1 – Buy a Nintendo Switch or a set of Nintendo Joy-Cons. 2 – Connect both Nintendo Joy-Cons via Bluetooth to your computer of choice, as long as it isn’t a Mac. 3 – Download vJoy. RELATED: How to Connect the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con or Pro Controllers to Your PC. Wii Remotes and Wii U Pro Controllers. Windows will connect the controller by default, but it may not be usable as a controller in all apps. Dolphin, the Wii emulator, supports using them as inputs, but we didn’t have any on hand to test system-wide use.

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This page explains how to configure controllers in Dolphin, assuming the controller is connected and working with your system. If you need help, or want game-specific configurations, see the forums.

• 2GameCube Controller
• 3Wii Remote
  • 3.1Real Wii Remote

Dolphin Controller Configuration

To open and manage the controller settings for Dolphin, from the Dolphin's main window, navigate to Options -> Controller Settings, or simply click the 'Controllers' button. The main controller configuration window will appear, as seen in the screenshot below.

In the Gamecube Controllers config area, you can configure or disable the emulated GameCube controller ports. The emulated GameCube controllers themselves are referred to as 'Standard Controller' in the dropdown menu. The controller order on the PC does not have to equal to GameCube controller port order. They will be handled entirely in the GameCube Controller Configuration window. It is within each port's own 'Configure' button.

In the Wii Controllers config area, you have the option to use real or emulated Wii Remotes, as well as choosing to passthrough a Bluetooth Adapter (see Bluetooth Passthrough) or emulating the Wii's adapter. You can also assign the Wii Remote to connect it as an emulated controller by selecting 'Connect Wii Remotes for Emulated Controllers'. Select 'Real Wii Remote' in the dropdown for a Wii Remote slot to use a real-world Wii Remote connected to your PC via bluetooth for that slot. Dolphin supports up to four Wii Remotes at once, along with any peripherals you have attached to them. Although the Balance Board cannot be emulated, Dolphin allows the use of a real-world Balance Board by selecting 'Real Balance Board'. Enable Speaker Data controls whether the Wii Remote speaker can produce sound. When using a real Wii Remote, the audio will come out of the Wii Remotes' speakers; with emulated Wii Remotes, it will come out of the system speakers. Some games, like Metroid Prime 3, have lag issues when Enable Speaker Data is enabled on some systems.

In the Common config area, you can choose options that would both affect Gamecube and Wii controllers. Background Input lets you use the controller or keyboard even if Dolphin isn't in focus. Alternate Input Sources allows the use of capturing motion data from other hardware inputs into Dolphin. See DSU Client for more details.

After you select what you want to use, check in the section(s) below for additional configuration.

GameCube Controller

Real GameCube Controller (GameCube Adapter)

To use the actual GameCube Controllers using an Official GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U (and its clones), see How to use the Official GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in Dolphin. It does not require any button configuration. That does not apply to the adapters that behave as generic controllers and need to be configured (see below).

Emulated GameCube Controller

After setting any one of the emulated GameCube ports, proceed to the 'Configure' button for each. One left unconfigured will be considered dummy 'plugged in' during the game emulation.

Choose any device that is connected to your PC in the Device dropdown, and set the buttons and axes to your liking.

• Left click a slot to detect input, then press a button/key or axes on your selected device to save it to that slot.
• Middle click a slot to clear it of inputs.
• Right click a slot to show more input options. See Input Syntax for documentation and examples.

If you controller supports it, Rumble will allow your controller to experience the GameCube controller's rumble functionality. Within the rumble configuration window, click on the motor pattern you wish to use (sine, cosine, etc), and press 'Select' to apply it. If you wish to add a second pattern, click another pattern and press '| OR'. Hit 'OK' to accept the changes and exit the window.

Control Stick Calibration limits the radius of the joystick input. This is used to map the dimensions of the input source.

Always Connected forces the emulated controller to stay connected to the emulated Gamecube.

Profile allows you to save/load input configs.

After setting up everything that you want, click 'OK' and the changes will save.

NOTE: If the controller is significantly off center in Dolphin but nowhere else, check all controller axis to see if one has a '+-' on it . This is not supposed to happen and is the source of your bug.

Wii Remote

Real Wii Remote

To connect a Wii Remote, press 'Refresh' then press the 1 + 2 buttons on your Wii Remote simultaneously (Sync button for -TR models). Continuous Scanning allows you to connect a Wii Remote without having to open the Wii Remote window and press refresh every time. As long as a game is running or the Wii Remote configuration window is up, just press 1 + 2 or the sync button on your Wii Remote simultaneously and it will connect.

After several minutes of inactivity, Wii titles will attempt to disconnect the Wii Remote. The Wii Remote will remain on and connected to Dolphin, but the game will believe it is disconnected. To 'reconnect' the Wii Remote, go to Tools -> Connect Wii Remotes -> Connect Wii Remote # or use a hotkey corresponding to it (example - the Windows default for Wii Remote 1 is Alt-F5), or simply press a button on the Wii Remote.

