Nintendo Nunchuk Controller Add-On (Wii)

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Use of the Sensor Bar allows the Wii Remote to be used as an accurate pointing device up to 5meters (approx. 16ft) away from the bar. [14] The Wii Remote's image sensor [45] is used to locate the Sensor Bar's points of light in the Wii Remote's field of view. The light emitted from each end of the Sensor Bar is focused onto the image sensor which sees the light as two bright dots separated by a distance "mi" on the image sensor. The second distance "m" between the two clusters of light emitters in the Sensor Bar is a fixed distance. From these two distances m and mi, the Wii CPU calculates the distance between the Wii Remote and the Sensor Bar using triangulation. [47] Rotation of the Wii Remote with respect to the ground can also be calculated from the relative angle of the two dots of light on the image sensor. [48] Games can be programmed to sense whether the image sensor is covered, which is demonstrated in a microgame featured in launch title WarioWare: Smooth Moves, where if the player does not uncover the sensor the champagne bottle that the remote represents will not open. The Wii Remote has a wrist strap attached to the bottom to prevent it from flying away during game action if not held securely. The wrist strap is tied with a cow hitch knot. Every Wii game contains safety warnings concerning wrist strap use during its startup sequence [20] and also at or near the beginning of its instruction booklet (even if the game does not use motion controls). [21] The latter is a word-for-word reproduction of a standard wrist strap warning notice established by Nintendo. [22] The wrist strap is also used to restrain the Nunchuk's connector by its hook, [23] safely slowing any sudden movement of the Nunchuk's cord if the connector is forcibly disconnected. In spite of widespread wrist strap safety notices, there are certain Wii games, in whole or part, that are played by moving the Wii Remote in such a way that would be hindered by a wrist strap, such as Let's Tap, most House Party games in Wii Party and the Treasure Twirl game in Wii Play Motion. In such games or game modes, on-screen prompts, as well as instruction booklet text, will specifically state that they must be played without the wrist strap. [24] At the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo Nintendo introduced the Classic Controller, which plugs into the Wii Remote via a cord in a similar fashion to the Nunchuk. [15] Unlike most accessories, the Classic Controller largely usurps the Remote's functionality, with the Remote's buttons duplicated on the Controller. The Remote is used primarily as a wireless transmitter for the Controller and where applicable retains its pointing-device functionality. It can also still be used as a valid, active controller by another player in multiplayer modes of games like Bust-A-Move Bash! and SpeedZone.

At E3 2011, it was revealed that a gold Wii Remote Plus with the Hylian Crest superimposed over its speaker would be released alongside The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. [68] [69] It was available as part of a bundle with Skyward Sword for a limited time. [70] A matching gold Nunchuk was also available to earn for Club Nintendo members for a limited time. [71] The setup is pretty easy to be done, as long as you know how the real Nintendo Wii controllers work and apply them into the emulated controller – the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. Beware of fake Wii remotes!". randomsnippets.co.uk. December 12, 2009. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010 . Retrieved December 18, 2009.a b Castaneda, Karl (May 13, 2006). "Nintendo and PixArt Team Up". Nintendo World Report . Retrieved February 24, 2007. Dolphin does not automatically turn off Wii Remotes as the Wii will (except on Linux). Remember to turn off controllers on your own to save battery power, simply by holding the power button on Wii Remote for a second as you would to turn off the Wii. It will also tell Dolphin that it's disconnected instead of stopping the game emulation. The Wii Remote contains a 16 KiB EEPROM chip of which a section of 6 kilobytes can be read and written to by the host. [52] [58] Part of this memory is available to store up to ten Mii avatars, which can be transported to use with another Wii console (but it can be used to upload Miis to the Mii Parade and keep it on the console (by copying Mii to remote, moving Mii to parade from console, and then moving from remote to the console)). 4,000bytes are available for game use before the Mii data. Pokémon Battle Revolution and Super Swing Golf also use this memory. This function is also used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, allowing the user to save controller configuration data to the Wii Remote. [59] Monster Hunter Tri also uses this function by allowing players to save their profiles to the Wii Remote. Pokémon Rumble uses this section to store Pokémon. Carnival Games: Mini Golf and Club Penguin: Game Day! as well as other games use this to store the player's in game avatars. [60] The game Petz: Monkey Madness allows players to transport their monkey between copies of the game. Wales, Matt (May 22, 2006). "Reports claim Wii to slap down 16 at launch". Computer and Video Games . Retrieved May 25, 2006.

