<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
also	O
known	O
colloquially	O
as	O
the	O
Wiimote	B-Device
,	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
essential	O
capability	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
is	O
its	O
motion	B-Device
sensing	I-Device
capability	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
and	O
manipulate	O
items	O
on	O
screen	O
via	O
motion	B-Device
sensing	I-Device
,	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
pointing	B-Device
which	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
using	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
optical	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
attachment	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
is	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
which	O
complements	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
by	O
providing	O
functions	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
gamepad	B-Device
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
other	O
attachments	O
include	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
originally	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
both	O
E3	O
2005	O
and	O
E3	O
2006	O
and	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
"	O
announced	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
much	O
attention	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
unique	O
features	O
,	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
other	O
gaming	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
console	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
supports	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
and	O
its	O
peripherals	O
in	O
games	O
where	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	B-Device
is	O
not	O
mandated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
a	O
motion-enabled	O
controller	O
began	O
when	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
started	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
licensed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
motion-sensing	O
patents	O
from	O
Gyration	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
produces	O
wireless	O
motion-sensing	O
computer	B-Device
mice	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyration	O
had	O
previously	O
pitched	O
their	O
idea	O
and	O
patents	O
of	O
a	O
motion	B-Device
controller	I-Device
to	O
Sony	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
who	O
both	O
declined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
then	O
commissioned	O
Gyration	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
one-handed	O
controller	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
became	O
the	O
"	O
Gyropod	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
gamepad	B-Device
which	O
allowed	O
its	O
right	O
half	O
to	O
break	O
away	O
for	O
motion-control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
requirement	O
to	O
"	O
roughly	O
preserve	O
the	O
existing	O
Game	B-Application
Cube	I-Application
button	O
layout	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
experimented	O
with	O
different	O
forms	O
"	O
through	O
sketches	O
,	O
models	O
and	O
interviewing	O
various	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
"	O
late	O
2004	O
,	O
early	O
2005	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
less	O
traditional	O
"	O
wand	O
shape	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
attachment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
also	O
decided	O
upon	O
using	O
a	O
motion	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
,	O
infrared	O
pointer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2005	O
the	O
controller	O
was	O
ready	O
for	O
mass	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
brought	O
in	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
controllers	O
for	O
automotive	B-Application
navigation	I-Application
systems	I-Application
for	O
inspiration	O
,	O
eventually	O
producing	O
a	O
prototype	O
that	O
resembled	O
a	O
cell	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
design	O
featured	O
both	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
on	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
"	O
since	O
the	B-Device
portable	I-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
living-room	O
console	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coincidentally	O
,	O
this	O
idea	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
implemented	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
GamePad	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sources	O
also	O
indicate	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
was	O
originally	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
developer	O
Factor	O
5	O
stated	O
that	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
launch	O
title	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
,	O
it	O
had	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
of	O
a	O
motion-sensing	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
journalist	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
,	O
from	O
gaming	O
website	O
IGN	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
hoped	O
that	O
GCN	O
could	O
enjoy	O
a	O
longer	O
life	O
cycle	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
top-secret	O
peripherals	O
that	O
would	O
forever	O
enhance	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
suggested	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
may	O
have	O
wanted	O
to	O
release	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
with	O
a	O
new	O
system	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
onto	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
as	O
"[the]	O
Revolution	O
addresses	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
biggest	O
drawbacks	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
was/is	O
perceived	O
as	O
a	O
toy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
prototype	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
were	O
found	O
online	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
when	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
prototypes	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
an	O
online	O
auction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
gained	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
reports	O
surfaced	O
of	O
counterfeit	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
entering	O
circulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
these	O
devices	O
may	O
provide	O
the	O
same	O
functionality	O
as	O
official	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
,	O
the	O
build	O
quality	O
is	O
typically	O
inferior	O
and	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
rumble	B-Device
pack	O
and	O
speaker	O
are	O
noticeably	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
assumes	O
a	O
one-handed	O
remote	B-Protocol
control-based	O
design	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
gamepad	B-Device
controllers	O
of	O
previous	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
