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Installation

First, you need to install dkms-hid-nintendo, a Nintendo HID kernel module:

Then, you need joycond, a userspace driver which manages the controllers and exposes their motion inputs.

On a fresh install, you might need to install the libevdev library first:

Then install the joycond itself:

Usage

Just like in a Nintendo Switch, after you connect it to Retropie through Bluetooth in the Retropie Menu (press the button next to the USB-C port to put the controller in pairing mode), you'll need to press triggers to select the position. After you press any button and the player indicator lights start blinking, do the following:

In this section we’ll be configuring controller inputs for Cemu, and setting up motion controls.

This can vary between controllers, as some controllers do support motion controls (e.g. Switch and Playstation), however some don’t (e.g. Xbox controllers).

If you have a generic controller, it may possibly simply emulate an Xbox controller. Try following the Xbox guide. If that doesn’t work, try again but with the controller API set to DirectInput instead.

Please select your controller type below:

Downloads

• The latest release of BetterJoy
• The latest release of Cemuhook
  • If you installed Cemuhook earlier, you don’t need to download this

Installing Cemuhook

1. Extract the contents of the Cemuhook .zip file to the Cemu directory
2. Open the Cemu application
3. In the bottom-right-hand corner, it should say Cemu plugin x.x.x.x by rajkosto
   • This means Cemuhook has been successfully installed
   • If doesn’t say this, ensure that your Cemu directory looks like this:

Installing Drivers

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1. Extract the BetterJoy .zip file to a folder
2. Open the folder and then open the Drivers folder
3. Run and install ViGEmBus_Setup
4. Enter the HIDGuardian folder
5. Right click the HIDGuardian Install (Run as Admin) file
6. Click “Run as Administrator”
   • Administrator privileges are required for this
7. When prompted, allow the script to run in administrator mode
8. Wait for the driver install to be complete
9. You may need to restart once this is done

Instructions

1. Connect your Joy-cons or Switch Pro controller to Windows via Bluetooth
   • You will need to connect both joy-cons separately if you are using two
2. Open the BetterJoy application
3. Your controller(s) should appear connected
4. Open the Cemu application
5. On the top bar, go to Settings -> Input settings
6. Change Emulate controller to Wii U Gamepad
7. Change Controller API to XInput
8. Change Controller to Controller X
9. Proceed to map all your controller button inputs
10. At the top, enter in a controller profile name, e.g. Switch Controller
11. Click Save
12. Exit the Input Settings

Motion Controls

1. On the top bar, go to Settings -> Gamepad Motion Source
2. Select your controller from this list
3. Select By slot

Downloads

• The latest release of DS4Windows
• The latest release of Cemuhook
  • If you installed Cemuhook earlier, you don’t need to download this

Instructions

1. Download and extract DS4Windows to your computer
   • Select the _x64.zip file
2. Connect your DualShock 4 or DualSense controller to Windows via USB or Bluetooth
   • Motion controls with the DualSense currently only supports USB connections
3. Open the DS4Windows application
4. Ensure your controller is registered with DS4Windows
5. Navigate to the Settings tab
6. Enable UDP Server
   • This should say 127.0.0.1 with port 26760
7. Open the Cemu application
8. On the top bar, go to Settings -> Input settings
9. Change Emulate controller to Wii U Gamepad
10. Change Controller API to XInput
11. Change Controller to Controller X
12. Proceed to map all your controller button inputs
13. At the top, enter in a controller profile name, e.g. DS4 Controller
14. Click Save

Motion Controls

1. On the top bar, go to Settings -> Gamepad Motion Source
2. Select your controller from this list
3. Select By slot

Instructions

Motion controls are not available for Xbox controllers, making some features in games, such as shrine puzzles in Breath of the Wild, hard to use.

1. Connect your Xbox controller to Windows
2. Open the Cemu application
3. On the top bar, go to Settings -> Input settings
4. Change Emulate controller to Wii U Gamepad
5. Change Controller API to XInput
6. Change Controller to Controller X
7. Proceed to map all your controller button inputs
8. At the top, enter in a controller profile name, e.g. Xbox Controller
9. Click Save

Motion controls can be fully supported by a variety of other devices, including:

• Android/iOS/Windows Phone devices with a gyroscope
  • CemuNoGyro with Web Server: (Click Here)
  • MotionSource App & Web Server: (Click Here)
• MotionPlus WiiMotes
  • Should be supported natively by Cemu
  • Alternatively, WiimoteHook
• Steam Controllers
  • Steam Gyro Information

Other limited solutions include:

• Dualshock 3 controllers
  • May not be as accurate or responsive as DS4 controllers.
  • Covered by Cemuhook’s webpage: (Click Here)
• Emulate Motion Axes using Controller Analog Sticks
  • CemuNoGyro Information
• Right-clicking within Cemu’s window while a Gamepad is set as the current emulated controller.
  • If an alternative controller is being emulated, you may open the Separate Gamepad View to do the same.

Failing that, you might be able to get by with:

• Non-MotionPlus WiiMotes
• Android/iOS devices with a magnetometer
• Android/iOS devices with only an accelerometer

You can view how to use and install most of these on the Cemu Wiki or Cemuhook Motion Instructions webpages.

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Your Cemu set-up should now be complete, but there’s one thing we’re missing here – games.

The next section of the guide will take you through how to “dump” (copy) your games, updates, saves and more over from your Wii U to your PC.

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Continue to Dumping Games.