work on mario kart wireless mod and no work Zelda ^^

@ramchip I'm afraid I can't think of what it could be. Sorry!

@insidious611 also remember any time you set it up changing the 8-bitdo hack option and sync, you need to re setup your controller in emulationstation so it correctly installs all the controller configs.

@edale you can go into retropie setup in the retropie menu in emulationstation and not have to do it through command line. But it is not neccessary to do it at all to set up the 8-bitdo controllers. Depending on the firmware you are using depends on if you use the hack or not. You do not have to set udev rules or go into retropie-setup.

problem seems to be solved - thank you all!
until next time...

Update; the n64 emulator works perfect but issues with snes and nes

I have a similar controller (mine is red and black). I wouldn't say it is automatic compatible. I configured for retropie months (a year?) ago, and as I remember I had to restart the bluetooth registering procedure several times until the controller was recognized by the Pi3.
After that it was OK for me. Well, I had some issues with vice (C64), but when I figured it out and fixed it (my mistake) I could - and I'm still able with the latest Pi - play with my C64 games.
Emulationstation menu is also ok.
And the twist:
a couple of days ago I wanted to try out some other games (PSX, and gamesandwatch) and it seems that there are some mapping issues. I can't find the reason, I guess it is just again some configuration glitch... Still investigating.