make	O
motion	O
sensitivity	O
more	O
intuitive	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
design	O
is	O
fitted	O
perfectly	O
for	O
pointing	B-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
console	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
broader	O
audience	O
that	O
includes	O
non-gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
body	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
is	O
long	O
,	O
wide	O
,	O
and	O
thick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
model	O
number	O
is	O
RVL-003	B-Device
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
codename	O
"	O
Revolution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
communicates	O
wirelessly	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
via	O
short-range	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
radio	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
operate	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
controllers	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
meters	O
(	O
30ft	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
communicates	O
with	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
by	O
infrared	O
,	O
providing	O
pointing	B-Device
functionality	O
over	O
a	O
distance	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
meters	O
(	O
16ft	O
)	O
from	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
to	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
either	O
hand	O
;	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
turned	O
horizontally	O
and	O
used	O
like	O
a	O
Famicom/NES	O
controller	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
(	O
including	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
)	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
in	O
each	O
hand	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Shooting	O
Range	O
game	O
contained	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Start	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Select	O
"	O
buttons	O
were	O
changed	O
to	O
plus	O
and	O
minus	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
and	O
buttons	O
were	O
changed	O
to	O
and	O
to	O
differentiate	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
and	O
buttons	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
evoking	O
the	O
keypad	B-Device
of	O
typical	O
television	O
remotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
symbol	O
on	O
the	O
button	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
a	O
blue	O
dot	O
to	O
a	O
shape	O
resembling	O
a	O
home/house	O
,	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
was	O
made	O
circular	O
rather	O
than	O
rectangular	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
blue	O
LEDs	O
indicating	O
player	O
number	O
are	O
now	O
labeled	O
using	O
1	O
to	O
4	O
small	O
raised	O
dots	O
instead	O
of	O
numbers	O
1	O
to	O
4	O
,	O
resembling	O
the	O
dots	O
used	O
to	O
mark	O
the	O
four	O
controller	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
logo	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
face	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
had	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
turning	O
the	O
main	O
console	O
's	O
power	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
remotely	O
with	O
a	O
power	O
button	O
,	O
further	O
reinforcing	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
it	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
television	O
remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarities	O
have	O
been	O
noted	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
and	O
an	O
early	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
controller	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
trailer	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
had	O
a	O
smaller	O
circular	O
shaped	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
instead	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
opaque	O
IR	O
filters	O
shown	O
on	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
wrist	O
strap	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
to	O
prevent	O
it	O
from	O
flying	O
away	O
during	O
game	O
action	O
if	O
not	O
held	O
securely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
Wii	B-Device
game	I-Device
contains	O
safety	O
warnings	O
concerning	O
wrist	O
strap	O
use	O
during	O
its	O
startup	O
sequence	O
and	O
also	O
at	O
or	O
near	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
its	O
instruction	O
booklet	O
(	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
widespread	O
wrist	O
strap	O
safety	O
notices	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
certain	O
Wii	B-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
in	O
whole	O
or	O
part	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
played	O
by	O
moving	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
in	O
such	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
hindered	O
by	O
a	O
wrist	O
strap	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tap	I-Application
,	O
most	O
House	O
Party	O
games	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Treasure	O
Twirl	O
game	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
web	O
site	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
strap	O
tends	O
to	O
break	O
under	O
heavy	O
use	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
potentially	O
send	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
flying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
also	O
sometimes	O
requires	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
dropped	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
cause	O
problems	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
a	O
strap	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
posted	O
guidelines	O
on	O
proper	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
strap	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
denied	O
reports	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
wrist	O
strap	O
recall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
online	O
allows	O
owners	O
to	O
receive	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
free	O
straps	O
when	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
serial	O
number	O
and	O
shipping	O
details	O
are	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
the	O
wrist	O
strap	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
updated	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
sync	O
button	O
through	O
the	O
new	O
jackets	O
and	O
battery	O
covers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
free	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
Jacket	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
removable	O
silicone	O
sleeve	O
wraps	O
around	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
to	O
provide	O
a	O
better	O
grip	O
,	O
and	O
cushioning	O
to	O
protect	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
if	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
safety	O
jacket	O
included	O
with	O
every	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
is	O
