Wii Remote Controller

Wireless and motion-sensitive, the Wii Remote offers an intuitive, natural way to play games. It can be a sword for one game and then a steering wheel for racing games. The motion sensors contained within the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk controller add totally new interactions to existing games while opening doors for new genres. Accentuating the sense of touch in the game lets you feel the heat of emotion with each movement. The Wii Remote frees you from cords and excessive, complicated buttons without sacrificing game play depth. Nintendo created Wii to fit everyone's ideal break away from the everyday. Because up to four players can grab a Wii Remote and play, there's always a party ready to happen with Wii! Games are many things to different people. Wii makes your senses come alive! Nintendo designed the Wii Remote to be the most multifaceted gaming device ever. It's your paintbrush, your golf club, your airplane, but most of all, it's your key to unlocking a world of fun you've never imagined. The controller plays into the conventional motions you make everyday. The wireless, freehand Wii Remote not only makes games easy to play, it makes them more fun than ever before. When you hit a drum, swing a tennis racket or swing a bat, why should you have to press a button to replicate these things? With the Wii Remote, you can use everyday motions to help make you the center of the game. Some see games as gateways to an unknown universe while others see them as extensions of the world around them.

Below the LEDs, an expansion port lets you connect a number of devices including the Nunchuck and Classic controllers for Virtual Console gaming (Virtual Console games and controller accessories sold separately). In first-person shooters, the Wii Remote acts as a firearm that you can point directly at an on-screen enemy. The remote feels comfortable in both right and left hands. All Wii Remote buttons are accessible and responsive. The list of potential uses is enormous, and the light weight of the Wii Remote allows gamers to play for hours without feeling fatigued. Overall, the physical design of the remote is extremely sturdy and of very high quality, ensuring countless hours of Wii gaming fun! View larger. The motion sensing technology is neatly tucked away within the Wii Remote body.View larger. Nintendo fused the global familiarity of a remote control with the sophistication of motion-sensing technology to come up with an input device that differentiates the Wii from any other console that has come before it.

Revolutionary control Sporting the dimensions of a small traditional remote control, the wireless Wii Remote is a multifunctional device that is limited only by the game designer's imagination. View larger.

As comfortable as it is functional

The Wii Remote is equally comfortable in right and left hands and houses just the right number of buttons for gaming- not so many that new players will get confused, but enough so that Wii games don't feel constrained. The controller automatically connects to the Wii console via Bluetooth wireless technology. The Wii Remote boasts impressive technology for such a compact package. In a tennis game, it serves as your racket as you swing your arm for a long forehand or a quick and hard backhand. In a 4x4 driving game it serves as a steering wheel, allowing you to swerve to avoid obstacles or pickup power-ups. To make gaming as accessible to people of all ages and all abilities, Nintendo wanted to create a controller that was as inviting as it was sophisticated- the result is the Wii Remote. Other features of the Wii Remote include adjustable rumble force-feedback and a reinforced wrist strap to ensure safe use. Between the game buttons are a plus and minus buttons (which often act as "forwards" and "back"), as well as a "Home" button to engage the Wii home screen to change settings or check remote battery levels. On the back side of the controller is a trigger-like "B" button, perfect for timing releases of a bowling roll in Wii Sports.

Thankfully, battery life is excellent with the two included AA batteries, just as with the previous generation of Nintendo wireless controllers.

Immersive intelligence

Along the bottom of the Wii Remote, four blue LED lights indicate which player position the remote is currently set to. On the face of the remote are the D (or "plus") pad, a large "A" button which is used for major on-screen actions, and two small options buttons. A speaker inside the remote gives the player feedback about the strength of swings or the accuracy of their moves- such as realistic tennis noises as the "racket" connects with the ball in Wii Sports. The magic of the Wii Remote's design lies within; acellerometers inside the controller body measure movement in all directions and at all speeds. View larger. Control many games from up to 30 feet away.