Possibility of the Wii U pad being compatible with dolphin?

[Nerrel]

This may be a question that no one will be able to answer for another week, but most sites suggest that the Wii U gamepad connects via bluetooth (some info is conflicting). If so, would it be possible to connect it to a PC with a BT dongle in the same way as a Wii remote and have dolphin recognize it?

I'm curious because I don't want to buy the PC version of the 360 controller or the adapter for the console version when the Wii U pad may do Gamecube games as well or better for free (well, $299).

What makes me skeptical that bluetooth may be used is the fact that Nintendo talks so much about the connectivity between the controller and the system and how unique and lag free it is. I'd be interested in knowing how the touchscreen would respond if the controller was successfully connected to a PC... probably a black screen the whole time.

[Parlane]

(11-13-2012, 05:21 AM)Nerrel Wrote: This may be a question that no one will be able to answer for another week, but most sites suggest that the Wii U gamepad connects via bluetooth (some info is conflicting). If so, would it be possible to connect it to a PC with a BT dongle in the same way as a Wii remote and have dolphin recognize it?

I'm curious because I don't want to buy the PC version of the 360 controller or the adapter for the console version when the Wii U pad may do Gamecube games as well or better for free (well, $299).

What makes me skeptical that bluetooth may be used is the fact that Nintendo talks so much about the connectivity between the controller and the system and how unique and lag free it is. I'd be interested in knowing how the touchscreen would respond if the controller was successfully connected to a PC... probably a black screen the whole time.

There is hope. The controller is Bluetooth supposedly. So someone somewhere will work out the protocol used to communicate. Of course, if it is encrypted things might be a lot harder.

As for if anyone will add support for using the controller with Dolphin.. not sure.

[ulao]

Quote:As for if anyone will add support for using the controller with Dolphin.. not sure.

I'm curious why wold anyone want to do that? Maybe if dolphin started running wii-U games that would make sense. Though the entire pad controller is designed with the LCD in mind thus making a sort of cumbersome controller. A GC pad pretty much is perfect for any games that dont really need the wand for pointing.

[Parlane]

(11-13-2012, 06:36 AM)ulao Wrote:

Quote:As for if anyone will add support for using the controller with Dolphin.. not sure.

I'm curious why wold anyone want to do that? Maybe if dolphin started running wii-U games that would make sense. Though the entire pad controller is designed with the LCD in mind thus making a sort of cumbersome controller. A GC pad pretty much is perfect for any games that dont really need the wand for pointing.

Obviously you would stream the video too.