diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3c919d0a..77db81c9c 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 yuzu emulator early access
 =============
 
-This is the source code for early-access 1665.
+This is the source code for early-access 1666.
 
 ## Legal Notice
 
diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/vfs_real.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/vfs_real.cpp
index 40329d385..eb6630567 100755
--- a/src/core/file_sys/vfs_real.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/vfs_real.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,23 @@ VirtualFile RealVfsFilesystem::OpenFile(std::string_view path_, Mode perms) {
 
 VirtualFile RealVfsFilesystem::CreateFile(std::string_view path_, Mode perms) {
     const auto path = FS::SanitizePath(path_, FS::DirectorySeparator::PlatformDefault);
+    // Current usages of CreateFile expect to delete the contents of an existing file.
+    if (FS::IsFile(path)) {
+        FS::IOFile temp{path, FS::FileAccessMode::Write, FS::FileType::BinaryFile};
+
+        if (!temp.IsOpen()) {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        temp.Close();
+
+        return OpenFile(path, perms);
+    }
+
     if (!FS::NewFile(path)) {
         return nullptr;
     }
+
     return OpenFile(path, perms);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
index 4fe9e0166..f574ed81f 100755
--- a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
@@ -69,14 +69,18 @@ public:
                 SDL_GameController* game_controller)
         : guid{std::move(guid_)}, port{port_}, sdl_joystick{joystick, &SDL_JoystickClose},
           sdl_controller{game_controller, &SDL_GameControllerClose} {
+        EnableMotion();
+    }
 
-        if (game_controller) {
-            if (SDL_GameControllerHasSensor(game_controller, SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL)) {
-                SDL_GameControllerSetSensorEnabled(game_controller, SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL, SDL_TRUE);
+    void EnableMotion() {
+        if (sdl_controller) {
+            SDL_GameController* controller = sdl_controller.get();
+            if (SDL_GameControllerHasSensor(controller, SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL) && !has_accel) {
+                SDL_GameControllerSetSensorEnabled(controller, SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL, SDL_TRUE);
                 has_accel = true;
             }
-            if (SDL_GameControllerHasSensor(game_controller, SDL_SENSOR_GYRO)) {
-                SDL_GameControllerSetSensorEnabled(game_controller, SDL_SENSOR_GYRO, SDL_TRUE);
+            if (SDL_GameControllerHasSensor(controller, SDL_SENSOR_GYRO) && !has_gyro) {
+                SDL_GameControllerSetSensorEnabled(controller, SDL_SENSOR_GYRO, SDL_TRUE);
                 has_gyro = true;
             }
         }
@@ -93,13 +97,11 @@ public:
         last_motion_update = event.timestamp;
         switch (event.sensor) {
         case SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL: {
-
             const Common::Vec3f acceleration = {-event.data[0], event.data[2], -event.data[1]};
             motion.SetAcceleration(acceleration / 9.8f);
             break;
         }
         case SDL_SENSOR_GYRO: {
-
             const Common::Vec3f gyroscope = {event.data[0], -event.data[2], event.data[1]};
             motion.SetGyroscope(gyroscope / (6.283f * 1.05f));
             break;
@@ -791,6 +793,10 @@ SDLState::SDLState() {
     RegisterFactory<VibrationDevice>("sdl", vibration_factory);
     RegisterFactory<MotionDevice>("sdl", motion_factory);
 
+    // Tell SDL2 to use the hidapi driver. This will allow joycons to be detected as a
+    // GameController and not a generic one
+    SDL_SetHint("SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOY_CONS", "1");
+
     // If the frontend is going to manage the event loop, then we don't start one here
     start_thread = SDL_WasInit(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) == 0;
     if (start_thread && SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) < 0) {
@@ -1156,6 +1162,8 @@ MotionMapping SDLState::GetMotionMappingForDevice(const Common::ParamPackage& pa
         return {};
     }
 
+    joystick->EnableMotion();
+
     if (!joystick->HasGyro() && !joystick->HasAccel()) {
         return {};
     }
diff --git a/src/yuzu/configuration/input_profiles.cpp b/src/yuzu/configuration/input_profiles.cpp
index 61662ad58..333eeb84e 100755
--- a/src/yuzu/configuration/input_profiles.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/configuration/input_profiles.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ std::filesystem::path GetNameWithoutExtension(std::filesystem::path filename) {
 InputProfiles::InputProfiles() {
     const auto input_profile_loc = FS::GetYuzuPath(FS::YuzuPath::ConfigDir) / "input";
 
+    if (!FS::IsDir(input_profile_loc)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     FS::IterateDirEntries(
         input_profile_loc,
         [this](const std::filesystem::path& full_path) {