Every fact on this page applies to update 1.0.0, the one version tested. Other versions may behave differently.
No emulator needed: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles runs natively on the Apple chip. How nxnative compares with emulators
Running through nxnative
How The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles runs
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles plays on the iPhone at 30 fps, the rate the game sets for itself. When the project developers last published sizes, its Packed app came to about 4 GB.
How it runs
Tested on the Mac through the first-boot notices, the title and its options, a new game of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, the opening movie and the first episode's opening scenes and trial, with sound and saves. Memory use stayed at about 1.1 GB, flat over 14 minutes.
Controls
The Packed app starts in the 2D touch layout (left stick, face buttons, shoulders, minus and plus). The layout button at the top centre switches layouts in game, and the app remembers your choice.
Good to know
- Tested with the base game, version 1.0.0, together with its downloadable content.
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/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles -k ~/keys/prod.keysFAQ
Does The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles work with nxnative?
Yes. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is tested with nxnative on update 1.0.0.
Which iPhone, iPad or Mac do I need to play The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles?
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 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles included?
No. Neither this site nor nxnative includes any game. You Pack The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles from your own copy of the game, with keys dumped from your own Switch.
Does online play work in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles?
Online play in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is not confirmed to work, so do not count on it.
