Every fact on this page applies to update 1.293, the one version tested. Other versions may behave differently.
No emulator needed: BALL x PIT runs natively on the Apple chip. How nxnative compares with emulators
Running through nxnative
How BALL x PIT runs
BALL x PIT plays on the iPhone at 60 fps, and its Packed app is only about 1.1 GB. The game is built with a recent version of Unity and needed no changes to nxnative.
How it runs
On the Mac, it plays from the title through the intro and the descent into the pit, the first dive and its tutorial, and the base-building tutorial, including placing fields and the first harvest. Frame times held steady around 16.7 ms, a clean 60 fps, with memory flat at about 1.6 GB over ten minutes and no errors. The title appears within about 25 seconds of launch.
Controls
The game is played with the gamepad in docked mode and does not use touch. The Packed app starts in the 3D touch layout so that both sticks are available. In a dive, the left stick moves, the right stick aims, ZR shoots and X toggles autofire. In the base, the left stick moves the build cursor, A confirms, B goes back, X opens the sidebar, ZR sends a worker to harvest, and ZL with R pans the view.
Good to know
- Tested with update 1.293.
Known issues
None reported
Packing command
Run this in your nxnative folder on the Build Mac. Replace the game folder and the keys path with your own. Add --platform mac-app to get a Mac app instead of an iPhone and iPad app.
python3 scripts/build_ipa_from_nsp.py ~/Games/ball-x-pit -k ~/keys/prod.keysFAQ
Does BALL x PIT work with nxnative?
Yes. BALL x PIT is tested with nxnative on update 1.293.
Which iPhone, iPad or Mac do I need to play BALL x PIT?
An iPhone 15 Pro or newer (A17 Pro chip or later) or an iPad with an M1 chip or later, on iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, or a Mac with Apple silicon. iPads with the A17 Pro chip (iPad mini) have the iPhone 15 Pro's chip but are untested by nxnative. Packing needs a Mac with macOS 26.6 or later and Xcode 27.1.
Is BALL x PIT included?
No. Neither this site nor nxnative includes any game. You Pack BALL x PIT from your own copy of the game, with keys dumped from your own Switch.
Does online play work in BALL x PIT?
Online play in BALL x PIT is not confirmed to work, so do not count on it.
