diff --git a/src/core/GamepadMap.lua b/src/core/GamepadMap.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68fd5ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/GamepadMap.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+-- Shared gamepad + raw joystick button tables for launcher and gameplay.
+-- Hardware-measured NX overrides live in NX_* tables (see docs/switch-development.md).
+
+local GamepadMap = {}
+
+-- LÖVE SDL game-controller mapping (D-pad / face / menu).
+GamepadMap.DEFAULT_GAMEPAD_BINDINGS = {
+  dpup = "up", dpdown = "down", dpleft = "left", dpright = "right",
+  a = "a", b = "b",
+  start = "start", back = "select",
+}
+
+-- Generic SDL joysticks without a game-controller DB entry (Linux handhelds).
+GamepadMap.RAW_BUTTON_BINDINGS = {
+  [1] = "a", [2] = "b",
+  [7] = "select", [8] = "start", [9] = "select", [10] = "start",
+}
+
+-- Raw index -> gamepad button name for RomImporter routing.
+GamepadMap.RAW_TO_GAMEPAD_BUTTON = {
+  [1] = "a", [2] = "b",
+  [7] = "back", [8] = "start", [9] = "back", [10] = "start",
+}
+
+-- Test hook: force NX raw tables without stubbing love.
+GamepadMap._forceNXForTests = false
+GamepadMap.NX_RAW_BUTTON_BINDINGS = nil
+GamepadMap.NX_RAW_TO_GAMEPAD_BUTTON = nil
+
+function GamepadMap._setForceNXForTests(v)
+  GamepadMap._forceNXForTests = not not v
+end
+
+local function nxActive()
+  if GamepadMap._forceNXForTests then return true end
+  if love and love._os == "NX" then return true end
+  if love and love.system and love.system.getOS() == "NX" then return true end
+  return false
+end
+
+function GamepadMap.mapGamepadButton(button)
+  return GamepadMap.DEFAULT_GAMEPAD_BINDINGS[button]
+end
+
+function GamepadMap.mapRawButton(index)
+  if nxActive() and GamepadMap.NX_RAW_BUTTON_BINDINGS then
+    local nx = GamepadMap.NX_RAW_BUTTON_BINDINGS[index]
+    if nx then return nx end
+  end
+  return GamepadMap.RAW_BUTTON_BINDINGS[index]
+end
+
+function GamepadMap.mapRawToGamepadButton(index)
+  if nxActive() and GamepadMap.NX_RAW_TO_GAMEPAD_BUTTON then
+    local nx = GamepadMap.NX_RAW_TO_GAMEPAD_BUTTON[index]
+    if nx then return nx end
+  end
+  return GamepadMap.RAW_TO_GAMEPAD_BUTTON[index]
+end
+
+return GamepadMap
diff --git a/src/core/Input.lua b/src/core/Input.lua
index f9985613..6d238ede 100644
--- a/src/core/Input.lua
+++ b/src/core/Input.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 -- Input abstraction: maps keyboard to Game Boy buttons.
 -- `down` = held this frame; `pressed` = edge, consumed per fixed step.
 
+local GamepadMap = require("src.core.GamepadMap")
+
 local Input = {}
 
 local DEFAULT_BINDINGS = {
@@ -22,31 +24,12 @@ local DEFAULT_BINDINGS = {
 -- keys that map to "start" but also to "a" would conflict; keep Enter = a,
 -- Escape = start for desktop friendliness.
 
--- LÖVE's standard gamepad mapping (SDL game controller DB), consistent
--- across Xbox/PlayStation/generic controllers on desktop and mobile. Some
--- third-party pads report their own SDL mapping for a given physical
--- button (e.g. Select/Back/View on off-brand XInput pads), which is what
--- src/ui/BindingsMenu.lua's rebinding is for -- see applyBindings below.
-local DEFAULT_GAMEPAD_BINDINGS = {
-  dpup = "up", dpdown = "down", dpleft = "left", dpright = "right",
-  a = "a", b = "b",
-  start = "start", back = "select",
-}
-
 -- left-stick deadzones: press past STICK_ON, release once back under
 -- STICK_OFF. The gap (hysteresis) stops the direction from flickering
 -- while the stick sits near the threshold.
 local STICK_ON = 0.5
 local STICK_OFF = 0.3
 
