Nuzzled in the Wiimote, there's 6KB of memory. Not a lot by any post-80's standard. No one seems to know what it's for. But Press the Button has an interesting idea on one possible use:

I want my player profile stored in that memory. When I turn on the Wii and it detects the controller, the two devices should sync up and automatically assign my name into the game. Imagine entering your name or initials one time during initial configuration and then never having to do it again on a per game basis as we do now. Imagine taking your Wii controller to a friend's place and having his Wii automatically pick up your identity from your controller.

You know, I wouldn't be surprised if that's an excellent guess. I mean, after all, Nintendo has stressed that they want gamers to feel a connection to their Wiimote, like a personal Excalibur. Making the Wiimote into a sort of identifying key is just a swell idea; let's hope Nintendo's on the same page. Florian Eckhardt

Where EverybodWii Knows Your Name [Press the Buttons]

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