While neither MacStories nor Troughton-Smith was able to test whether the Sega Genesis and NES controllers work with Apple’s devices, we’re assuming Apple added the same functionality. The Verge reached out to Apple to confirm, and we’ll update this article if we hear back.

In the release notes for macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16, Apple notes, “many additional Bluetooth and USB game controllers are supported by the Game Controller framework on macOS 13, iOS 16, and tvOS 16 and later,” but doesn’t specify which ones. This same note was included in the iOS 16 and tvOS 16 release notes as well, so this feature may have been available on iPhone and Apple TV with last month’s update.

Nintendo originally made its classic controllers available to use with its Switch Online service, which comes with access to collections of SNES and NES games. It also offers a library of N64 games, but it costs an extra $49.99 for one year of access on top of the $3.99 / month Switch Online subscription.

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