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The Wii Remote, [a] colloquially known as the Wiimote, was the primary game controller for Nintendo's Wii home video game console.An essential capability of the Wii Remote was its motion sensing capability, which allowed the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via motion sensing, gesture recognition, and pointing using an accelerometer and optical sensor technology.
In order to facilitate syncing between the dongle and the controller, each has a sync button. The dongle also features a 2-port USB hub, allowing additional peripherals to be connected to the system. Unlike guitar and drum controllers, the Wii version does not connect via the Wii remote, and instead connects via a USB dongle.
Nunchuk with the Grip-It accessory attached. Although Nintendo has released its own free Wii Remote Jacket that is shipped by request to existing Wii Remote owners, third-party glove kits to provide a better grip and cushioning (when compared to an un-jacketed remote) have been available for the Controller since its launch.
The Wii Remote has a large "A" button in the front, and a curved "B" button in the back resembling a trigger. Under the "A" button is a plus and minus, and at the bottom of the remote is a "1" and "2" buttons. In the middle of the Wii Remote, between the plus and minus button is a small "home" button that resembling a home/house.
The Wand is a line of game controllers released by Nyko as third-party alternatives to the official Nintendo Wii Remote.The original Wand duplicated the functionality of the Wii Remote, while the updated Wand+ added internal replication of the Wii MotionPlus for more advanced motion sensing, similar to Nintendo's later Wii Remote Plus.
The Wii launch bundle included the console; a stand to allow the console to be placed vertically; a plastic stabilizer for the main stand, one Wii Remote, a Nunchuk attachment for the Remote, a Sensor Bar and a removable stand for the bar to mount on a television set, an external power adapter, and two AA batteries for the Wii Remote.
PlayStation 3 controllers and Wii remotes also use Bluetooth HID. Bluetooth HID is a lightweight wrapper of the human interface device protocol defined for USB . The use of the HID protocol simplifies host implementation (when supported by host operating systems ) by re-use of some of the existing support for USB HID in order to support also ...
DarwiinRemote employs most of the features of the Wii Remote.All three accelerometers feed information to the Mac. All of the buttons on the Wii Remote, including the Nunchuk and classic controller attachments, can be used, and the control stick position can be displayed, but it is not possible to use the control stick to control anything.