How To Use The Wii U Gamepad On The PC

Tutorial and creation by vashgs over @ gbatemp.net

Downloads:

The downloads come in two flavors: Regular and Fat-Free! The "normal" download includes Node with NowJS (which is required for the server-side of this application). If you'd like a lighter download and to run your own Node/NowJS copy, feel free to grab the fat-free version.

Normal Release:
GamePadtoPC.rar [8.7MB]

Light Release (sans Node/NowJS):
GamePadtoPC-nonode.rar [332KB]

Tutorial (PC-only):

Installation:
1) Extract the contents of the archive to a directory on your local web server. I prefer to use XAMPP, but there are certainly plenty of options out there.

2) Open index.html in your favorite editor and change the IP address pointing to now.js to your PC's local IP address (ie. http://192.168.2.1:8080/nowjs/now.js). The port (although you can change it if you please, within server.js) will remain 8080, and the path to now.js will remain constant as well.

3) Run "regplugin.bat" OR alternatively, open a command prompt in the extracted content's directory and run "regsvr32 npWiiU.dll /s".

Usage:
1) Run "simpleserver.bat" OR alternatively, open a command prompt in the extracted content's directory and run "node server.js".

2) Navigate to the extracted content's directory on your local web server (ie. http://192.168.2.1/wiiu/) in the Wii U's Internet Browser.

3) Navigate to the pc.html page in your browser on the PC (ie. http://localhost/wiiu/pc.html).

4) Set your hotkeys from the PC side and enjoy!

By request, a quick XAMPP tutorial video:


Demonstration Video:


Demonstration Video #2 (Mouse/CS:GO):