iOS 16 Adds Support for Nintendo Switch's Joy-Cons and Pro Controller

[jbryant705]

Cool but these pieces of 🤬 hardly even work with the Nintendo Switch well enough haha

I sort of agree about the joy cons, but I disagree completely about the pro controller. I love that controller and I'm really excited about being able to use it on Apple TV.

 

[fel10]

Is this a sign that Apple will purchase Nintendo soon?

lol the Japanese government would never let that happen. Plus the switch is doing so well, I don’t see how that would happen.

 

[neoelectronaut]

Ecstatic if/when this presumably makes its way to tvOS as well.

 

[Arctic Moose]

Ecstatic if/when this presumably makes its way to tvOS as well.

Appears it has been confirmed:

tvOS 16 | Matter, HomeKit, Joy-Cons

The tvOS 16 update brings a new HomeKit architecture, Matter compatibility, and Nintendo Joy-Con support. Learn more here.

appleinsider.com

 

[neoelectronaut]

Appears it has been confirmed:

tvOS 16 | Matter, HomeKit, Joy-Cons

The tvOS 16 update brings a new HomeKit architecture, Matter compatibility, and Nintendo Joy-Con support. Learn more here.

appleinsider.com

Awesome. Split Joy-Cons is my preferred way to play and I've gotten so used to it that going back to a Xbox controller feels like I'm being handcuffed.

 

[Arctic Moose]

What is the point of this?

The point is that there is yet another controller option for Apple Arcade and other iOS/iPadOS/tvOS/macOS games.

Are Switch games officially coming to macOS?

Highly unlikely.

 

[neoelectronaut]

What is the point of this? Are Switch games officially coming to macOS? Or is this only useful for emulators?

There's hundreds of millions of Switch controllers out in the wild, and now you can use them with your Apple devices.