usually	O
translucent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
for	O
black	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
red	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
controllers	O
,	O
the	O
safety	O
jacket	O
would	O
be	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
accessory	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
safety	O
jacket	O
that	O
is	O
unsafe	O
to	O
remove	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
controllers	O
launched	O
in	O
only	O
white	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
commenting	O
that	O
new	O
hues	O
would	O
be	O
provided	O
when	O
supplies	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
black	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
and	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
PRO	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
black	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
includes	O
a	O
matching	O
solid-black	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Jacket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
Japan	O
held	O
a	O
contest	O
between	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
wherein	O
members	O
who	O
purchased	O
and	O
registered	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
would	O
be	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
draw	O
to	O
win	O
one	O
of	O
5,000	O
blue	O
controller	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
set	O
included	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
a	O
sky	O
blue	O
color	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Mizuiro	O
and	O
distinct	O
from	O
other	O
blue	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
that	O
black	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
black	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
black	O
Nunchuk	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
and	O
pink	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
blue	O
and	O
pink	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
were	O
released	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
white	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
black	O
,	O
blue	O
and	O
pink	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remotes	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
black	O
Nunchuk	O
and	O
black	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
were	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
that	O
day	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
built-in	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
initially	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
four	O
standard	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
colors	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
special	O
red	O
variant	O
that	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
manufactured	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
that	O
followed	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
more	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
color	O
schemes	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
first-party	O
game	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessed	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
Home	O
button	O
,	O
the	O
Home	O
Menu	O
displays	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
controller(s )	O
currently	O
being	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
configure	O
certain	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
bar	O
labeled	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selecting	O
it	O
brings	O
users	O
to	O
an	O
options	O
screen	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
control	O
the	O
audio	O
output	O
volume	O
,	O
rumble	B-Device
settings	O
,	O
and	O
reconnect	O
the	O
controllers	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
to	O
connect	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
through	O
one-time	O
synchronization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Menu	I-Application
:	O
No	O
matter	O
when	O
the	O
menu	O
is	O
accessed	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Application
Menu	I-Application
button	O
will	O
always	O
be	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selecting	O
this	O
will	O
exit	O
a	O
game	O
or	O
a	O
Wii	B-Application
Menu	I-Application
channel	O
and	O
return	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Application
Menu	I-Application
,	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
choose	O
another	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
certain	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
,	O
this	O
will	O
also	O
create	O
a	O
suspend	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reset	O
:	O
In	O
applications	O
and	O
games	O
(	O
both	O
retail	O
and	O
downloadable	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Reset	B-Application
button	I-Application
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
performs	O
a	O
soft	O
reset	O
of	O
that	O
particular	O
application	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
returning	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
title	O
screen	O
or	O
the	O
loading	O
screen	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Application
Menu	I-Application
channel	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
what	O
would	O
happen	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
were	O
to	O
press	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
physical	O
reset	B-Application
button	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operations	O
Guide	O
:	O
On	O
Wii	B-Application
Menu	I-Application
channels	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
News	O
Channel	O
,	O
Forecast	O
Channel	O
,	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
,	O
Everybody	O
Votes	O
Channel	O
,	O
certain	O
WiiWare	O
titles	O
and	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
Operations	O
Guide	O
button	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Home	O
Menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Home	O
Menu	O
can	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
in-game	O
menu	O
(	O
accessed	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
"	O
button	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
mid-game	O
XMB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
may	O
be	O
accessed	O
under	O
most	O
circumstances	O
during	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
operation	O
,	O
which	O
pauses	O
the	O
on-screen	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
inaccessible	O
during	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
play	O
,	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
cannot	O
control	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
sense	O
acceleration	O
along	O
three	O
axes	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Analog	O
Devices	O
MEMS-based	O
three-dimensional	O
accelerometers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
also	O
has	O
a	O
PixArt	O
optical	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
