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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.
The Wii Remote, [a] colloquially known as the 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.
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.
The Wii Remote is also used in fields outside of its standard use. The United States government has experimented with using it to control Packbot, a bomb disposal Robot. [3] Studies have also been conducted to use the Wii Remote as a practice method to fine-tune surgeons' hand motions. [4]
While spelled differently, the term "Weemote" is phonetically identical to "Wiimote", the unofficial term for the Wii Remote, Nintendo's controller for the Wii which debuted six years later in 2006. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Fobis Technologies claims this to be trademark infringement , however Nintendo does not actually use the term "Wiimote" in official ...
The Wii Remote connects to the Wii via Bluetooth with an approximate 30 feet (9.1 m) range, [96] communicating the sensor and control information to the console unit. The Wii Remote includes an internal speaker and a rumble pack that can be triggered by a game to provide feedback directly to the player's hand. [93]
Cheat code adapter for NES cartridges. Normally only works on the NES-001 (front loading) control decks. Codemasters: Game Genie NES-101 Adaptor A special adaptor that (when attached) allows the Game Genie to have compatibility with the NES-101. It was primarily given away for free to all Game Genie owners, but only if they made a mail order ...
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.