Niero (June 14, 2006). "Nintendo Wiimote change: before & after puberty". Destructoid. Archived from the original on February 4, 2007 . Retrieved March 19, 2007. In the Red Steel trailer shown at E3 2006, the Wii Remote had a smaller circular shaped image sensor instead of the larger opaque IR filters shown on other versions. [18] In the initial teaser video that revealed the controller at Tokyo Game Show 2005, the 1 and 2 buttons were labeled X and Y. [19] Strap [ edit ] New strap (left) next to the original strap design At E3 2006, a few minor changes were made to the controller from the design presented at the Game Developer's Conference. The controller was made slightly longer, and a speaker was added to the face beneath the center row of buttons. The B button became more curved resembling a trigger. The "Start" and "Select" buttons were changed to plus + and minus –, and the b and a buttons were changed to 1 and 2 to differentiate them from the A and B buttons, while also evoking the keypad of typical television remotes. Also, the symbol on the Home button was changed from a blue dot to a shape resembling a home/house, the shape of Power was made circular rather than rectangular, and the blue LEDs indicating player number are now labeled using 1 to 4 small raised dots instead of numbers 1 to 4, resembling the dots used to mark the four controller ports of the GameCube console. The Nintendo logo at the bottom of the controller face was replaced with the Wii logo. Also, the expansion port was redesigned, with expansion plugs featuring a smaller snap-on design. [16] The Wii Remote had the capability of turning the main console's power on or off remotely with a power button, further reinforcing the impression that it looks like a television remote. a b Hatfield, Don (10 August 2012). "CLUB NINTENDO OFFERING UP LIMITED EDITION GOLD WII NUNCHUK!". MTV.com . Retrieved 3 September 2020.a b Phillips, Tom (2013-07-05). "Nintendo explains Wii Vitality Sensor cancellation". Eurogamer . Retrieved 2017-09-23. Nintendo Comments on Weemote-Wiimote Flap; Online Retailer Pressured". GamePolitics.com. July 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008 . Retrieved August 1, 2008. A second class-action lawsuit was filed by a mother in Colorado in December 2008, claiming the updated wrist straps were still ineffective. [134] This suit was dismissed by September 2010, finding for Nintendo that the wrist straps were not knowingly faulty under Colorado consumer protection laws. [135] Trademark issues [ edit ] Rodriguez, Stephen (August 3, 2007). "New Wii Wrist Straps Circulating". Nintendo World Report . Retrieved July 15, 2008.

Nintendo Introduces New Social Entertainment Experiences at E3 Expo". Nintendo of America. June 2, 2009. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008 . Retrieved June 2, 2009. a b c "Small Firm's Weemote Came First, But Steamrolled by Nintendo's Wiimote". GamePolitics.com. July 23, 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008 . Retrieved August 1, 2008. RC: Fobis Technologies Weemote Kids' Remote Control Review (1)". www.remotecentral.com . Retrieved 2018-07-22.The trademark application for the Wii Remote was initially rejected by the United States Patent and Trademark Office after the trademark was filed in March 2008. The USPTO claimed that the word " remote" is commonly used, and therefore should not be trademarked. The USPTO said they would accept Nintendo's trademark filing if the company disclaims exclusive rights to the word "remote" in the term and if the word "Wii" would always precede the word "remote" in marketing and manuals. The USPTO accepted the "Wii Remote" trademark in July 2012. [141] [142] See also [ edit ] Nintendo Wii With A New Mission: Wiimote As An Interface Bridging Mind And Body". Sciencedaily.com. March 9, 2008 . Retrieved March 23, 2011. Wii System Operation Manual (PDF). p. 25-26: Nintendo . Retrieved 3 September 2020. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location ( link) In the Wii Controllers config area, you have the option to use real or emulated Wii Remotes, as well as choosing to passthrough a Bluetooth Adapter (see Bluetooth Passthrough) or emulating the Wii's adapter. You can also assign the Wii Remote to connect it as an emulated controller by selecting "Connect Wii Remotes for Emulated Controllers". Select "Real Wii Remote" in the dropdown for a Wii Remote slot to use a real-world Wii Remote connected to your PC via bluetooth for that slot. Dolphin supports up to four Wii Remotes at once, along with any peripherals you have attached to them. Although the Balance Board cannot be emulated, Dolphin allows the use of a real-world Balance Board by selecting "Real Balance Board". Enable Speaker Data controls whether the Wii Remote speaker can produce sound. When using a real Wii Remote, the audio will come out of the Wii Remotes' speakers; with emulated Wii Remotes, it will come out of the system speakers. Some games, like Metroid Prime 3, have lag issues when Enable Speaker Data is enabled on some systems. a b "Wii Mailbag – January 26, 2006". IGN. January 26, 2006. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008 . Retrieved August 30, 2008.

Development of a motion-enabled controller began when development of the Wii console started in 2001. In that year, Nintendo licensed a number of motion-sensing patents from Gyration Inc., a company that produces wireless motion-sensing computer mice. [5] Gyration had previously pitched their idea and patents of a motion controller to Sony and Microsoft, who both declined. [6] Nintendo then commissioned Gyration to create a one-handed controller for it, [5] which eventually became the "Gyropod", a more traditional gamepad which allowed its right half to break away for motion-control. [5] At this point, Gyration brought in a separate design firm, Bridge Design, to help pitch its concept to Nintendo. [7] Under requirement to "roughly preserve the existing Game Cube[ sic] button layout", it experimented with different forms "through sketches, models and interviewing various hardcore gamers". [7] By "late 2004, early 2005", however, Nintendo had come up with the Wii Remote's less traditional "wand shape", and the design of the Nunchuk attachment. [8] Nintendo had also decided upon using a motion sensor, infrared pointer, and the layout of the buttons, [8] and by the end of 2005 the controller was ready for mass production. [8] Operations Guide: On Wii Menu channels, including the News Channel, Forecast Channel, Internet Channel, Everybody Votes Channel, certain WiiWare titles and Virtual Console titles, the Operations Guide button appeared on the Home Menu. The guide accessed acts as an instruction manual for the game being played.A pair of Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. In case you don’t have any Joy-Cons with you, you can get it here. a b Seidle, Nathan (December 19, 2006). "Wii-mote guts". Spark Fun Electronics . Retrieved March 28, 2007.