SteelSeries Nimbus Bluetooth Mobile Gaming Controller

Wireless device connection

Original rated gaming time

Rechargeable battery connection

Compatible titles required

Console-Style Controls for Apple Gaming

Physical controls give compatible games a familiar controller arrangement. Use the Nimbus with supported titles when you want buttons and directional input held separately from the screen. Game support matters as much as the device connection, so select titles that accept an MFi-compatible controller.

Pressure-Sensitive Button Input

Pressure-sensitive buttons provide a physical input option for supported game actions. Holding a controller can make it easier to keep your attention on a larger display while playing. The response available in a particular title depends on how that game implements external controller support.

Bluetooth Pairing

The original Nimbus pairs through Bluetooth. Pressing its pairing control places it in discovery mode, then choose the controller in the compatible device’s Bluetooth settings. Once the connection is established, open a supported game and check that its controller input option is available.

Dedicated Menu Navigation

The Menu button is part of the original Nimbus control layout designed around supported Apple gaming environments. It provides a physical control alongside the main game inputs. Navigation behaviour can vary by device, operating-system version and application, so follow the controls shown by the game or interface.

Recharge through Lightning

A built-in rechargeable battery is rated for more than 40 hours of gaming under the original manufacturer conditions. Charge through the controller’s Lightning connection between sessions. Actual battery duration depends on use and battery condition, particularly for a rechargeable product from this original generation.

Connectivity

Bluetooth

Intended platforms

Compatible Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac

Charging connector

Lightning

Is this Nimbus or Nimbus+?

This is the original Nimbus controller, stock69089. Specifications differ from Nimbus+.

Which games can use it?

The game must support MFi-compatible controller input on the chosen Apple device.

How does it charge?

Its built-in rechargeable battery charges through a Lightning connection.

Can it pair through Bluetooth?

Yes. Use its pairing control and select Nimbus in the compatible device’s Bluetooth settings.