Game controller mapping

[xokia]

Can someone help me understand the game controller feature?

I typically buy wireless game controllers to match the specific system I want to use.

For example I have N64 wireless USB controllers to work with retroarch mugenplus_next emulator.
I usually go into retroarch and then remap all the button to work with the controller I am using. (I think I want to leave these mapped to game pad setting and use this game controller feature instead?)

I think and please correct me if I am wrong "game pad" is for dinput basically an xbox controller layout?
If I assign a platform to Nintendo Switch joy-con does that then map the switch controller to the xbox gamepad layout?

I have struggled with the controller terminology and how all the conversions work so if anyone can help that would be appreciated.

 

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by xokia