ThinkOptics Sues Nintendo Over Remote Control Patents - Law360". www.law360.com . Retrieved 2018-09-05. Carnevale, Tony (April 2, 2007). "Cooking Mama: Cook Off highlights Wii Remote issues". Joystiq . Retrieved May 8, 2007. The Wii Remote, [a] also known colloquially 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 which is used for the console, using accelerometer and optical sensor technology. It is expandable by adding attachments. The attachment bundled with the Wii console is the Nunchuk, which complements the Wii Remote by providing functions similar to those in gamepad controllers. Some other attachments include the Classic Controller, Wii Zapper, and the Wii Wheel, which has originally been used for the racing game, Mario Kart Wii. 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] Smash Bros. DOJO!!". Smashbros.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011 . Retrieved March 23, 2011.

a b Fletcher, JC. "Red Wii and DSi XL bundles, Wii Remote Plus, and FlingSmash in North America Nov. 7". Joystiq. 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] Nintendo All-Access @ E3 2012 - Nintendo's E3 Media Presentation". Archived from the original on August 9, 2012 . Retrieved February 22, 2013. todbot blog» Blog Archive» "WiiChuk" Wii Nunchuk Adapter Available". Todbot.com . Retrieved March 23, 2011.The Nunchuk is generally held in the left hand, although it can be used in the right hand, a practice recommended in certain games. One Nunchuk is included with every Wii console and Wii U. a b c Tanaka, John (June 4, 2009). "Nintendo Shares Summer Plans for Japan". IGN. IGN Entertainment . Retrieved June 4, 2009. Berghammer, Billy (June 2, 2006). "The Ultimate in PR Spin: The Perrin Kaplan Interview: Part Four" (WMV). Game Informer . Retrieved June 8, 2006. [ dead link] Casamassina, Matt (August 27, 2007). "Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Review". IGN. p.4 . Retrieved June 7, 2020.

Sanders, Kathleen; Casamassina, Matt (September 13, 2006). "US Wii Price, Launch Date Revealed". IGN . Retrieved January 17, 2015. The most common reason people buy a new Wii controller is that their old one bit the dust. These days, there’s a much wider variety of third-party video game controllers on the market, from Wii and Wii U controllers to Xbox One controllers that change the way we play. While the classic Wii controller still holds up well to the test of time, it’s impossible to deny the affordability and quality of third-party controller offerings. The controller was revealed at both E3 2005 and E3 2006 and the Tokyo Game Show on September 14, 2005, with the name "Wii Remote" announced April 27, 2006. It received much attention due to its unique features, not supported by other gaming controllers. The Wii Remote also has a PixArt optical sensor that allows it to determine where it is pointing. [45] Unlike a light gun that senses light from a television screen, the Wii Remote senses light from the console's Sensor Bar (RVL-014), which allows consistent usage not influenced by the screen used. The Sensor Bar is about 20cm (7.9in) long and has ten infrared LEDs, five at each end of the bar. [46] The LEDs farthest from the center are pointed slightly outwards, the LEDs closest to the center are pointed slightly inwards, while the rest are pointed straight forward. The Sensor Bar's cable is 353cm (11ft 7in) in length. The bar may be placed above or below the television, centered horizontally, in line with the front of the television or the front of the surface the television is placed on. The Remote should be pointed approximately towards the Sensor Bar; precise pointing is not necessary so long as it is within the limited viewing angle of the Wii Remote.Dean Takahashi, (July 29, 2007). An interview with...Shigeru Miyamoto mercurynews.com. Retrieved on August 5, 2007. a b Castaneda, Karl (May 13, 2006). "Nintendo and PixArt Team Up". Nintendo World Report . Retrieved February 24, 2007. Thomas, Lucas (April 12, 2011). "Wii Play Gets an Unexpected Sequel". IGN. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011 . Retrieved April 12, 2011. The Nunchuk is an attachment for the Wii Remote. It is plugged into the Wii Remote's expansion port, where the two are connected via a cord. Kato, Matthew. "Tiger Asks for a Mulligan". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007 . Retrieved May 11, 2007.