering if the dragon age origin can be posible port?

I'm not taking any port request.

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szczuru said:
Hi, please add support for unofficial polish translation (based on PAL version).
Fingerprint:
a2dd0156c26603cf32e33b52fa906422bde74e5065da87115d5b747aa5d90ff8

Wrote you a DM. Check it.

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sharkcalling said:
Feature Request: Add Chinese localization support for NFSMW-NX

I hope this port can support Simplified Chinese for Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005).
The original Xbox360 NTSC-U release does not come with native Chinese. However, there is an existing community Chinese mod made specifically for this port.

The unsupported game hash I got:
0cd7b9fa3957de085e298c91faa726116ad0079abaefead82c2f3337ee432e64

Would you consider supporting this mod use case, or adding native Chinese support?
Attached is my default.xex.

Wrote you a DM.

Check it.

albarapa · 2026-09-29T14:06:49+0100

StevensND said:
View attachment 593062

I found the setting after updating everything. Thank you!

Dmar592 · 2026-09-29T16:31:39+0100

StevensND said:
https://github.com/StevensND/nfsmw-nx

INSTALLER WEBSITE (use it to install the game in your SD card): https://stevensnd.github.io/nfsmw-nx-installer/

NOTE: IS IMPORTANT TO READ NSMW-NX LINK!!

A native Nintendo Switch port of the Xbox 360 version of Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005).

It's not an emulator. The PowerPC code of the game's default.xex is statically recompiled to C++ with ReXGlue and compiled for the Switch and the game is drawn by a native Vulkan renderer running on NVK (Mesa). It targets 30 FPS at the console's stock clocks with no overclock.

NOTE: You need your own copy of the Xbox 360 game: a disc image (.iso) or the extracted disc with its default.xex.Supported editions: PAL (Spanish, English, German and Italian), NTSC-U and NTSC-J.

Excelente port! Muchas gracias!

Me pasa que el audio suena bien, pero al rato la calidad de audio de las canciones se deteriora y se escucha con "ruido" o algo similar a la estática de las radios antiguas; me imagino que debe existir pérdida de calidad por la compresión del audio, pero me ha pasado que al momento de suspender y volver al juego presionando home la calidad se destruye aún más.
Aún así, muchas gracias! Revisaré las opciones del juego y veré si lo puedo actualizar y mejorar

ChanseyIsTheBest · 2026-09-29T16:51:04+0100

Salamandar said:
What's your opinion on the possibility of a smooth port of the first Dead Space game (2008)? This is not a request, i'm curious to know if it can done since you literally ported a 360 game, so you know the drill more that most of us.

You need to make a PC port first. Then port it to console, then write a native render, then make it actually performant. I would suggest reading the GitHub as Stevens left information. Stevens made a PC port of the game but didn't release it as that was not his end goal. Oh yeah and an AI subscription

https://github.com/StevensND/nfsmw-nx/blob/main/docs/porting-another-game.md

StevensND · 2026-09-29T19:21:18+0100

ChanseyIsTheBest said:
You need to make a PC port first. Then port it to console, then write a native render, then make it actually performant. I would suggest reading the GitHub as Stevens left information. Stevens made a PC port of the game but didn't release it as that was not his end goal. Oh yeah and an AI subscription

https://github.com/StevensND/nfsmw-nx/blob/main/docs/porting-another-game.md

It was my mate Madeline who made the PC Port

https://github.com/madelrandel-blip/NFSMW-Recompiled

However for testing I compile a dev build on PC adding Switch changes.

Geogeo22 · 2026-09-30T08:21:14+0100

masagrator said:
There is no black edition for X360. Japan got Black Edition release, but it didn't have Black Edition content, only DVD with bonuses.

It is possible to turn the Xbox version into the Black Edition simply by modifying the default.xex file.

Post automatically merged: Today at 8:22 AM

masagrator said:
There is no black edition for X360. Japan got Black Edition release, but it didn't have Black Edition content, only DVD with bonuses.

It is possible to turn the Xbox version into the Black Edition simply by modifying the default.xex file.

Post automatically merged: Today at 8:23 AM

StevensND said:
https://github.com/StevensND/nfsmw-nx

INSTALLER WEBSITE (use it to install the game in your SD card): https://stevensnd.github.io/nfsmw-nx-installer/

NOTE: IS IMPORTANT TO READ NSMW-NX LINK!!

A native Nintendo Switch port of the Xbox 360 version of Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005).

It's not an emulator. The PowerPC code of the game's default.xex is statically recompiled to C++ with ReXGlue and compiled for the Switch and the game is drawn by a native Vulkan renderer running on NVK (Mesa). It targets 30 FPS at the console's stock clocks with no overclock.

NOTE: You need your own copy of the Xbox 360 game: a disc image (.iso) or the extracted disc with its default.xex.Supported editions: PAL (Spanish, English, German and Italian), NTSC-U and NTSC-J.

Hello, is it possible to modify the Xbox version into the Black Edition simply by modifying the default.xex file? Unfortunately, when I make this modification, your tool does not allow me to create the mod. Would it be possible to add support for this file as well?

Thank you.

StevensND · 2026-09-30T13:27:24+0100

Geogeo22 said:
It is possible to turn the Xbox version into the Black Edition simply by modifying the default.xex file.

Post automatically merged: Today at 8:22 AM

It is possible to turn the Xbox version into the Black Edition simply by modifying the default.xex file.

Post automatically merged: Today at 8:23 AM

Hello, is it possible to modify the Xbox version into the Black Edition simply by modifying the default.xex file? Unfortunately, when I make this modification, your tool does not allow me to create the mod. Would it be possible to add support for this file as well?

Thank you.

Why you post the same three times?.

To make a package compatible I need the .xex file, NFS folder and Movies folder.

albarapa · 2026-09-30T14:32:54+0100

I noticed that the yellow filter is still visible in the rearview mirror even when it's turned off.

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