Dolphin does not automatically turn off Wii Remotes as the Wii will (except on Linux). Remember to turn off controllers on your own to save battery power, simply by holding the power button on Wii Remote for a second as you would to turn off the Wii. It will also tell Dolphin that it's disconnected instead of stopping the game emulation.

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Wii Remotes use the Bluetooth interface, make sure your PC supports Bluetooth. Do not pair the Wii Remote to your computer through its native Bluetooth settings. The operating system may interfere with Dolphin's ability to connect with the Wii Remote. In addition, Wii Remote connectivity will only work if one of the Wii Remote slots is set to Real Wii Remote and it's not claimed by another Wii Remote.

If the remote does not seem to want to connect, make sure that any real Wiis in proximity are switched off for the duration of the pairing process.

RVL-CNT-01-TR Wii Remote Pluses may need extra configuration for older versions of Windows, see the Wii Remote Plus (RVL-CNT-01-TR) Connection Guide.

Emulated Wii Remote

The configuration window for emulated Wii Remote works in the same way as the GameCube controller settings.

Choose any device that is connected to your PC in the Device dropdown, and set the buttons and axes to your liking.

• Left click a slot to detect input, then press a button/key or axes on your selected device to save it to that slot.
• Middle click a slot to clear it of inputs.
• Right click a slot to show more input options. See Input Syntax for documentation and examples.

Extension Allows you to add an emulated Nunchuk, Guitar, or other Wii Remote peripheral. Select the extension you want to emulate in the dropdown, and press configure to open a window with slots just like the Emulated Wii Remote window. Select buttons and axes as you wish, and press OK to save. If you wish to attach a MotionPlus to the emulated Wii Remote, select 'Attach MotionPlus'.

If you controller supports it, Rumble will allow your controller to experience the Wii Remote's rumble functionality. Within the rumble configuration window, click on the motor pattern you wish to use (sine, cosine, etc), and press 'Select' to apply it. If you wish to add a second pattern, click another pattern and press '| OR'. Hit 'OK' to accept the changes and exit the window.

Speaker Pan allows you to shift the emulated Wii Remote audio to the left or the right on your system speakers, if Enable Speaker Data is checked. -100% is left, 0 is centered, and +100% is right.

Battery allows you to change the battery level of the emulated Wii Remote.

Upright Wii Remote alters the base swinging and tilting orientation of the emulated Wii Remote to the upright position.

Sideways Wii Remote changes the emulated Wii Remote controls to allow you to play games as though the Wii Remote is sideways, without actually changing your controls. It is useful for games such as New Super Mario Bros. Wii that are designed for it.

Profile allows you to save/load input configs.

After setting up everything that you want, click 'OK' and the changes will save.

General Settings

These settings apply to both Emulated and Real Wii Remotes.

Sensor Bar Position, IR Sensitivity, Speaker Volume, and Wii Remote Motor are duplicates of Wii settings. They do exactly what they say they do, and work exactly like the same settings on the Wii itself.

Hotkey Settings

Dolphin has preloaded user-configurable hotkeys only found under Options > Hotkey Settings. This has great use for Hotkey and Tool-Assisted Speedrun users, and it is required for Free Look (if enabled under Utility section in Options > Graphics Settings > 'Advanced' tab) and a way to exit Fullscreen.

Choose any device that is connected to your PC in the Device dropdown, and set the buttons and axes to your liking.

• Left click a slot to detect input, then press a button/key or axes on your selected device to save it to that slot.
• Middle click a slot to clear it of inputs.
• Right click a slot to show more input options. See Input Syntax for documentation and examples.

There is no way to map hotkeys on the native controllers.

This is also applicable for Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

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With millions of Nintendo Switch sold, there are also millions of Nintendo Switch Joy-Con pair available. One of the many reasons that makes Nintendo Switch such as great console is the controller, known as Nintendo Switch Joy-Con or in short Joy-Con. It packs so many features for such a small form-factor. Sensors (Gyros, infra-red), rumble (vibration function) and full featured buttons, complete with L3 and R3 and the ability to either split or make both as a single controller is what’s good about Joy-Con.

Now with the helps of community, David Khachaturov (known as Davidobot) and contributors, they managed to create a fully functioning drivers for Nintendo Switch Joy-Con to work on Windows PC. Now you can use and feel Joy-Con greatness, not only limited to Nintendo Switch console itself, but also to any of the games available on PC (including emulators!). How awesome that is!

Without further ado, let’s move to the main topic. This is how you can use Nintendo Switch Joy-Con on Windows PC. For your information, I have personally tested all the steps mentioned here myself and confirmed they are working great. During testing, I’m using Windows 10 PC with original Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons.

