Kotaku: Wii Remote

Zelda Players Get Long Overdue Bling

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:00:00 EST

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Nintendo released a golden Wii Remote for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Yet, Skyward Sword isn't only played with a Wii Remote. It's played with a Nunchuk. More »

This Wii Remote Exploded. Why?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:20:00 EST

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A family from Belleville, Michigan came home the other night to find their living room full of smoke. The culprit? One of their Wii Remotes had quite literally exploded. More »

Smack Your Wii Remote Up!

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:30:00 EDT

Anyone old enough to remember huge CRT televisions, will remember a sure fire repair: Hit them. Apparently, the Wii Remote works in much a similar way. More »

The Wii U Might Be Too Little, Too Late

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:30:00 EDT

In 2005, Nintendo showed off the controller for its then-upcoming home console at the Tokyo Game Show. The console was still codenamed the Revolution, and the motion controller was nothing short of just that. The debut blew people's minds. You could feel it in the room. More »

Seven Different Ways to Play the Wii U

Mike Fahey — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:18:19 EDT

Combining the Wii U's innovative new controller, the console itself, the stylus, and Wii remote and nunchuk controlers, here are seven different ways you'll be playing with the Wii U come 2012. More »

No Full Body Protective Suits For You, Kinect Players!

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:00:00 EST

When the Wii was launched, gamers got hurt. They whacked their TVs, their friends and themselves with the Wii Remote, which prompted Nintendo to make a protective jacket for the remotes. Likewise, Kinect players are getting hurt. More »

Japan's Club Nintendo Joins Club Stingy

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:00:00 EST

In years past, Club Nintendo gave loyal Japanese members a whole host of awesome prizes. This year, Club Nintendo won't. This year's "Platinum Member" prizes are so lame. More »

The First Moron To Break His TV With Kinect

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Well, the first moron that we've heard of. He's not really a moron, he's Phil Villarreal, author and critic. And he's out a pricey television. You are the controller? No Phil, you are the guy with the broken TV. More »

The Problem With Microsoft's New Way To Play Video Games

Brian Crecente — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:00:00 EDT

When Xbox 360's controller-free Kinect add-on hits stores later this week it has the potential to redefine gaming in ways even the Nintendo Wii hasn't yet done. It could just as easily fall flat on its face. More »

It's Official: Nintendo Has Sold A Ridiculous Amount Of Wii Remotes

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:40:00 EDT

63,500,000. That's the number of Wii Remotes Nintendo says it has sold in the United States since the Wii launched in November 2006. How did Nintendo manage to move so many of the damn things? More »

This Wii Remote Is Made By LEGO, Not Nintendo

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:30:00 EDT

If you're sick to death of Nintendo and its subtle, stylish colours for Wii Remotes, you could always pick up one of these official LEGO controllers. More »

Monster Hands or MiniChuk?

Brian Crecente — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EDT

These pack of diminutive Wii remote and nunchuk is too cute for words... so I shot a video instead. More »

What Are These Wii Remote Accessories For?

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT

I can tell you, they're not for the pursuit of medical science. More »

The Nintendo 3DS Is A Tricky Sell

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:00:00 EDT

The Wii was an easy sell. Nintendo showed the Wii Remote and that players could swing it around. Simple! Ditto for the Nintendo DS. It has a touch screen, and there is a stylus. Clear as day. More »

Apple Engineers "Totally Wrong", Nintendo Misjudged Excitement and Other Great Corporate Excuses

Brian Crecente — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:00:00 EDT

This morning iPhone owners woke to a very unusual thing: An apology letter from Apple. More »

Stuff Your Wii Remote Inside A Baby

Mike Fahey — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:20:00 EDT

I'm not sure what's more disturbing; the fact that Majesco's Babysitting Mama has you stuffing your Wii remote into the plush equivalent of a tiny human child, or the fact that it uses the nunchuck as well. More »

What's New About Nintendo's New Wii Remote?