that	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
determine	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
pointing	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
that	O
senses	O
light	O
from	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
senses	O
light	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
(	O
RVL-014	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
consistent	O
usage	O
not	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
screen	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remote	B-Protocol
should	O
be	O
pointed	O
approximately	O
towards	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
;	O
precise	O
pointing	B-Device
is	O
not	O
necessary	O
so	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
within	O
the	O
limited	O
viewing	O
angle	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
of	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
allows	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
accurate	O
pointing	B-Device
device	I-Device
up	O
to	O
5meters	O
(	O
approx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
's	O
points	O
of	O
light	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	O
emitted	O
from	O
each	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
is	O
focused	O
onto	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
which	O
sees	O
the	O
light	O
as	O
two	O
bright	O
dots	O
separated	O
by	O
a	O
distance	O
"	O
mi	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
these	O
two	O
distances	O
m	O
and	O
mi	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
CPU	O
calculates	O
the	O
distance	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
using	O
triangulation	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rotation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
with	O
respect	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
calculated	O
from	O
the	O
relative	O
angle	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
dots	O
of	O
light	O
on	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
to	O
sense	O
whether	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
is	O
covered	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
a	O
microgame	O
featured	O
in	O
launch	O
title	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
,	O
where	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
uncover	O
the	O
sensor	O
the	O
champagne	O
bottle	O
that	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
represents	O
will	O
not	O
open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
is	O
required	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
is	O
controlling	O
up-down	O
,	O
left-right	O
motion	O
of	O
a	O
cursor	O
or	O
reticle	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
screen	O
to	O
point	O
to	O
menu	O
options	O
or	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
enemies	O
in	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Wii	B-Device
games	I-Device
that	O
depend	O
on	O
infrared	O
pointing	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Conduit	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
&	I-Application
3	I-Application
Return	I-Application
,	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
calibrate	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
pointer	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
allows	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
to	O
calculate	O
the	O
distance	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
can	O
also	O
control	O
slow	O
forward-backward	O
motion	O
of	O
an	O
object	O
in	O
a	O
3-dimensional	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rapid	O
forward-backward	O
motion	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
punching	O
in	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
game	O
,	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
acceleration	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
these	O
acceleration	O
sensors	O
(	O
acting	O
as	O
tilt	O
sensors	O
)	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
can	O
also	O
control	O
rotation	O
of	O
a	O
cursor	O
or	O
other	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
alleviated	O
by	O
using	O
fluorescent	O
or	O
LED	O
lights	O
,	O
which	O
emit	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
infrared	O
light	O
,	O
around	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
picks	O
up	O
traces	O
of	O
heat	O
from	O
the	O
sensor	O
,	O
then	O
transmits	O
it	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
pointer	O
on	O
your	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
substitutes	O
for	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
illustrate	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
non-moving	O
lights	O
provide	O
continuous	O
calibration	O
of	O
the	O
direction	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
is	O
pointing	B-Device
and	O
its	O
physical	O
location	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
light	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
calibrate	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
cursor	O
relative	O
to	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
pointing	B-Device
the	O
controller	O
without	O
the	O
two	O
stable	O
reference	O
sources	O
of	O
light	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
or	O
substitutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
wireless	O
sensor	O
bars	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
popular	O
with	O
users	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
emulators	B-Application
since	O
the	O
official	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
utilizes	O
a	O
proprietary	O
connector	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
position	O
and	O
motion	O
tracking	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
mimic	O
actual	O
game	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
swinging	O
a	O
sword	O
or	O
aiming	O
a	O
gun	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
simply	O
pressing	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
provides	O
basic	O
audio	O
and	O
rumble	B-Device
(	O
vibration	O
)	O
functionality	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
does	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2006	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
has	O
its	O
own	O
independent	O
speaker	O
on	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
by	O
a	O
developer	O
as	O
he	O
strung	O
and	O
shot	O
a	O
bow	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
from	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
and	O
television	O
was	O
altered	O
as	O
the	O
bow	O
shot	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
impression	O
of	O
the	O
arrow	O
traveling	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
reproducing	O
certain	O
in-game	O
sound	O
effects	O
that	O
reflect	O
the	O
on-screen	O
action	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
speaker	O
can	O
also	O
function	O
as	O
a	O
voice	O
receiver	O
through	O
which	O
non-player	O
characters	O
can	O
speak	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
long-distance	O
