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NDS-controller v1.2.0 by Louisvh

Released Oct 23, 2017 · Tools
10,989 downloads on GitHub · Source code

DS or 3DS as a Wi-Fi gamepad for an Android phone, through a companion app

Install on your 3DS

QR code of the download link for NDS-controller.cia

Method 1Scan the QR code
With FBI (Remote Install › Scan QR Code) or 3dsDL (Scan QR Code). Either one installs it.

Method 2Send it to your 3DS
Open 3dsDL › Receive on the same Wi-Fi, then press:
Send to 3dsDL

Other ways to install

From your SD card: copy NDS-controller.3dsx into /3ds/ and start it from the Homebrew Launcher.

Files

FileSizeSHA-256
NDS-controller.3dsx269 KB 39a5dbff…5b5c Download
NDS-controller.cia202 KB 004753a8…af94 Download

Downloads come from the developer's GitHub release while it's there. If GitHub stops serving a file, or the file there changes, the same link serves our copy.

Screenshots

NDS-controller screenshot
Screenshot · from the developer's README
Add a screenshotor a photo of it running.

About NDS-controller

Install the NDS-controller app on the phone and start it. Connect the 3DS to the same Wi-Fi (a phone hotspot is fine), enter the IP address the Android app shows and follow its instructions. The phone treats your button presses as a keyboard. The author made it for playing emulators without fighting touch controls.

There's also a .nds build for the original DS, which needs a flashcart. The 3DS version works, but the author hasn't made it pretty yet and the Circle Pad doesn't work as an analog stick.

Release notes

v1.2.0 · Initial release · Oct 23, 2017

Initial release. Good enough for controlling most emulators:

  • All keys work
  • Keys are not properly configurable yet, but have sane defaults
  • Analog 3DS o-pad is treated as d-pad for now

Android host in Play store: here.
Android host source code: here.

cia QR v1.2.0

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