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:20:00 EDT

Over the past few weeks, a new version of Nintendo's Wii Remote controller was tested and ruled totally compliant by the FCC. What has changed about the device that gives the Wii its waggle? More »

Waggles At Twenty Paces

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:00:00 EDT

This year's E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles has two of the biggest game companies go literally head-to-head in...waggle. More »

Wii Remote Controlled Laser Pew-Pew!

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:00 EST

Inventor-by-day, DJ-by-night Henry Strange's latest creation is a laser beam that is controlled by a Nintendo Wii Remote mounted in a white, plastic gun casing. More »

Nothing Says I Love You Like Pink And Blue Wii Remotes

Mike Fahey — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:20:00 EST

While announcing its early 2010 software lineup this morning, Nintendo also announced a February 14th North American release date for the pink and blue Wii remotes, giving the significant others of Nintendo fans the perfect Valentine's Day gift idea. More »

New Nyko Wand Colors Only Look Delicious

Mike Fahey — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EDT

Do not mistake the four new colors of Nyko's Wii remote-alternative Wand controller for candy, as they will likely do horrible things to your teeth. More »

Black Wii Remote and Nunchuk Price For U.S.

Brian Crecente — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:06:24 EDT

Black versions of the Wii remote and nunchuk will go on sale on Nov. 16, Nintendo announced this morning. More »

Wii Remote Chargers Recalled After Going On Hand Burning Spree

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Warning, Wii owners! The machines are rebelling! Specifically, the Psyclone Essentials and React Wii 4-Dock Recharge Stations, which have been reported to overheat and have caused at least two reports of burns. Those products are being officially recalled. More »

Wii Remote Used For Holograms You Can "Touch"

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Using a concave mirror, Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display and Wii Remotes, University of Tokyo researchers have created a tangible hologram projector. More »

Impressions Of Torturing a Rabbid In A Wii Remote

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:00:26 EDT

I know I'm way late to this, but I was only amused by the weird comedy-torture game in Ubisoft's upcoming Rabbids Go Home a few days ago. More »

Jumpstart Your Heart With A Wii Remote

Mike Fahey — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Can the Wii remote save lives? The American Heart Association is betting on it, pledging $50,000 to fund a student project that uses Nintendo's TV killer to teach CPR. More »

Wii Remote + 15 Tonnes Of Metal Arm

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:30:00 EDT

These two industrial grapplers don't just have cute names (one of them is called "Bender"). They've got a cute control method as well, as they can be jiggled, jaggled and, yes, waggled by a Wii Remote. More »

Turn PlayStation Controller Into Wii Remote

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EDT

Don't like the Wii's Classic Controller? Not thrilled with the GameCube controller? Or the Club Nintendo SNES controller? More »

Battle Of The Wii Remotes: Official vs Third-Party

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:30:00 EDT

Nintendo are no longer the only company in town with a Wii Remote on the market. You can get peripherals from third-party manufacturers too, with differing aesthetics and differing price points. So which is better? More »

Development Of Sony's New Motion Controller Began Years Ago

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:00:00 EDT

Microsoft is working on the human-body-controlled Project Natal. Nintendo has the Wii Remote. Sony, well, showed a new motion controller that will be out next spring. A new, nameless controller, that is. More »

Miyamoto: True Interactivity Is Holding A Motion Controller With Force Feedback

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:00:00 EDT

The Nintendo Wii uses a controller dubbed "the Wii Remote". Microsoft's Project Natal uses a controller called "the human body". What does Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto think? More »

Why Didn't The Original Wii Remote Have Wii MotionPlus?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:00:00 EDT

Nintendo is releasing add-on for the Wii Remote called Wii MotionPlus. It brings much needed accuracy to the Wii-mote. Why wasn't it included in the original Wii-mote? More »

Again With The PS2 Wii Remote Talk

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Like a zombie you can't quite get in the head, rumours of a Wii Remote-type device for the PS2 just won't die off. Today, for example, we've got another one. More »

