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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.
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.
Wii Zapper with Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The Wii Zapper is a gun shell peripheral for the Wii Remote. The name is a reference to and successor of the NES Zapper light gun for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is mainly used to enhance controls for shooter games, including light gun shooters, first-person shooters, and third-person shooters.
This is a list of Wii games with traditional control schemes. Nintendo's Wii video game console, released in 2006, primarily focuses on the use of an unconventional video game controller, in the form of the Wii Remote. The controller emphasizes the use of motion control through an unconventional remote control form factor.
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.
The Wii MotionPlus was developed by Nintendo in collaboration with game development tool company AiLive. [6] The sensor used is an InvenSense IDG-600 [7] or IDG-650 in later units, designed in accordance to Nintendo's specification; [8] [9] with a high dynamic range, high mechanical shock tolerance, high temperature and humidity resistance, and small physical size.
Wii Play was one of several games that were developed as a part of Shigeru Miyamoto's "Wii Project", along with Wii Sports, Wii Fit, and Wii Music. The project was a compilation of several technical demos exhibiting the capabilities of the then-upcoming Wii console and its controller, the Wii Remote .
In the 1990s, cars were increasingly sold with electronic remote control door locks. These remotes transmit a signal to the car which locks or unlocks the door locks or unlocks the trunk. An aftermarket device sold in some countries is the remote starter. This enables a car owner to remotely start their car.