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|description=Desktop pets on the Nintendo Switch.
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|website=https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks/comments/1krrjcu/shijimanx_desktop_pets_on_the_nintendo_switch/
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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.  


==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
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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

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