Controlling Disney Infinity 3.0 with the Siri remote isn’t great. It feels odd, as if you’re using a remote control instead of a controller — because that's exactly what you're doing. The Siri remote is functional, but neither the game nor the Siri remote were built with moving characters through 3D worlds, and it shows. Characters bumble around with extreme imprecisions, and I wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re up for a goof. It’s in there, perhaps, because Apple says it has to be in there. It can’t be in there because anyone thinks it’s particularly good.
But hope is not lost. Disney Infinity 3.0 mitigates that problem because the SteelSeries Nimbus, the poster child for Apple TV game controllers, ships with the starter pack. It’s in the box, and it is a fantastic controller. I mean that, too. The more I use it in various games, the more impressed I am with the Nimbus. It doesn’t feel like my memories of third-party controllers. It’s sturdy and reliable to the point that I have to remind myself that I’m not using hardware from a console manufacturer, long the gold standard for controllers.
The right controller makes all the difference in the world. Apple’s Bluetooth-based pairing makes setup drop dead simple. All you need to do is switch the controller on, and the Apple TV detects it within seconds, in our out of a game.