telecommunication	O
,	O
featured	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
Real	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
:	I-Device
Firefighter	I-Device
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rumble	B-Device
feature	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
switched	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
using	O
the	O
Home	O
Menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
contains	O
a	O
16	O
KiB	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
chip	O
of	O
which	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
6	O
kilobytes	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
and	O
written	O
to	O
by	O
the	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
this	O
memory	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
store	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
Mii	O
avatars	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
transported	O
to	O
use	O
with	O
another	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
(	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
upload	O
Miis	O
to	O
the	O
Mii	O
Parade	O
and	O
keep	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
(	O
by	O
copying	O
Mii	O
to	O
remote	B-Protocol
,	O
moving	O
Mii	O
to	O
parade	O
from	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
moving	O
from	O
remote	B-Protocol
to	O
the	O
console	O
)	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Swing	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
also	O
use	O
this	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
function	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
save	O
controller	O
configuration	O
data	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
also	O
uses	O
this	O
function	O
by	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
profiles	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
uses	O
this	O
section	O
to	O
store	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carnival	B-Application
Games	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
and	O
Club	O
Penguin	O
:	O
Game	O
Day	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
uses	O
two	O
AA	B-Algorithm
size	I-Algorithm
alkaline	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
as	O
a	O
power	O
source	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
power	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
for	O
60	O
hours	O
using	O
only	O
the	O
accelerometer	O
functionality	O
and	O
25	O
hours	O
using	O
both	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
pointer	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
rechargeable	B-Architecture
battery	I-Architecture
and	O
dock	O
accessory	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
third-party	O
manufacturers	O
market	O
charging	O
solutions	O
for	O
the	O
controller	O
(	O
see	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Chargers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
industrial	O
designer	O
Lance	O
Barr	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
expansion	O
port	O
is	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
internal	O
battery	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
type	O
of	O
(	O
externally	O
charged	O
)	O
rechargeable	B-Architecture
battery	I-Architecture
supported	O
is	O
nickel-metal	B-Device
hydride	I-Device
(	O
NiMH	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3300µF	O
capacitor	O
provides	O
a	O
temporary	O
source	O
of	O
power	O
during	O
quick	O
movements	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
when	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
batteries	O
may	O
be	O
temporarily	O
interrupted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
is	O
not	O
used	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
5	O
minutes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
using	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
it	O
will	O
shut	O
off	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
re-activated	O
by	O
pressing	O
any	O
button	O
(	O
this	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
case	O
when	O
using	O
a	O
now	O
discontinued	O
video-on-demand	O
service	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
determine	O
and	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
battery	O
life	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
,	O
with	O
certain	O
games	O
using	O
unique	O
,	O
extra-diegetic	O
methods	O
of	O
alerting	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
low	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
rumors	O
were	O
circulating	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
with	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
already	O
built	O
in	O
after	O
the	O
box	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
FlingSmash	B-Application
revealed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
"	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
initially	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
announced	O
the	O
device	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
confirming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
with	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
built	O
in	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
peripherals	O
like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Wheel	O
and	O
comfortably	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
horizontally	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
remove	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
attachment	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
competed	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Corporation	O
's	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
motion	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
white	O
,	O
black	O
,	O
blue	O
and	O
pink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
four	O
standard	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
colors	O
,	O
specially	O
colored	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
controllers	O
themed	O
after	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first-party	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
that	O
followed	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
golden	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
and	O
several	O
others	O
based	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
red	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
,	O
initially	O
designed	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
bundles	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
occasion	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
matching	O
Nunchuk	O
and	O
console	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
red	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
European	O
copies	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
:	O
Motion	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
one	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
red	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
of	O
matching	O
