Native support for Nintendo Switch Joy Cons is here with iOS 16

07 June 2022
You can pair two Joy Cons and use them as a single controller to play games.

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So we can play Fortnite now with iphone very nice

    Anonymous, 08 Jun 2022Are you trolling or what? The Switch isn't a phone.Yeah but playing AAA games online wherever you go without needing an expensive Hotspot or super unsecure wifi hotspots? That would be fantastic.

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      Dometalican, 08 Jun 2022When the Switch gets LTE/5G, I'll agree with your statement.Are you trolling or what? The Switch isn't a phone.

        Anonymous, 08 Jun 2022Nintendo wants people to buy its consoles and play games on... moreWhen the Switch gets LTE/5G, I'll agree with your statement.

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          Dometalican, 08 Jun 2022Wouldn't it be nuts if this was the start of Apple col... moreIn any case, it's the Apple's policy not to support emulation, so it's a moot point.

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            Dometalican, 08 Jun 2022Money. iPhones are the most popular phones amongst casuals ... moreNintendo wants people to buy its consoles and play games on its consoles.

              Kuba, 08 Jun 2022Another useless feature but still after 14 years of iPhone ... moreWhich is a minor annoyance, not a major one. You can still drag them anywhere you want and organize them in folder, you just can't have empty space between icons. Is that really THAT important?

                Kuba, 08 Jun 2022Another useless feature but still after 14 years of iPhone ... moreto keep the home screen organized, i bet your home screen on android look like a mess

                  Anonymous, 08 Jun 2022What would Nintendo get from that?Money. iPhones are the most popular phones amongst casuals and people who don't tinker. Even though Android, we have John GBA, Dolphin, etc, Apple has nothing. Nintendo makes ROM files (or cloud-based using AWS or something) that you have to pay to either own them or via subscription like Nintendo Online and boom: money.

                  I personally wouldn't be a fan but you have to admit, Nintendo could do wonders with this collaboration. It's even future-proof since they could start with GBA/GBC and NES games to work their way into SNES and even get Sega to make money with Genesis.

                    Anonymous, 08 Jun 2022What would Nintendo get from that?Well, you know Apple and Nintendo ... they would gain more reasons to visit court :-D

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                      Dometalican, 08 Jun 2022Wouldn't it be nuts if this was the start of Apple col... moreWhat would Nintendo get from that?

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                        Aacro X, 07 Jun 2022Took them too long but Is anyone actually emulating in an iPhone?You can use it to play games. Emulation isn't needed.

                          Wouldn't it be nuts if this was the start of Apple collaborating with Nintendo to offer official Nintendo emulation on iPhones by creating a NintendiPhone? That would be really interesting.

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                            Another useless feature but still after 14 years of iPhone we can't place apps freely on home screen, why forced auto arrangement???

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                              still waiting for them to add support for generic bt gamepads, android has had this for years

                                Aacro X, 07 Jun 2022Took them too long but Is anyone actually emulating in an iPhone?it would be so promising if iPhones can emulate games. but it isnt that neccesary to play a retro game on a smartphone.

                                  Anonymous, 07 Jun 2022Well, surprised that they brought support to an external br... moreConsidering how well the Switch sold, it's better for them to do that since they can splurge any money from 'MadeFor iPhone/iPod' line and third party is gone with the (finaly!) vote on the USB C :)

                                  Less e-Waste too!

                                    Aacro X, 07 Jun 2022Took them too long but Is anyone actually emulating in an iPhone?It's not just for emulators as there are other mobile games that people uses a controller for.

                                    I do think Android will get this support eventually since Skyline continues to improve. I think in 5 years, we'll have decent Switch emulation along with okay PS3 emulation. Our current phones aren't even powerful enough for Wii U that a PC can do via Cemu.

                                      This is pog

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                                        Well, surprised that they brought support to an external brand to connect to their devices. It is maybe not the first time, but it is so much rare.

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