Electronic Arts never re-released the iconic racing classic Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) on modern platforms, so various enthusiasts are handling the porting. Recently, the project appeared on yet another platform.
Developer StevensND announced the release of an unofficial port of Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) for Nintendo Switch. He emphasizes that this is not an emulator: «PowerPC code from the default.xex file is statically recompiled into C++ using ReXGlue, then compiled for Switch, and rendering is performed by a native Vulkan renderer running on NVK (Mesa)».
StevensND noted that the target performance for the Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) port is 30 FPS at standard Nintendo Switch console clock speeds without overclocking.
StevensND published the source code for the «nfsmw-nx» project in open access on GitHub. The provided archive does not contain copyrighted game assets, i.e., players need to provide an image of the Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) Xbox 360 version.