# Wii U GamePad

<img src="../../../wiki_images/controllers/wii-u-gamepad.png" width="250">

Official Controller for the Wii U

### Steam Input support
No

### Linux Kernel Support
No

### Ongoing projects
A list of projects and drivers that try to make the Wii U controller work on Linux.

#### libdrc

[libdrc](https://github.com/rolandoislas/libdrc)

There has been efforts of adding by the libdrc team of add their `hid-wiiu-drc` to the Linux Kernel. <br>

#### Linux WiiU

[linux-wiiu](https://gitlab.com/linux-wiiu/linux-wiiu)

Is a Linux distro that can be used on the Wii U machine. This seams to have a working `hid-wiiu-drc`
But the efforts to add it to the kernel seams to have been stalled.

[hid-wiiu-drc in linux-wiiu](https://gitlab.com/linux-wiiu/linux-wiiu/-/blob/rewrite-4.19/drivers/hid/hid-wiiu-drc.c)

[LWN Discussion on hid-nintendo-wiiu](https://lwn.net/ml/linux-kernel/20211027101043.31609-6-linkmauve@linkmauve.fr/)