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Functions of the original GameCube controllers and Wii Remotes can be mapped to PC controllers. [ 104 ] [ 105 ] The emulator allows for the use of real GameCube controllers through the use of a USB adapter [ 106 ] [ 19 ] and Wii Remotes through Bluetooth connection. [ 107 ]
The Wii Remote, [a] informally referred to with the portmanteau Wiimote, is the primary game controller for Nintendo's Wii home video game console.An essential capability of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via motion sensing, gesture recognition, and pointing using an accelerometer and optical sensor technology.
The Wii Remote Bluetooth protocol can be implemented on other devices, including cell phones. Two students demonstrated this concept by creating a driver software that has the capability to connect the Wii Remote to a Symbian OS smartphone. The idea behind this driver is that a mobile phone with a TV-out port can replace the game console. [2]
The WaveBird Wireless Controller was designed and sold by Nintendo. [1] Unlike most wireless controllers of its era, it relies on RF technology (first used in gaming with Atari's CX-42 joysticks [14]) instead of infrared line-of-sight signal transmission, [1] and the controller's radio transceiver operates at 2.4 GHz. [15]
An Xbox 360 Les Paul controller A Wii Les Paul controller with stickers (included with the controller) applied. The Wii Remote can be seen at the top left of the image and has a red silicone skin applied to it. The PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 versions of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock came with a newly designed wireless guitar controller ...
The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector. The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector is a wireless game adapter, developed by Nintendo and Buffalo Technology, which allows the Nintendo DS, Wii and 3DS users without a Wi-Fi connection or compatible Wi-Fi network to establish an Internet connection via a broadband-connected PC.
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 can also communicate (and connect) with other Wii systems through a self-generated wireless LAN, enabling local wireless multi-playing on different television sets. Battalion Wars 2 first demonstrated this feature for non-split screen multi-playing between two (or more) televisions. [148]