The Wii Remote and Nunchuk are tethered by a short cable. The PS3 Move and its subcontroller are not.-No off-hand gyro: The Wii Nunchuk has a sensor that detects motion, ...

It is Wii's unique remote and not the console that is the most important ingredient to Nintendo's next-generation success. And that is an industry first.

Wii Motion+ Description. The Wii Remote MotionPlus was an adapter that later became its own controller. The MotionPlus added was 1:1 tracking to the Wii Remote, making tracking more smooth and ...

He actually added a Wii remote to the guitar which is used to control Max/MSP. His pinky is pointing at one of the buttons. That one is red and triggers the Bluetooth sync function for the Wii remote.

The Nintendo Wii remote is iconic in its simplicity. It’s designed in a way that manages to successfully blend motion controls with more conventional buttons. Thanks to how approachable Nintendo ...

Editor's note: Erik argues that the Wii Remote's less-than-1:1 accuracy is the reason for its mainstream success, and a necessary stepping stone on the way to Sony's Move and Microsoft's Natal.

Wii Tennis, for example, is pretty much a trumped-up Pong with a Wii Remote, and it’s exactly as fun as that sounds. More important, it felt like playing tennis, despite the cartoonish graphics ...

Oct. 2, 2007 Nintendo has announced that the Wii Remote Jacket, a safety-enhancing protective cushioning for the Wii controller, will come bundled with ...

The previously unrevealed remote controller, which sold at Yahoo Auctions for 74,000 yen (approximately $663 USD) on Thursday, looks incredibly similar to what eventually launched for the Wii.

Pointing the Wii remote around the screen controls what you see, doubling as a flashlight for peering into dark corners (or accidentally alerting monsters to your location in certain circumstances).