Homebrew Homebrew app Bloopair: Connect Controllers from other Consoles natively

[wolf-snake]

Now i know what i'll be using for Mario Party 2 next week.

 

[GaryOderNichts]

I think there's hope for that, you can get the Wii U Bluetooth MAC Address via homebrew and then change the address on the controller via PC using SixaxisPairTool

I'm thinking about directly doing that on the Wii U, so you can plug in the controller via USB and pair it with a homebrew app.
I've ordered a DS3 so once it arrives I'll look into that.

 

[Estarlin]

hey gary! I want to learn to program for consoles like wii u. Where can I start any information that you give me?

 

[thaikhoa]

8bit do SN30 Pro works just fine for me

 

[GaryOderNichts]

hey gary! I want to learn to program for consoles like wii u. Where can I start any information that you give me?

You should already know a fair amount of C/C++.
I recommend taking a look at https://github.com/devkitPro/wut and https://github.com/yawut/ProgrammingOnTheU for getting started.
Bloopair probably isn't a good project for getting started, but take a look at other projects for references.

 

[almmiron]

You're awesome dude! Thank you very much.

 

[ErotavlasVD]

I'm thinking about directly doing that on the Wii U, so you can plug in the controller via USB and pair it with a homebrew app.
I've ordered a DS3 so once it arrives I'll look into that.

You're a bloody legend mate!

 

[Oshikuru]

Does anyone know if is there any way I can pair a Dual Shock 3 (ps3) controller? It seems it doesn't support it right now...

 

[GaryOderNichts]

Since a few messages were lost during the temp mode, I'm going to post a link to the discord server here again.
If you want to help with testing or adding a new controller or just keep track of development, feel free to join.
https://discord.gg/geY4G2NZK9

Does anyone know if is there any way I can pair a Dual Shock 3 (ps3) controller? It seems it doesn't support it right now...

It's not supported at the moment. Maybe it's possible in the future.

 

[niuus]

I'm thinking about directly doing that on the Wii U, so you can plug in the controller via USB and pair it with a homebrew app.
I've ordered a DS3 so once it arrives I'll look into that.

Reposted message: awesome work as always @GaryOderNichts, looking forward to using the DS3 and DS4 model 1 with the Wii U.

 

[tmnr1992]

Posting again since my original comment got lost in temp mode: I tested my version 2 PS4 controller and it worked great, it even works for Retroarch. It turns off when launching Breath of the Wild, but pressing the PS button turns it back on, no other game that I tested had any issues, also pressing the PS button during gameplay brings up the Wii U menu.

 

[nk_tud]

It seems great to me, but I would like to be able to connect the dualshock 3 and 4 is there a possibility in the future?

 

[MG4M3R]

Retrobit's BT Saturn Controller connects, but don't do anything else.

8bitDo BT Saturn Board works 100%, but only with the Dpad set to Dpad, as Left Analogue Stick it will not move to the left.

 

[ukigh4ie]

Hi @GaryOderNichts,

any plans to integrate this into Aroma, so it's getting activated on boot automatically?

 

[GaryOderNichts]

Hi @GaryOderNichts,

any plans to integrate this into Aroma, so it's getting activated on boot automatically?

Once Aroma is released, I'll probably do that.

 

[Xpl0itU]

Hi @GaryOderNichts,

any plans to integrate this into Aroma, so it's getting activated on boot automatically?

Should work fine with aroma, it’s an rpx built with the latest wut

I’m not an expert but that’s my guess

 

[voyp]

do is there how to bring support to the ps3 control?

 

[dragon12]

This is amazing! Tested the joy-con with some games and it worked like a charm. The only thing I would change is to map the Joy-cons SR and SL buttons to the ZR and ZL buttons. I think it would make more games compatible (Super Mario 3D World for example, I could not ground pound/enter pipes), but I may be wrong...

Anyone tested with Wii U VC? I tested it with N64 games on loadiine but the analogs didn't respond for some reason... (I think maybe because I loaded through loadiine?)

 

[tmnr1992]

This is amazing! Tested the joy-con with some games and it worked like a charm. The only thing I would change is to map the Joy-cons SR and SL buttons to the ZR and ZL buttons. I think it would make more games compatible (Super Mario 3D World for example, I could not ground pound/enter pipes), but I may be wrong...

Anyone tested with Wii U VC? I tested it with N64 games on loadiine but the analogs didn't respond for some reason... (I think maybe because I loaded through loadiine?)

I tried a PS4 controller with Mario Kart 64 installed to nand. Everything worked fine but the console got stuck when closing the game and I had to reset.

 

[GaryOderNichts]

Bloopair version 0.2.0 is now released!
Changelog:

• Reworked the internal pairing process and made connections more stable
• Sony Dualshock 4 support
• Nintendo Switch SNES Controller support

Note: All unofficial controllers that were paired with version 0.1.0 need to be re-paired before they can be used again.