color	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
every	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
gold	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
with	O
the	O
Hylian	O
Crest	O
superimposed	O
over	O
its	O
speaker	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
alongside	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyward	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
Plus	O
was	O
reissued	O
,	O
and	O
branded	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
began	O
releasing	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
controllers	O
that	O
are	O
themed	O
after	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Deluxe	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
Princess	O
Peach-themed	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
also	O
released	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
controllers	O
themed	O
after	O
Bowser	O
,	O
a	O
Toad	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2015	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
releases	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
exclusively	O
available	O
at	O
GameStop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
has	O
an	O
expansion	O
port	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
which	O
allows	O
various	O
functional	O
attachments	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expandability	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
female	O
connector	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
remotes	I-Device
,	O
to	O
which	O
expansions	O
with	O
a	O
male	O
connector	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiple	O
kinds	O
of	O
controllers	O
that	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
make	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
versatile	O
controller	O
,	O
opening	O
up	O
new	O
Wii	B-Device
controller	I-Device
configurations	O
and	O
likewise	O
multiple	O
control	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
racing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
a	O
few	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
fighting	O
games	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Naruto	O
:	O
Clash	O
of	O
Ninja	O
Revolution	O
trilogy	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
versatility	O
the	O
expansion	O
port	O
confers	O
to	O
offer	O
multiple	O
control	O
schemes	O
to	O
suit	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nunchuk	O
(	O
model	O
number	O
RVL-004	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
attachment	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
connects	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
via	O
a	O
cord	O
1	O
to	O
1.2	O
m	O
(	O
3.5	O
to	O
4	O
feet	O
)	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
resembles	O
the	O
middle	O
handle	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
controllers	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
two	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
has	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
whose	O
movement	O
is	O
restricted	O
by	O
an	O
octagonal	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
three-axis	O
accelerometer	O
from	O
STMicroelectronics	O
for	O
motion-sensing	O
and	O
tilting	O
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
any	O
feedback	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
motion	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
allows	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controller	O
to	O
recognize	O
gestures	O
from	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
hands	O
independently	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
is	O
leveraged	O
to	O
implement	O
boxing	B-Application
controls	O
for	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
or	O
dual	O
wield	O
combat	O
in	O
some	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Prince	O
of	O
Persia	O
:	O
Rival	O
Swords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
fewer	O
buttons	O
,	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
itself	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
is	O
leveraged	O
by	O
Opoona	B-Application
,	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
SpeedZone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
share	O
a	O
single	O
Wii	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
of	O
Bash	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
SpeedZone	B-Application
to	O
support	O
five	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
across	O
the	O
maximum	O
four	O
Wii	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
synced	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
Nunchuk	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
units	O
are	O
sold	O
separately	O
without	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nunchuk	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
any	O
microcontroller	O
capable	O
of	O
I²C	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Arduino	O
's	O
Atmel	B-Architecture
AVR	I-Architecture
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
buttons	O
data	O
may	O
be	O
accessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
wireless	O
Nunchuks	O
became	O
available	O
from	O
third	O
party	O
providers	O
,	O
not	O
requiring	O
the	O
cord	O
that	O
links	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	O
blue	O
Nunchuks	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
prize	O
for	O
a	O
contest	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Nunchuks	O
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
red	O
Mario	B-Application
anniversary	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Nunchuks	O
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
European	O
blue	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
consoles	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Mario	B-Device
&	I-Device
Sonic	I-Device
at	I-Device
the	I-Device
London	I-Device
2012	I-Device
Olympic	I-Device
Games	I-Device
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
gold	O
Nunchuk	O
was	O
offered	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Club	O
members	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
to	O
complement	O
Skyward	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
gold	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
the	O
original	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2006	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
Nintendo	O
introduced	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
which	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
via	O
a	O
cord	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
accessories	O
,	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
largely	O
usurps	O
the	O
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
functionality	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
buttons	O
duplicated	O
on	O
the	O
Controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remote	B-Protocol
is	O
used	O
primarily	O
as	O
a	O
wireless	O
transmitter	O
for	O
the	O
Controller	O
and	O
where	O
applicable	O
retains	O