Wii Remote Briefly Sends Family Dog To The Other Side

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST

The mysteries of the afterlife are now clear to Michigan-based miniature Sheltie Ozzy, a five-month old puppy that has come face to face with death, thanks to a near fatal Wii Remote toss. More »

Learn To Knit The Wii Way

Mike Fahey — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:20:00 EST

In response to my failed attempt at knitting during the Kotaku Holiday Podcast, reader Austinpoet offered a link to KNiiTTiiNG, a project that teaches players to knit using the Nintendo Wii. Call it Knitting Hero. More »

Apple Still Working On A Wii Remote

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:30:00 EST

In May, we told you about Apple's patent for a Wii Remote-like object. Now, it's November, and we're telling you again. Why? Because another, improved patent for the device has turned up. This takes it from the realms of "oh, it's something Apple are exploring" to "oh, Apple are looking seriously at developing one of these". It's still using IR, and the same basic principles of the Wii Remote, except now it's going one better by (in theory) having the ability to differentiate between the IR it's meant to detect (ie the Wii Remote) and the IR it's not meant to detect (ie your house lights). As a reminder, this is important because, with App Store games doing brisk business for the company on the iPhone, there'd be nothing stopping Apple doing something similar with this Wii Remote-like peripheral on other platforms. More »

Stix 200 Impressions - Looks Like A Wii Remote, And That's All

Mike Fahey — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Back in the beginning of July I wrote up the announcement of GoLive2's Wii remote-aping PC peripheral Stix, a device that would allow PC gamers to play specific web-based games using motion sensing controls, and then just as quickly forgot all about it. Lo and behold, the week before I leave for the Games Convention a package arrives on my doorstep. Well, on my mother's doorstep, addressed to Chris Fahey, but close enough. Inside was the Stix 200 combo pack, which I excitedly ran home with, setting it on my coffee table before leaving for the airport. Now I've finally gotten a chance to crack them open and play through some of their game offerings, and I have to say that this is exactly the sort of Christmas present parents who can't get their hands on a Wii should get their children to make them cry. More »

Nintendo "Thinking" About New Wii Remote With Wii MotionPlus Built-In

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:40:18 EDT

Now that the fungineers at Nintendo have increased the smile efficiency of the Wii Remote via a brand new accessory, the Wii MotionPlus, what's in store for the vanilla Wii Remote? What if I don't want to purchase a reasonably priced copy of Wii Sports Resort, but want that 1:1 motion control the Wii MotionPlus promises? More »

Wii Remote Graf Mod Looks Truly Exciting

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:30:00 EDT

And no, not because it raises the prospect of a Wii port of Mark Ecko's Getting up. It's because, when I look at this excellent, home-made modification - crafted by German uni student Martin Lihs - that sees a can of spray paint turned into a fully-functioning Wii Remote, I think of a Wii version of Jet Set Radio (with 1:1 tagging), then I get a little giddy, then I get a little dizzy, then I need to go sit down for a bit. More »

A 6 Year-Old's Take on the Wii Wheel

abarenblat — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EDT

I don't think anyone will argue with me when I say that Tristan is Kotaku's best and most trustworthy reviewer. His reviews were spot on for the 360 Wireless Wheel , SIXAXIS, and the Wiimote. However, because YouTube is densely populated with Nazi whores, you can't see Tristan's older reviews anymore. Personally, I think he is one of the coolest kids around. Well, let me elaborate - Tristan's dad has one of the coolest jobs around and Tristan gets to reap all of the benefits. For example, Crecente took Tristan to the Mario Kart Driving School in Denver on Saturday where he got to try out the new Wii Wheel. Since I am the video intern, I had the distinct honor of capturing Tristan's review of the very thing we have all feared. The Wii Wheel, Nintendo's new gamble, could ruin Mario Kart forever. Luckily, Tristan lays it all down for us and puts our fears to rest. More »