I’m having some trouble getting my first party Wiimote Plus to connect to my Linux Mint laptop via bluetooth. I can get Blueman to say it’s connected, but the sync button keeps flashing on the remote until i disconnect it, and it’s not recognized by AntiMicroX, jstest-gtk, Retroarch, Cemu, or Super Smash Flash 2.
I’ve looked at WiiCan, wiimote-pad, and MoltenGamePad, and i can’t figure any of those out. I installed xwiimote and xf86-input-xwiimote but they didn’t seem to change anything.
Does anyone know what i’m doing wrong here or have experience getting a Wii remote to connect to Linux (ideally with a working nunchuk)?
That was pretty easy, actually. I added the line “ClassicBondedOnly=false” to /etc/bluetooth/input.conf, then connected the Wiimote as a normal Bluetooth device. The nunchuk doesn’t work, but i think i can connect a second Wiiimote and use that in my off hand. This setup also allows me to connect a Wii U Pro Controller, and it works well enough.
I’m sure a Dolphinbar is also a good option, and i’ll probably get one if i ever need a sensor bar for my computer.
This is what I ended up doing. Works well, got it working both with standalone Dolphin and through Retroarch easily, and it even has this fun mouse mode that is cool for my living room PC (but that I still rarely use).
With direct Bluetooth I did get it working fine in Dolphin, but the Bluetooth range on the wireless chip was so poor that it was unreliable from my couch.