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  HTML   So I started cloning the Wii U gamepad [video]
       
       
        saagarjha wrote 33 min ago:
        I wonder if you could run this on the Steam Deck or similar hardware.
       
          homarp wrote 25 min ago:
          per the github repo:
          
          What devices are supported?
          
              Steam Deck
              Linux (check Wi-Fi hardware compatibility)
              Nintendo Switch (requires Broadcom firmware patch or external
          Wi-Fi adapter)
              Android (currently frontend only)
              Windows (currently frontend only)
              Raspberry Pi (requires external Wi-Fi adapter)
              iOS - Coming soon
       
        zoklet-enjoyer wrote 1 hour 1 min ago:
        Oh wow. I never played my Wii U without the gamepad, so I didn't know
        this. Makes sense that the gamepads are still as expensive as they are.
       
        hmm37 wrote 4 days ago:
        This is great.    A few years ago, I decided to buy a WII U, since I have
        basically every Nintendo console system since the NES.    But the gamepad
        screen was broken and I couldn't sync the gamepad to the screen until I
        fixed it.  And I tried to see if there was any alternative, but there
        wasn't until now.  Hopefully that means more WII Us can be saved... 
        You can sometimes find used Wii Us for $30 without the gamepad, while
        the gamepad itself costs around $100..
       
          lathiat wrote 21 min ago:
          Yeah. As noted in the video the only way to get a new one was via a
          support process with Nintendo and they ran out of stock in 2024.
       
        csb6 wrote 4 days ago:
        Here is a link to the repository for the gamepad simulator:
        
  HTML  [1]: https://github.com/vanilla-wiiu/vanilla
       
       
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