Game Controllers

Dolphin

Wii

Dolphin is everyones favorite emulator for the Wii it also supports GameCube games. The developers found a way to emulate the Wii's motion controls so you can play games that require moition controls like Super Mario Galaxy. Dolphin also emulates the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, allowing you to play online games that support it.

But the developer do recommend using a powerful CPU and GPU to avoid glitches and crashing.

  • Windows
  • macOs
  • Linux
  • Android

Mednafen

DS

DeSmuME considered the best emulator for overall performance. DeSmuMe offers features like save states, screenshot support, cheats, and video and audio recording.

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Android
  • iOS

Mesen

Nes

Mesen is one of your best options for NEs games. The developers has two different downloads for Mesen. Mesen that supports only the NES and Mensen-S supports SNES, GB and GBC.

Mesen supports the Famicom Disk System, VS. System, Dendy, and multiple regional variants. Built-in features include video and audio recording, screenshots, debugging, netplay, and rewind.

Other Well known Emulators for Nintendo Games

 

Best N64 Games Emulator: Mupen64Plus
If you want to play N64 games then Mupen64Plus would be one of the best options.This emulator supports save states, take screenshots, and has built-in cheats.
 
Best Emulator for the Wii-U: Cemu adn Decaf Emulator
Cemu is experimental software which can emulate Wii U games on PC. This emulator is the most well known emualtor for the Wii-U this is becasue of how fast the developers were on sccessfully emulating  a popular title known as  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild .  
The other Wii U is Decaf Emulator unlike Cemu this emulator is open sourced but it is not as advanced as Cemu.