its	O
pointing-device	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
still	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
valid	O
,	O
active	O
controller	O
by	O
another	O
player	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
SpeedZone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
controller	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
and	O
having	O
the	O
,	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
buttons	O
and	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
in	O
the	O
same	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
and	O
two	O
extra	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
used	O
to	O
replicate	O
additional	O
components	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
is	O
primarily	O
used	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
titles	O
requiring	O
either	O
the	O
Classic	O
or	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
to	O
play	O
,	O
being	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dozens	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
titles	I-Application
are	I-Application
also	I-Application
compatible	I-Application
with	I-Application
the	I-Application
controller	I-Application
to	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
device	O
that	O
allows	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
to	O
more	O
accurately	O
capture	O
complex	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incorporated	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
Jacket	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
affixes	O
directly	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
expansion	O
port	O
,	O
extending	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
body	O
by	O
approximately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
tuning	O
fork	O
gyroscope	B-Application
which	O
supplements	O
the	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
enabling	O
controller	O
motions	O
to	O
be	O
rendered	O
identically	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
sold	O
separately	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
bundles	O
with	O
some	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
compatible	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Sports	B-Application
Resort	I-Application
and	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	O
blue	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
expansions	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
prize	O
for	O
a	O
contest	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
add-on	O
of	O
matching	O
color	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Vitality	O
Sensor	O
was	O
a	O
cancelled	O
peripheral	O
;	O
a	O
fingertip	O
pulse	O
oximeter	O
sensor	O
that	O
connected	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Vitality	O
Sensor	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
President	O
and	O
CEO	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
2009	O
media	O
briefing	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aime	O
,	O
more	O
details	O
concerning	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Vitality	O
Sensor	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
revealed	O
during	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
although	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
not	O
mentioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
more	O
about	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Vitality	O
Sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Vitality	O
Sensor	O
has	O
a	O
difficult	O
time	O
performing	O
consistently	O
across	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
situations	O
but	O
still	O
may	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
disclosed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Vitality	O
Sensor	O
project	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
widespread	O
compatibility	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
failed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
approximately	O
10%	O
of	O
people	O
it	O
was	O
tested	O
on	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
"	O
was	O
of	O
narrower	O
application	O
than	O
we	O
had	O
originally	O
thought.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
is	O
a	O
gun-shaped	O
shell	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
image	O
,	O
the	O
shell	O
holds	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
and	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
trigger	O
that	O
actuates	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
B	B-Device
button	I-Device
;	O
all	O
other	O
buttons	O
are	O
still	O
accessible	O
while	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
and	O
Nunchuk	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
Zapper-type	O
expansion	O
formed	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
was	O
first	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
that	O
"	O
What	O
we	O
found	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
Zapper	O
is	O
when	O
you	O
hold	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
difficult	O
for	O
some	O
people	O
to	O
keep	O
a	O
steady	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zapper	O
is	O
useful	O
for	O
most	O
games	O
primarily	O
involving	O
firearms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
,	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
accessory	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
driving	O
games	O
:	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel-shaped	O
shell	O
that	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
can	O
be	O
placed	O
inside	O
,	O
enhancing	O
driving	O
games	O
that	O
allow	O
for	O
steering	O
control	O
by	O
tilting	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
left	O
and	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
was	O
first	O
shipped	O
alongside	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
features	O
prominently	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
packaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
many	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
ergonomic	O
,	O
and	O
functional	O
accessories	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
by	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
exploring	O
different	O
new	O
ways	O
in	O
which	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
third-party	O
applications	O
are	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
through	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
homebrew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
popular	O
Windows	B-Application
program	O
called	O
GlovePIE	O
allows	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
to	O
emulate	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
mouse	B-Device
or	O
joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connecting	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
to	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
is	O
done	O
via	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
program	O
