http://www.mayflash.com/Products/NINTENDOWiiU/W009.html It looks as though this page is just a placeholder and this device has not actually been released yet (I don't see it on Amazon or Ebay, their usual avenues for selling) I don't know if I'll be getting one, given the rather steep cost of the Wii U Pro controllers. But still, the idea is pretty cool. They've also got a similar adapter for PS3 controllers. http://www.mayflash.com/Products/PCUSB/PS3003.html I've owned the wired model since Jan 6, 2010 and the wireless model since Nov 25th 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoSxGgby8t8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VjLI3rNkzk I've never been dissatisfied or unhappy with the performance of either model. Other people have their complaints about Mayflash's products being "unreliable," or "cheap" but I've never had any issues with their stuff. But then again, I also just use Joy2Key and ignored the supplied software disc. The idea of using the Pro U, which is totally wireless, seems pretty cool though... but I'd have to hold one in my hands and be able to judge the build quality before I'd even consider paying $50 for one. The descrip on their site also says that it has a DirectInput mode, I'll go out on a limb and assume that means that it can still function as a regular Windows HID device like prior models for the old original Wii controllers.
Doesn't the Wii U Pro controller use Bluetooth like the Wii Remote? The PS3 controller uses Bluetooth as well.
Yes they do. Don't know how someone could write a driver for it to work with existing games though short of emulating a 360 controller maybe. Or using it on dolphin by tricking it into thinking it's just a regular classic controller/pro.
Yeah, yeah... and the Classic Controller worked on PC, IF you had a spare $39.99 Wiimote, a BT dongle and Glovepie or Bluesoleil or whatever. But I didn't feel like messing with any of that stuff then and still don't feel like messing with it now, not when I have this... ↓ From what I gather this adapter (the one shown in my initial post) doesn't just do what a BT dongle and Glovepie or whatever does, it can sync up to 4 Wii U Pro controllers at a time (in Direct Input mode), those controllers will show up as HID devices which can be calibrated and viewed in Windows Gamepad Setup. If it's still HID, then that means my Joy2Key profiles will still work... I probably won't have to change anything other than swap zL and zR for L and R (since they switched places on the old Wii Pro and the Wii U Pro). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VjLI3rNkzk And the Xinput mode I guess is for games that won't let you use anything but Xbox 360 controllers (Bastion). I'm going to -assume- that this adapter (for the Wii U Pro controller) will operate similarly to the adapter I presently have and still use: Controller enters sleep mode, press button to turn it back on, everything is still synced to the adapter. Windows still treats it like any third party USB gamepad. If you don't like it, or think it's stupid, then hey, don't buy it... someone out there who wants an easier "plug n' play" way of doing this will still buy it, just like loads of people who don't know how to properly set up emulators still bought subscriptions to Gametap or bought games on the Virtual Console.
