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<!--https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/ShijimaNXSwitch.7z-->
Shijima-NX is a PoC Tesla overlay that lets you to run Shimeji desktop pets on your Nintendo Switch.  
Shijima-NX is a Tesla overlay enabling you to run Shimeji desktop pets on your Nintendo Switch. While mostly for fun and demonstration purposes, this overlay shows that running Shimeji mascots on the Switch is indeed possible.


==How to Use==
==Installation==
If you'd like to try it yourself, some manual setup is required in addition to installing the overlay:
Requires Tesla overlay ([[Tesla Menu Switch|Tesla-Menu]] and [[NX-ovlloader Switch|nx-ovlloader]]) installed.


<ol>
Extract the contents of the release zip to the root of your SD card.
<li><p>'''Prepare mascot.cereal:'''<br />
 
Generate this file from the <code>actions.xml</code> and <code>behaviors.xml</code> files of a Shimeji-ee mascot using the <code>shijima-sandbox</code> utility. (''Note:'' shijima-sandbox is an example program that is built alongside the library itself when you compile [https://github.com/pixelomer/libshijima libshijima].)</p></li>
The release zip contains the default shimeji shipped with Shimeji-ee. If you want to use your own mascot, you need to generate Shijima-NX files for it using make-config.sh.
<li><p>'''Prepare img.bin:'''<br />
 
Create this file using the <code>tesla-packer</code> tool available in the Shijima-NX repository.</p></li>
==User guide==
<li><p>'''Final Setup:'''<br />
From the Tesla menu, launch Shijima-NX. You can interact with the shimeji using the touch screen.
Copy both <code>mascot.cereal</code> and <code>img.bin</code> files to the following location on your SD card:</p>
 
<pre>sd:/config/Shijima-NX</pre></li></ol>
Interaction with other games/applets will be lost when you first launch Shijima-NX. To resolve this, hold the home button to bring up the side menu, then press it again to close it. Games will start receiving input again.
 
To close Shijima-NX, press L+Down+Right Stick.


==Media==
==Media==
'''Shijima for Nintendo Switch''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS8iT7PWXP4 pixelomer]) <br>
'''Shijima for Nintendo Switch''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS8iT7PWXP4 pixelomer]) <br>
<youtube width=""640"">NS8iT7PWXP4</youtube>
<youtube width="640">NS8iT7PWXP4</youtube>


==Changelog==  
==Changelog==  
'''v2025'''
'''v1.0'''
* First Release.
* Initial release.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* Gbatemp - https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks/comments/1krrjcu/shijimanx_desktop_pets_on_the_nintendo_switch/
* GitHub - https://github.com/pixelomer/Shijima-NX
* Github - https://github.com/pixelomer/Shijima-NX
* Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks/comments/1krrjcu/shijimanx_desktop_pets_on_the_nintendo_switch/

Latest revision as of 04:03, 1 June 2025

Shijima-NX
General
Authorpixelomer
TypeOverlays
Version1.0
LicenseGPL-3.0
Last Updated2025/05/28
Links
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Website
Source
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Shijima-NX is a PoC Tesla overlay that lets you to run Shimeji desktop pets on your Nintendo Switch.

Installation

Requires Tesla overlay (Tesla-Menu and nx-ovlloader) installed.

Extract the contents of the release zip to the root of your SD card.

The release zip contains the default shimeji shipped with Shimeji-ee. If you want to use your own mascot, you need to generate Shijima-NX files for it using make-config.sh.

User guide

From the Tesla menu, launch Shijima-NX. You can interact with the shimeji using the touch screen.

Interaction with other games/applets will be lost when you first launch Shijima-NX. To resolve this, hold the home button to bring up the side menu, then press it again to close it. Games will start receiving input again.

To close Shijima-NX, press L+Down+Right Stick.

Media

Shijima for Nintendo Switch (pixelomer)

Changelog

v1.0

  • Initial release.

External links

Retrieved from "https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=Shijima-NX_Switch&oldid=200429"

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