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Emulator Issues #14014

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3rd party joycon support broken starting from ver 2512-87

Emulator Issues #14014: 3rd party joycon support broken starting from ver 2512-87

Added by tommythuyen 18 days ago. Updated about 21 hours ago.

Status:
New
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
% Done:

0%

Operating system:
N/A
Issue type:
Bug
Milestone:
Regression:
Yes
Relates to usability:
No
Relates to performance:
No
Easy:
No
Relates to maintainability:
No
Regression start:
2512-87
Fixed in:

Description

Game Name?

Any kind of WII's motion games

What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.

I discovered a problem: since the Dolphin version 2512-87, someone (possibly Nintendo's Ninja) has deliberately "broken" the excellent support for previous 3rd party Joy-Cons, specifically the 2512-85, which still worked perfectly. This forced me to revert to the Dolphin 2512-85 version to play Wii games that support motion control on the Joy-Cons.

What steps will reproduce the problem?

Use a pair of joycons for testing.

Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.

Dolphin 2512-87

Is the issue present in the latest release? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest release.

Dolphin 2603a

[First broken version number here (if applicable)]

Dolphin 2512-87

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Dolphin 2512-85.png (427 KB) Dolphin 2512-85.png Joycon compatible tommythuyen, 03/29/2026 04:58 PM
Dolphin 2512-87.png (281 KB) Dolphin 2512-87.png removed Joycon compatible tommythuyen, 03/29/2026 04:58 PM

Related issues 1 (1 open — 0 closed)

Related to Emulator - Emulator Issues #13955: Switch controllers connection issuesNew

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Updated by JosJuice 18 days ago Actions
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  • Subject changed from Has Dolphin removed 3rd party joycon support from ver 2512-87 by a Nintendo's Ninja ? to 3rd party joycon support broken starting from ver 2512-87
  • Regression changed from No to Yes
  • Regression start set to 2512-87

Updated by Billiard26 18 days ago Actions
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Are you running the "BetterJoy" or some other software to interface with the Joy-Cons?
That could be interfering.
Try closing "BetterJoy" and Steam and any other software that messes with game controllers and then relaunch Dolphin.

Updated by Billiard26 2 days ago Actions
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Updated by Billiard26 about 21 hours ago Actions
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Has the situation changed in Dolphin 2603-236?

It has an updated version of SDL.

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