Prerequisites

Before the main steps, these are the prerequisites to get Nintendo Switch Joy-Con up and running on your Windows PC.

1) A pair of Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. Single Joy-Con also ok. In case you don’t have any Joy-Cons with you, you can get it here.

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2) Bluetooth on PC. Most modern PC, especially laptop are sold with Bluetooth built-in, however in case your PC doesn’t have any Bluetooth available, here where you can get it. In case you have Bluetooth built-in on your PC, then you are good to go, otherwise go get the Bluetooth module on the links below and don’t forget to install the Bluetooth module once you get it.

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3) Download BetterJoy. BetterJoy is the driver for your Nintendo Switch Joy-Con so that it can be acknowledged and use in Windows PC. Get the latest version via the download link below. Download the zip file.

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With all the prerequisites ready, now here’s the step to make your Nintendo Switch Joy-Con works on Windows PC.

1) Unzip BetterJoy.

As part of the prerequisites mentioned above is to download BetterJoy, once you have downloaded it, unzip it. You can unzip BetterJoy and place it anywhere you like on Windows PC. Since the unzipping location could be different between you and me, so for the rest of the article, I’m going to mention and refer the unzipped BetterJoy folder location as just “BetterJoy folder” for easier reference.

2) Install Joy-Con driver: ViGEmBus.

a) Navigate into “BetterJoy folder” > Drivers.

b) Depends on the version you downloaded (might be different with mine if you download it in the future), find “ViGEmBus_Setup_x.xx.xxx.exe” (I’ll refer this as “ViGEmBus Setup.exe”. x.xx.xxx refers to the version.

c) Double click on “ViGEmBus Setup.exe” to start the installaton process.

d) Click Next > Install. Wait until finish installing, then click on “Finish”.

3) Enable your Windows PC Bluetooth.

a) Go to Windows > Settings > Devices > Bluetooth & other devices.

b) Turn ON Bluetooth.

c) Click on “+ Add Bluetooth or other device” > “Bluetooth”.

d) You’ll be inside “Add a device” window.

4) Pair Nintendo Switch Joy-Con.

a) On each Joy-Con, between SR and SL button, there’s a small button – the pair button. Click and hold the button, until you see the LED light next to the pair button on the Joy-Con starts blinking.

b) Back to your Windows PC, inside “Add a device” window, see if the Joy-Con appears. Joy-Con shall appear as “Joy-Con (L)” if it’s left Joy-Con or “Joy-Con (R)” if it’s right Joy-Con. Click on the “Joy-Con (L)” or “Joy-Con (R)” to start pairing them.

c) If you paired it correctly, you should see the message on your Windows PC telling “Your device is ready to go!”.

d) Repeat the steps above to pair the other Joy-Con.

Once you have done this “Pair Nintendo Switch Joy-Con” step, now you should see under “Bluetooth & other devices” window, both Joy-Con is “Connected”. The Joy-Con LED will still blinking however and that’s ok.

5) Run BetterJoyForCemu.exe.

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a) Go to “BetterJoy folder” and double click on “BetterJoyForCemu.exe” to start it. Notice when the BetterJoyForCemu.exe program is started, your Joy-Con LED stops blinking and now the right Joy-Con “Home button” turned blue. That’s normal.

b) For each Joy-Con connected, click on “Locate” under the Joy-Con icon, to ensure the Joy-Con connected is the correct one (Left Joy-Con acts as left Joy-Con and so does right Joy-Con acts as right Joy-Con and not the other way around). When tapping the “Locate”, you’ll feel vibration on each of the Joy-Con.

Using both Joy-Con as single controller

Click on the Joy-Con icon, to make both Joy-Con icon stand up, this will make connected Joy-Con (both left and right) to act as a single controller.

Using Joy-Con as a separate controller

Click on the Joy-Con icon, to make both Joy-Con icon in sideways / resting / sleeping position (Whatever that is), this will make connected Joy-Con to act as a separate controller which you can use to play 2 players (but do note, the buttons will be limited!)

Take note on Server and port address in BetterJoyForCemu.exe

In case you need it, take note on the BetterJoyForCemu.exe server address and port address. The addresses located on the text box just below the “Locate” button. Find the “Starting server on” wording. Default server and port address are 127.0.0.1 for server and 26760 for port.

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Here’s how to turn off Nintendo Switch Joy-Con after connected to Windows PC

To turn off Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers after being used to play games on Windows PC is as simple as pressing the pair button (Button located between SR and SL button on each Joy-Con). Once the LED light on the Joy-Con is turned off, then it means Joy-Con has been disconnected and turned off.

Bring it all together

That’s it. Now open the games you like to play and before starting the game, don’t forget to go to their respective Controller config settings to map the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con keys into the game keys.

I, myself, as a retro-game lovers, have tried using pair of Joy-Cons connected to Windows PC to play PSX emulator (DuckStation), Dolphin (Nintendo Wii emulator) and so far they are running great.

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