--- Generic SDL joysticks expose the left stick as the first two numbered
--- axes and the D-pad as a hat.  This is common on Linux handhelds whose
--- controller has no game-controller database entry.
-local RAW_BUTTON_BINDINGS = {
-  [1] = "a", [2] = "b",
-  [7] = "select", [8] = "start", [9] = "select", [10] = "start",
-}
-
 local HAT_DIRECTIONS = {
   u = { "up" }, d = { "down" }, l = { "left" }, r = { "right" },
   lu = { "left", "up" }, ru = { "right", "up" },
@@ -68,7 +51,9 @@ end
 function Input:applyBindings(overlay)
   local keys, pads = {}, {}
   for key, action in pairs(DEFAULT_BINDINGS) do keys[key] = action end
-  for button, action in pairs(DEFAULT_GAMEPAD_BINDINGS) do pads[button] = action end
+  for button, action in pairs(GamepadMap.DEFAULT_GAMEPAD_BINDINGS) do
+    pads[button] = action
+  end
   for actionId, binding in pairs(overlay or {}) do
     if type(binding) == "table" then
       if binding.key then keys[binding.key] = actionId end
@@ -195,12 +180,12 @@ function Input:gamepadreleased(joystick, button)
 end
 
 function Input:joystickpressed(joystick, button)
-  local btn = RAW_BUTTON_BINDINGS[button]
+  local btn = GamepadMap.mapRawButton(button)
   if btn then press(self, btn, "joy:" .. button) end
 end
 
 function Input:joystickreleased(joystick, button)
-  local btn = RAW_BUTTON_BINDINGS[button]
+  local btn = GamepadMap.mapRawButton(button)
   if btn then release(self, btn, "joy:" .. button) end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/import/RomImporter.lua b/src/import/RomImporter.lua
index 6048de01..9fb95b3d 100644
--- a/src/import/RomImporter.lua
+++ b/src/import/RomImporter.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local GameVersion = require("src.core.GameVersion")
+local GamepadMap = require("src.core.GamepadMap")
 local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 local HostShell = require("src.core.HostShell")
 local Platform = require("src.core.Platform")
@@ -1547,11 +1548,13 @@ function RomImporter:gamepadaxis(_, axis, value)
 end
 
 function RomImporter:joystickpressed(joystick, button)
-  if button == 1 then self:gamepadpressed(joystick, "a") end
+  local padButton = GamepadMap.mapRawToGamepadButton(button)
+  if padButton then self:gamepadpressed(joystick, padButton) end
 end
 
 function RomImporter:joystickreleased(joystick, button)
-  if button == 1 then self:gamepadreleased(joystick, "a") end
+  local padButton = GamepadMap.mapRawToGamepadButton(button)
+  if padButton then self:gamepadreleased(joystick, padButton) end
 end
 
 function RomImporter:joystickaxis(joystick, axis, value)
diff --git a/tests/engine/input_shared_map_test.lua b/tests/engine/input_shared_map_test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3916966b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/engine/input_shared_map_test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+-- Shared gamepad/raw map: launcher and gameplay use identical converters (SWNX-10/11).
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+if not _G.love then _G.love = require("tests.love_stub") end
+
+local T = require("tests.harness")
+local check = T.check
+local eq = T.eq
+
+local GamepadMap = require("src.core.GamepadMap")
+local Input = require("src.core.Input")
+local RomImporter = require("src.import.RomImporter")
+
+-- Gamepad names map to GB actions.
+eq(GamepadMap.mapGamepadButton("a"), "a", "gamepad A -> GB A")
+eq(GamepadMap.mapGamepadButton("back"), "select", "gamepad back -> select")
+eq(GamepadMap.mapGamepadButton("dpup"), "up", "gamepad d-pad up")
+
+-- Generic raw indices (Linux handheld fallback).
+eq(GamepadMap.mapRawButton(1), "a", "raw #1 -> A")
+eq(GamepadMap.mapRawButton(8), "start", "raw #8 -> start")
+eq(GamepadMap.mapRawToGamepadButton(2), "b", "raw #2 routes to gamepad b")
+
+-- Input and RomImporter agree on the same GB action for a raw press.
+Input:init()
+Input:joystickpressed(nil, 1)
+Input:step()
+check(Input:isDown("a"), "Input raw #1 holds A")
+
+local importer = setmetatable({
+  _padCursor = { x = 0, y = 0 }, _padCursorActive = false,
+  _padAxis = { leftx = 0, lefty = 0, righty = 0 },
+  _padDir = {}, _rawHatDirs = {}, _padInited = true,
+}, RomImporter)
+local clicked = false
+function importer:mousepressed(_, _, button)
+  clicked = button == 1
+end
+importer:joystickpressed(nil, 1)
+check(clicked, "RomImporter raw #1 clicks via shared map (not hardcoded-only)")
+
+importer:joystickpressed(nil, 2)
+check(importer._padDir.dpright == nil,
+  "raw #2 maps to B, not spurious d-pad")
+
+T.finish()