Controller:Wii U GamePad
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Key points
- Lacks native XInput support, requiring the use of a XInput wrapper (see XInput wrappers) for games that do not support DirectInput or the controller natively.
- Cemu emulator has no native support for controller yet.[1]
Inputs
- Motion sensing: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
- Touchscreen
- 2 × clickable analog sticks: LS, RS
- 4 × digital shoulder buttons: 𝐋, 𝐑, ZL, ZR
- 9 × digital buttons: 𝐀, 𝐁, 𝐗, 𝐘, -, +, ʜᴏᴍᴇ, TV, Power
- 4 × digital directional buttons (d-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
- Extension connector
- Sensor Bar
- NFC
- Microphone
Use with PC platforms
- Libdrc is a library currently in development for application developers who want to use the capabilities of the Wii U GamePad in their software. It also provides the ability to simulate a Wii U GamePad to communicate with a Wii U.
Windows
USendMii
- A program on your PC that captures controller inputs from a Wii U GamePad over a LAN.
- Offers two client types: Internet Browser and Homebrew.
- Open the Wii U Web Browser to the URL given within the program, it will start reading inputs from the Pad.
- Has GUI allowing for customizable controls.
- Emulates fully Xbox controller via ViGEm. Allows to remap Xbox layout to Nintendo layout buttons.
- UsendMii will also allow to view MP4 videos from your PC on the Wii U GamePad and your TV.
- Controls use keyboard mappings for buttons or requires 3rd party application - vJoy.
- For Internet Browser Client, some buttons do actions in the Wii U Web Browser and are pretty much unusable through this method. 𝗬 is one such button as it opens your bookmarks. Opening the input page in a new tab will help ensure most buttons will work.
- The Wii U must be on and online enabled.
- Allows Dualshock 4 emulation via ViGEm, although application is unable to emulate gyroscope, touchpad and speaker properly.
- Microphone and NFC features remain unused.
Moonlight Wii U
- GFE compatible computer with GTX 600/700/900/1000 series GPU (for the PC you're streaming from). Requires Geforce Experience 2.1.1 or higher.
- Alternatively can be used with Sunshine, gamestream host for Moonlight.
- A Wii U LAN Adapter is recommended.
- It's using the hardware-accelerated h264 library of the Wii U.
- Allows to connect Gamepad (can be disabled with the disable_gamepad option), up to 4 Wii U Pro Controllers and Wii Classic Controllers (Pro). Gamepad needs to be disabled to use the 4th controller
XInput wrapping
- Acting as native DirectInput controller, it's possible to use any of the generic wrappers. See the controller article for those.
macOS
- UsendMii is application which lets use Wii U GamePad on computer.
Linux
- DRController allows to use UsendMii Client with Linux.
drc-sim
- DRC Sim Server is a utility for pairing a computer to a Wii U to emulate a gamepad. Open source application (server and client) allows video and audio streaming.
- Play over the internet (server must be configured correctly).
- Supports touch screen.
- Supports virtual joystick and buttons.
Steam
- Can be recognized as Xbox 360 controller but after manual assignment. Controller cannot be found in Supported Controller Database, so Steam recognizes it as standard DirectInput device.
Steam Link compatibility
- Incompatible controller. Uses Wi-Fi connection which is not supported by Steam Link. [2]
Support In Games
- Support for some controller features may be only available on certain systems. Refer to game-specific articles for details.
Games with Nintendo button prompts
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- Please note, that this is only list for games that offer Nintendo button prompts.
- Some may require use of Switch Pro Controller emulation. Refer to game-specific articles for details.