diff --git a/src/game_config.cpp b/src/game_config.cpp
index d9fbcd3355..0e6f336d81 100644
--- a/src/game_config.cpp
+++ b/src/game_config.cpp
@@ -84,10 +84,16 @@ void Game_ConfigInput::Hide() {
 Game_Config Game_Config::Create(CmdlineParser& cp) {
 	Game_Config cfg;
 
+	// Set platform specific defaults
 #if USE_SDL >= 2
 	cfg.video.scaling_mode.Set(ConfigEnum::ScalingMode::Bilinear);
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__WIIU__)
+	cfg.input.gamepad_swap_ab_and_xy.Set(true);
+#endif
+
+
 	cp.Rewind();
 
 	config_path = GetConfigPath(cp);
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp b/src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp
index e7b75cb818..cf91ef4f4b 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp
@@ -1298,6 +1298,8 @@ void Sdl2Ui::vGetConfig(Game_ConfigVideo& cfg) const {
 #elif defined(__WIIU__)
 	// Only makes the screen flicker
 	cfg.fullscreen.SetOptionVisible(false);
+	// WiiU always pauses apps in the background
+	cfg.pause_when_focus_lost.SetOptionVisible(false);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/wiiu/input_buttons.cpp b/src/platform/wiiu/input_buttons.cpp
index b90ea8f3c0..60eb42b161 100644
--- a/src/platform/wiiu/input_buttons.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/wiiu/input_buttons.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ Input::ButtonMappingArray Input::GetDefaultButtonMappings() {
 		{DOWN, Keys::JOY_DPAD_DOWN},
 		{LEFT, Keys::JOY_DPAD_LEFT},
 		{RIGHT, Keys::JOY_DPAD_RIGHT},
-		{DECISION, Keys::JOY_A},
-		{CANCEL, Keys::JOY_B},
-		{CANCEL, Keys::JOY_X},
-		{SHIFT, Keys::JOY_Y},
+		{DECISION, Keys::JOY_B},
+		{CANCEL, Keys::JOY_A},
+		{CANCEL, Keys::JOY_Y},
+		{SHIFT, Keys::JOY_X},
 		{N0, Keys::JOY_LSTICK},
 		{N5, Keys::JOY_RSTICK},
 		{DEBUG_ABORT_EVENT, Keys::JOY_SHOULDER_LEFT},
@@ -65,17 +65,18 @@ Input::ButtonMappingArray Input::GetDefaultButtonMappings() {
 }
 
 Input::KeyNamesArray Input::GetInputKeyNames() {
-	// FIXME: Wiimote mapping is broken, consider removing
+	// FIXME: The mapping is named in terms of WiiU Gamepad / Controller
+	// For Wiimote the reported buttons change depending whether a Nunchuck is connected
 	return {
-		{Keys::JOY_A, "A"}, // 2 (Wiimote)
-		{Keys::JOY_B, "B"}, // 1 (Wiimote)
-		{Keys::JOY_X, "X"}, // (Pad/CC/Pro) / B (Wiimote) / Z (Wiimote+Nunchuck)
-		{Keys::JOY_Y, "Y"}, // (Pad/CC/Pro) / A (Wiimote) / C (Wiimote+Nunchuck)
+		{Keys::JOY_B, "A"}, // 2 (Wiimote) / A (Wiimote+Nunchuck)
+		{Keys::JOY_A, "B"}, // 1 (Wiimote) / B (Wiimote+Nunchuck)
+		{Keys::JOY_Y, "X"}, // (Pad/CC/Pro) / B (Wiimote) / Z (Wiimote+Nunchuck)
+		{Keys::JOY_X, "Y"}, // (Pad/CC/Pro) / A (Wiimote) / C (Wiimote+Nunchuck)
 		{Keys::JOY_BACK, "-"},
 		{Keys::JOY_START, "+"},
-		{Keys::JOY_GUIDE, "Home"}, // FIXME: not mapped at all, maybe use custom trigger
-		{Keys::JOY_SHOULDER_LEFT, "L"},
-		{Keys::JOY_SHOULDER_RIGHT, "R"},
+		{Keys::JOY_GUIDE, "Home"}, // The Home Key is not notified
+		{Keys::JOY_SHOULDER_LEFT, "L"}, // 1 (Wiimote+Nunchuck)
+		{Keys::JOY_SHOULDER_RIGHT, "R"}, // 2 (Wiimote+Nunchuck)
 		{Keys::JOY_LTRIGGER_FULL, "ZL"},
 		{Keys::JOY_RTRIGGER_FULL, "ZR"},