Mario Party Superstars
Every fact on this page applies to update 1.1.1, the one version tested. Other versions may behave differently.
No emulator needed: Mario Party Superstars runs natively on the Apple chip. How nxnative compares with emulators
Running through nxnative
How Mario Party Superstars runs
Mario Party Superstars plays on the Mac at 60 fps, with sound. Tested in a short gameplay check from a fresh save: Offline Play, the opening scene, the title, the plaza, then a Mario Party game on Yoshi's Tropical Island against computer players, through three turns with dice rolls, the Thwomp, Toadette's Star and a Boo. One minigame after turn 1 was played in each of two runs (Speed Hockey and Tube It or Lose It), and the game saved at the start of turn 2. No iPhone app has been built yet.
How it runs
The board held 60 fps throughout, with no crash. Early on Mario, the other players, the host and the plaza characters were drawn as flat grey silhouettes, and the game could stop on the way into a party. Both are fixed, and the fixes apply to every game.
On the Mac the game used about 2.2 GB of memory at the title and 2.7 GB on the board by turn 3.
The boards and minigames load as you play, and testing loaded only one board and two minigames, so most of them have not run yet.
Bring update 1.1.1
Only update 1.1.1 has been tested. Put it in the same folder as the base game before you Pack.
Controls
The Packed app starts in the 2D touch layout. The minus or plus button skips the opening scene. In the plaza, a button pressed in the first few seconds after it fades in is ignored.
Good to know
- Only Yoshi's Tropical Island, Speed Hockey and Tube It or Lose It have been played.
- Local and online play have not been tested.
Known issues
- Only Yoshi's Tropical Island and two minigames have been played; the other boards, the other modes and most minigames have not been checked.
- Local and online play have not been tested.
- It has not been tried on iPhone, and no iPhone app has been built.
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/mario-party-superstars -k ~/keys/prod.keysFAQ
Does Mario Party Superstars work with nxnative?
Yes. Mario Party Superstars is tested with nxnative on update 1.1.1.
Which iPhone, iPad or Mac do I need to play Mario Party Superstars?
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 Mario Party Superstars included?
No. Neither this site nor nxnative includes any game. You Pack Mario Party Superstars from your own copy of the game, with keys dumped from your own Switch.
Does online play work in Mario Party Superstars?
Online play in Mario Party Superstars is not confirmed to work, so do not count on it.
