Good, very good news for Apple device users who have at some point purchased one of the current revisions of Nintendo’s classic controllers. Let us recall in this regard that in recent years the big N has launched vcurrent version but with classic controller design classic Nintendo (NES), Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 that provide a 100% retro gaming experience but with more up-to-date technology inside and that have both wireless connectivity via Bluetooth and wired connectivity via USB-c.

These buttons they were originally released for use with classic games found in the Nintendo Online catalog, as well as its Expansion Pack add-on service. An interesting and fun variant, but in my opinion it is not enough for the price of these revisions of classic controllers. I’m very aware that there will be people who will make up for it, and I totally respect that, but in my opinion, the scope has fallen off quite a bit.

Fortunately, we’ve seen their support expand, and the most relevant example of this is the move Steam made last July when The Valve Store has added support for classic Nintendo controllers. Owners of any of these controllers can thus also use them to play their catalog of titles purchased from the Valve Store. From that moment on, his interest grew substantially.

And today in The Verge we can read that the universe reachable by these devices has now grown substantially “Classic” Nintendo controllers are now compatible with all Apple devices. In this sense, this new movement joins previous ones, such as when Apple devices became compatible with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con and Pro Controller, also from Nintendo. This is actually one of the reasons for the recurring rumors that Apple might buy Nintendo.

In the macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 release notes, Apple states that “many other Bluetooth and USB game controllers are supported by the Game Controller framework in macOS 13, iOS 16, and tvOS 16 and later“, although he doesn’t specify which ones. The same note was also included in the iOS 16 and tvOS 16 release notes, so the feature might have been available on iPhone and Apple TV with last month’s update, but it hasn’t been spotted yet.