Beaumont, Claudine (December 12, 2008). "Nintendo sued over 'dangerous' Wii controllers". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved December 28, 2017. The Classic Controller is connected to the Wii Remote by a short cable. The Wii Remote provides the Controller with a wireless connection to the Wii console. The Nunchuk is generally used in games that require more complex control and precision, such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, etc. Review: Medal of Honor: Vanguard". GamePro. March 28, 2007. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007 . Retrieved May 11, 2007. Sanders, Kathleen (September 13, 2006). "Japanese Wii Price, Release Date Revealed". IGN . Retrieved January 17, 2015.

The Wii Remote and Nunchuk combined sold over 8.5 million units in the United States, and took the top two spots in video game accessories sales in 2006. [117] In the United States, the Nunchuk was the best-selling video game hardware for January 2008, with 375,000 units sold, in a month where the Wii was the best-selling console with 274,000 units sold. [118] [119] First- and second-party video games produced more favorable utilization of the Wii Remote's unique capabilities. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, in particular, was nearly universally praised for its unique control scheme, which was seen as being unrivaled by any other console game. [115] Corruption utilizes the Nunchuk for strafing and the infrared pointing capability of the Wii Remote for turning and special "gestures", which are used to select visors. Other Nintendo titles take a more minimalist approach, using mostly the pointer and buttons only, as with Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, or use the controller in a sideways configuration to resemble a Nintendo Entertainment System controller while the player de-emphasizes more advanced capabilities, as used in Super Paper Mario. [116] a b Phillips, Tom (2013-07-05). "Nintendo explains Wii Vitality Sensor cancellation". Eurogamer . Retrieved 2017-09-23.Creegan, Dermot (18 April 2014). "Princess Peach Wii Remote Plus Announced For Release". HardcoreGamer . Retrieved 29 December 2017. Nintendo settles US trade fight over Wii". www.theage.com.au. Melbourne: The Age. August 24, 2009 . Retrieved August 24, 2009. Pigna, Kris (June 2, 2009). "Satoru Iwata Announces Wii Vitality Sensor". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016 . Retrieved June 2, 2009. a b c Tanaka, John (June 4, 2009). "Nintendo Shares Summer Plans for Japan". IGN. IGN Entertainment . Retrieved June 4, 2009. Ars at E3: Nintendo shows new first-party peripherals Wii Zapper, Wheel". Ars Technica. 11 July 2007 . Retrieved 23 December 2014.

The Wii Remote Bluetooth protocol can be implemented on other devices including cell phones, which often have poor usability with games. Two students have demonstrated this concept by creating driver software that has the capability to connect the Wii Remote to a Symbian smartphone. The idea behind this driver is that a mobile phone with a TV-out port can replace the game console. [100] In mid-December 2006, the law firm Green Welling LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo for its "defective wrist straps". A few days later, Nintendo issued a product recall for the wrist straps and issued a new version of the strap with an improved securing mechanism for the wrist, leading to the lawsuit to be dropped sometime thereafter. [132] [133] 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. TGS 2005: Revolution Teaser Video". IGN. Archived from the original (video) on March 17, 2006 . Retrieved March 16, 2006.Fletcher, JC (October 8, 2009). "Nintendo announces new Pokemon spinoff, new Wiimote colors, hardware bundles at retailer event". Joystiq. Weblogs, Inc. Archived from the original on October 11, 2009 . Retrieved October 14, 2009.

Wii.com JP – Wii（クロ）". Wii.com (in Japanese). Nintendo. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009 . Retrieved June 4, 2009. Casamassina, Matt (March 5, 2007). "Super Paper Mario Review". IGN. p.2. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009 . Retrieved June 7, 2020. Beware of fake Wii remotes!". randomsnippets.co.uk. December 12, 2009. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010 . Retrieved December 18, 2009. In 2012, the Wii Remote Plus was reissued, and branded for the Wii U, the Wii's successor. Another sync button on the battery cover was added, allowing users to sync without removing the battery cover. A year later, Nintendo began releasing Wii Remote Plus controllers that are themed after Mario characters, starting with Mario and Luigi on November 1, 2013, [72] to accompany the release of the Wii U Deluxe set. A few months later, Nintendo released a Princess Peach-themed Wii Remote Plus, on April 24, 2014. [73] A year later, Nintendo also released Wii Remote Plus controllers themed after Bowser, a Toad and Yoshi in the fall of 2015 to accompany the releases of Super Mario Maker and Yoshi's Woolly World, exclusively available at GameStop. [74] Expansions [ edit ] Female (top) and male (bottom) connector

IGN: Red Steel Video 1492011". IGN. Archived from the original (video) on December 5, 2008 . Retrieved July 15, 2008. 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. Enjoy Virtual Console games the way they were meant to be played. The Classic Controller blends design elements from Nintendo's classic video game controllers, such as the NES, Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64, into one comfortable control pad.

The Nintendo Wii is not as retro as some may perceive, but for me, it’s fast approaching that 20 years old mark, plus, RetroArch has a Wii core, so surely that makes it retro enough! Blue and pink Wii Remotes were released in Japan on December 3, 2009. [41] In North America, the blue and pink Wii Remotes were released February 14, 2010, in a bundle with a standard white Wii MotionPlus. [42] There are two versions of the Classic Controller, the original Classic Controller and the Classic Controller Pro. a b c Padgett, Tim (2008-07-18). "The Weemote vs. Wiimote Tiff". TIME.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2008 . Retrieved 2008-08-01.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 b "Wii Mailbag – January 26, 2006". IGN. January 26, 2006. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008 . Retrieved August 30, 2008. Rodriguez, Stephen (August 3, 2007). "New Wii Wrist Straps Circulating". Nintendo World Report . Retrieved July 15, 2008. a b c TheNintend0Channel (January 12, 2010). "Club Nintendo Goodies Episode 4". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015 . Retrieved March 23, 2011. 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]