NXStationB v1.0 is the first public release of Batocera EmulationStation as a Nintendo Switch NRO.
Site: https://nxstation.com/nxstationb
Sibling app (NXStation): https://nxstation.com
Wiki: https://nxstation.com/nxstationb/wiki.html
Copy NXStationB.nro to sdmc:/switch/nxstationb/. Launch with Title Override (hold R).
Highlights
- Full Batocera ES frontend on Switch (systems, gamelists, scraper, screensaver, themes)
- Stock RetroArch Switch cores; optional standalone NROs (Tico, etc.) via Emulator and Cores
- ScreenScraper only (developer API included; set your website login in settings)
- Bundled themes: Simple_Life (default), es-theme-minimal, es-theme-simple
- Restores last system + game after a session; fast boot skips extra ROM scanning
- If NXStation is installed, playtime is written to NXStation analytics
Install
sdmc:/switch/nxstationb/NXStationB.nro- Hold R on an installed game → hbmenu → NXStation B
- ROMs in
sdmc:/roms/{system}/ - Cores in
sdmc:/retroarch/cores/
Notes
- Album / applet mode does not have enough RAM
- Stock cores on newer firmware usually return to Home; reopen the NRO to resume the last game
- Batocera ES is GPL; Switch port sources will be released in due time
Credits
Batocera.linux, Aloshi, RetroArch/libnx, ScreenScraper.
Simple_Life / No Flash — Mr. Overlay. es-theme-minimal — Lilbud (CC-BY-NC-SA). es-theme-simple — Nils Bonenberger (CC-BY-NC-SA).