What stands out in this story is a detail every Switch 2 owner has noticed: many original Switch games run on the new console exactly as they did before. Now a video posted on X by user @polionferior shows Mario & Luigi: Brothership running at 60 frames per second on a jailbroken Switch 2, thanks to a fan-made mod. “We’re very close to an amazing era of Nintendo Homebrew,” the author wrote, according to Wccftech.
What the mod is and who made it
Brothership, published by Nintendo and developed by Acquire, launched on November 7, 2024 for Switch and runs at 30 frames per second. The mod doubles that on the Switch 2’s stronger hardware. One important detail: @polionferior did not build the mod from scratch, but ported an existing mod to Switch 2, and for that reason said they are not in a position to release it. For now, it is only a video demonstration, with no public release.
It is easy to see why the idea excites people: several games received Switch 2 Editions with better resolution and performance, such as the two latest Zelda games and the Xenoblade Chronicles series, but many others, Brothership among them, never got that treatment and may never get it. Wccftech names PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta 3 and Astral Chain as games that would benefit from a boost like this.
The context: the Switch 2 homebrew scene
All of this is only possible because Switch 2 got its first public jailbreak in October. Since then, the scene has shown homebrew apps, data mining, experimental PC emulators and even ports of Switch 2 games to the original Switch, a movement similar to what is already happening on PC with console game recompilations. For people who study and preserve the console, it is a historic moment; for Nintendo, it is a problem.
Nintendo’s stance and the risks
In the sources we checked, Nintendo has not commented on the mod. The company’s track record, however, is clear: system updates that close exploits, online bans for consoles (in 2025, Switch 2 owners reported consoles banned after using piracy cartridges) and lawsuits, such as the $2.4 million settlement reached in 2024 with the makers of a Switch emulator. Nintendo’s user agreement, updated in 2025, even states that unauthorized modifications may render the console permanently unusable. Jailbreaking also voids the warranty, and Wccftech notes that new games tend to require the latest firmware: anyone who jailbreaks may have to choose between mods and new releases. Add to that the risk of fake files carrying malware. SavePoint reports that this exists, but does not point to where to download it or how to do it.
How to play legally
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is sold on the US Nintendo eShop for $59.99 (price checked on November 4, 2026) and on physical media, and it runs on Switch and on Switch 2 through backward compatibility. For preservation fans who want no risk, our guide to games ported to the browser and PC gathers projects that do not distribute commercial games.
Sources: Wccftech and Nintendo.
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