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Can You Play Super Mario Bros. Wonder on PC With a Controller?

Nintendo documents Super Mario Bros. Wonder controller setup for Switch, not PC. Steam can configure a Switch Pro Controller for supported PC games, but that does not bring Wonder to PC.
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder does not have a PC setup path established by the official sources reviewed. Nintendo’s controller instructions describe playing the game on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Steam can recognize a Switch Pro Controller for supported PC games, but setting up that controller does not make Wonder available on PC.

What platforms do Nintendo’s Wonder instructions cover?

Nintendo’s support instructions for setting up local or online multiplayer in Super Mario Bros. Wonder begin by launching the game from the console’s HOME Menu. Players then choose the number of players and select a controller type. The documented controller steps are for Nintendo Switch play.

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Nintendo’s official Super Mario Bros. Wonder site presents the game as a Nintendo Switch title. The reviewed official pages do not establish a Windows PC edition. This is a statement about those pages, not a prediction about any future platform announcement.

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How to select a controller for Wonder on Nintendo Switch

After launching Wonder from the HOME Menu and choosing the player count, follow Nintendo’s controller-selection instructions for the controller you are using:

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  • Each Joy-Con has a full set of buttons and can act as a standalone controller, and each includes an accelerometer and gyro-sensor, making independent left and right motion control possible.
  • One Joy-Con: Hold it horizontally and press SL and SR.
  • Two Joy-Con controllers: Hold them vertically and press L and R.
  • Nintendo Switch Pro Controller: Press L and R.

How to use a Switch Pro Controller with a supported PC game

For PC games that support controllers, Steam lists the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller among its supported controller types in its controller support material. Steam Input can provide configuration options for supported games. These steps are for general PC controller use—not a way to install, unlock, or run Wonder on PC.

  1. Connect your Switch Pro Controller to the PC, using a wired or wireless connection supported by your computer and controller.
  2. Open Steam’s controller settings and check that Steam recognizes the controller. Steam’s labels and menu layout may change over time.
  3. Check that Steam Input is enabled for Switch Pro Controllers if the PC game needs Steam Input for configuration.
  4. Launch the supported game through Steam. If the controls are mapped incorrectly, open that game’s controller layout in Steam and adjust it.

A PC Gamer guide to using a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller on PC also covers Steam setup and adding a non-Steam application to Steam. That is general configuration guidance; adding an application to a Steam library does not establish that the application is compatible with Steam Input or runs on PC.

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Which setup fits your goal?

Goal What the available documentation supports What controller setup can do
Play Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo documents the game’s controller-selection flow on Nintendo Switch; its reviewed official game page identifies a Switch title. Use the Joy-Con or Pro Controller steps Nintendo documents for the console.
Use a Switch Pro Controller in a PC game Steam lists Switch Pro Controllers among supported controller types. Steam Input may configure the controller for a supported PC game. It does not provide the game itself.

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