Every fact on this page applies to update 1.0.1, the one version tested. Other versions may behave differently.
No emulator needed: Paper Mario: The Origami King runs natively on the Apple chip. How nxnative compares with emulators
Running through nxnative
How Paper Mario: The Origami King runs
The Origami King plays on the Mac at 30 fps, as on the Switch. A short check covered the title, a new game, the opening drive into Toad Town and the walk up to Peach's castle with Mario under your control, with sound. No iPhone app has been built yet.
How it runs
nxnative runs the game without changes to its code. One visual problem has been fixed: small magenta squares used to flicker on the castle path and next to the on-screen display, caused by the game's anti-aliasing pass reading the same image it was drawing into. nxnative now spots such draws by itself and gives that pass its own copy, and they are gone.
Memory settled at about 3 GB through the opening. There is no 60 fps option for this game yet.
Bring update 1.0.1
Tested with update 1.0.1. Put it in the same folder as the base game before you Pack.
Controls
The Packed app starts in the 2D touch layout. Use the layout button at the top centre if you prefer another one.
Good to know
- Only the opening was played. Battles, including the ring puzzles, the first world beyond the castle, saving and loading, and the movies have not been checked.
Known issues
- 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/paper-mario-the-origami-king -k ~/keys/prod.keysFAQ
Does Paper Mario: The Origami King work with nxnative?
Yes. Paper Mario: The Origami King is tested with nxnative on update 1.0.1.
Which iPhone, iPad or Mac do I need to play Paper Mario: The Origami King?
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 Paper Mario: The Origami King included?
No. Neither this site nor nxnative includes any game. You Pack Paper Mario: The Origami King from your own copy of the game, with keys dumped from your own Switch.
Does online play work in Paper Mario: The Origami King?
Online play in Paper Mario: The Origami King is not confirmed to work, so do not count on it.
