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Steam Deck: Connecting Joy-Cons to Dolphin

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Follow these steps to set up Joy-Cons with the Dolphin on your Steam Deck.

Note: Only the right Joy-Con will register gyro movements. Games requiring both Nunchuk and Wii Remote movement won't work.

Prerequisites: Enable Combine Joy-Con Pairs

1. Connect the joycons via Bluetooth: Steam Button -> Settings -> Bluetooth.
2. Go back to Settings and into Controller Settings.
3. Enable Combine Joy-Con Pairs.

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Step 1: Disable Steam Input

1. Open Dolphin from the game mode.
2. Before tapping "play," open the controller settings for Dolphin.
3. Disable Steam input for the Joy-Cons.

Step 2: Configure Controllers in Dolphin

1. Go to the Controllers tab in Dolphin.
2. Select Emulate the Wii's Bluetooth adapter.
3. Press Configure and save the profile.

Step 3: Select SDL/0/Nintendo Switch Joy-Con (L/R)

1. From the list of devices, select SDL/0/Nintendo Switch Joy-Con (L/R).
2. Ensure Steam input is disabled to see this device.

Step 4: Adjust Settings

1. In the first tab, press the "..." button near the controller icon.
2. Put toggle (Button 4 & Button 6) into the box to emulate attaching and detaching the nunchuk.
3. In the Motion Simulation tab, delete everything except Point.
4. In the Motion Input tab, check Point - Enable.

Sources:

https://imgur.com/a/FkUXsiq

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeckEmulation/comments/106v9n9/using_joy_cons_as_a_wii_remote_in_dolphin_on/

Notes:

• Check if Joy-Cons can instead run via SteamDeckDSU and Steam Input, it should be possible to replicate it the same as Wii U etc..