Nintendo’s retro controllers now work on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac | Engadget

At WWDC 2022 earlier this 12 months, Apple introduced a bunch of gaming enhancements rolling out with iOS 16, together with help for Nintendo’s Joy-Con and Pro controllers. Now, you may additionally be capable to use Nintendo’s modernized retro gamepads along with your iPhones, iPads, Mac computer systems and even Apple TVs. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has discovered that iOS 16.1 and tvOS 16.1 helps Nintendo’s SNES-style Switch controllers, a contemporary model of their traditional counterparts with wi-fi connection and a USB-C port for charging. 

In his tweet with a video demonstrating the aptitude, Troughton-Smith stated he believes that the Apple platforms now help the N64 and NES controllers for the Switch, as effectively. MacStories ran its personal checks and confirmed that the SNES-style controllers additionally work with the iPad OS 16.1 and macOS Ventura. In addition, the publication was ready to make use of the fashionable N64 controller with Apple’s gadgets. The gamepads present up in Bluetooth settings after they’re pairing mode like another gadget. 

The Apple App Store would not help online game emulators, so you may nonetheless have to fireside up your Switch to play your video games for the console and its subscription service. But as AppleInsider notes, you should use these gamepads for the Apple Arcade and different supported titles within the App Store.