Using Wii U Pro Controller in big picture mode
Alright guys, I've researched this pretty heavily, made posts on Reddit, and scoured every knowledge base I can find. Still looking for answers. Heres what I did:

pair to mac with wjoy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogVxtYVf_FY
setup controller in steam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR4lrie4E68

The problem I'm running into (and it seems all mac users have this problem) is that those buttons that he has to re-map in the second video (the bumper/triggers, etc) dont get saved by steam. Once you hit save, it forgets them again.

Also, the joysticks dont seem to work as they are supposed to.

I haven't been able to find anything on this at all. Theres a mayflash usb bluetooth dongle on amazon that apparently works with Steam without all these issues but its windows only.

Not sure if its a problem with wjoy or with steam...I would think that they are both Steam bugs because in the first video he plays in a mac emulation app and it appears to work fine.

Anyone have further knowledge or ties to developers who can give more insight into the issue?
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bondpat Jan 12, 2014 @ 3:48pm 
Steam doesn't seem to like pairing with any controllers on OSX. Only ones I've gotten to work so far are the dualshock 3 and 4. Steam appears to pair and map automatically with the bluetooth controllers.
RollFizzlebeef Jan 12, 2014 @ 3:49pm 
Originally posted by bondpat:
Steam doesn't seem to like pairing with any controllers on OSX. Only ones I've gotten to work so far are the dualshock 3 and 4. Steam appears to pair and map automatically with the bluetooth controllers.

What about the X360 controller?
Janichsan Jan 13, 2014 @ 12:33am 
Originally posted by MisterShmi:
What about the X360 controller?
Works for me – with the tattiebogle driver, of course.
bondpat Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:06pm 

Originally posted by MisterShmi:

What about the X360 controller?
I don't have an Xbone controller, never tried it
RollFizzlebeef Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:47pm 
Update: I contacted the developer of wjoy and this is what he said:

"I know about this problem: https://code.google.com/p/wjoy/issues/detail?id=39 But thanks for feedback :)"
Last edited by RollFizzlebeef; Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:47pm
Belladonna Apr 18, 2015 @ 1:00pm 
I don't think this is a problem with wjoy. My Wii U Pro Controller works fine with OpenEmu, but I have a similar problem with Steam.
The Milkman Aug 10, 2015 @ 3:05pm 
I saw someone note this somewhere but steam doesn't save buttons 20+. Does anyone care to fix this or explain why it doesn't work?
lack of talent. Aug 18, 2015 @ 2:43pm 
EZ GG
goosey999 Feb 17, 2016 @ 4:18am 
Using Wii U with WJoy and it works in STEAM but not in any of the steam games. Any suggestions?
76561198293090739 Mar 23, 2016 @ 12:18pm 
I need help when I conect my cotroller steam doesn't detect it.
76561198293090739 Mar 23, 2016 @ 12:21pm 
it is a Wii U pro controller connected with Wjoy
ДЕМБЕЛЬ Mar 24, 2016 @ 4:45am 
REP+
LeeBowers1 Jul 4, 2017 @ 12:30pm 
My controller is connected to my mac but steam won't detect it in big picture mode.
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Date Posted: Jan 12, 2014 @ 2:44pm
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