BlueSoleil	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
proven	O
to	O
successfully	O
connect	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
to	O
a	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
another	O
program	O
(	O
like	O
GlovePIE	O
)	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
protocol	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
data	O
it	O
offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
protocol	O
can	O
be	O
implemented	O
on	O
other	O
devices	O
including	O
cell	O
phones	O
,	O
which	O
often	O
have	O
poor	O
usability	O
with	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
students	O
have	O
demonstrated	O
this	O
concept	O
by	O
creating	O
driver	O
software	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
connect	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
to	O
a	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
behind	O
this	O
driver	O
is	O
that	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
with	O
a	O
TV-out	B-Device
port	I-Device
can	O
replace	O
the	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Johnny	O
Lee	O
posted	O
video	O
demos	O
and	O
sample	O
code	O
at	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
for	O
finger	B-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
,	O
low-cost	O
multipoint	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboards	I-Application
,	O
and	O
head	O
tracking	O
for	O
desktop	O
VR	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
forum	O
became	O
the	O
discussion	O
,	O
support	O
and	O
sharing	O
site	O
for	O
Lee	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
projects	O
and	O
other	O
newer	O
developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studies	O
have	O
been	O
conducted	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
practice	O
method	O
to	O
fine-tune	O
surgeons	O
 '	O
hand	O
motions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
DarwiinRemote	B-Device
,	O
researchers	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Memphis	O
adapted	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
for	O
data	O
collection	O
in	O
cognitive	O
psychology	O
experiments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autodesk	O
released	O
a	O
plugin	O
that	O
allows	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
to	O
control	O
orientation	O
of	O
3D	O
models	O
in	O
Autodesk	O
Design	O
Review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
reception	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
has	O
changed	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Wales	O
of	O
IGN	O
UK	O
highlighted	O
the	O
aiming	O
and	O
precision	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
and	O
stated	O
"	O
Taking	O
down	O
swathes	O
of	O
enemies	O
with	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
twitch	O
of	O
the	O
wrist	O
proves	O
immensely	O
satisfying	O
and	O
,	O
more	O
importantly	O
,	O
incredibly	O
involving.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
as	O
an	O
innovative	O
controller	O
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
innovative	O
for	O
several	O
firsts	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
first	O
use	O
of	O
motion	O
control	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
built-in	O
speaker	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Infrared	O
Pointer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
incorrect	O
,	O
however	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controller	I-Device
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
motion	O
sensitivity	O
was	O
Le	O
Stick	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
2600	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Datasoft	O
Inc.	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
expressed	O
that	O
some	O
motions	O
in	O
Cooking	B-Application
Mama	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cook	I-Application
Off	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
transmit	O
or	O
meet	O
expectation	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
observations	O
were	O
made	O
on	O
other	O
titles	O
made	O
available	O
during	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
launch	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	O
For	O
Speed	O
is	O
...	O
near	O
unplayable	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
got	O
it	O
all	O
wrong	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
motion	O
control	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
just	O
feels	O
tacked	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
situation	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Joystiq	O
thus	O
:	O
"	O
Over	O
the	O
months	O
since	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
unpredictable	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
has	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
maddening	O
dichotomy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
felt	O
that	O
fault	O
was	O
largely	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
lack	O
of	O
experience	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
compared	O
the	O
initial	O
phase	O
of	O
control	O
implementation	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
also	O
presumed	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
games	I-Device
were	O
of	O
an	O
experimental	O
stage	O
and	O
that	O
potential	O
for	O
refinement	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
exploited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
Tiger	B-Application
Woods	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
07	I-Application
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
Matthew	O
Kato	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
controller	O
"	O
has	O
a	O
hard	O
time	O
detecting	O
your	O
backswing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GamePro	O
review	O
for	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vanguard	I-Application
said	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
encouraging	O
sign	O
that	O
developers	O
are	O
finally	O
starting	O
to	O
work	O
out	O
the	O
kinks	O
and	O
quirks	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
-	O
and	O
second-party	O
video	O
games	O
produced	O
more	O
favorable	O
utilization	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
unique	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
was	O
nearly	O
universally	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
being	O
unrivaled	O
by	O
any	O
other	O
console	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corruption	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
for	O
strafing	O
and	O
the	O
infrared	O
pointing	B-Device
capability	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
for	O
turning	O
and	O
special	O
"	O
gestures	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
select	O
visors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
take	O
a	O
more	O
minimalist	O
approach	O
,	O
using	O
mostly	O
the	O
pointer	O
and	O
buttons	O
only	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
Big	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
Degree	I-Application
,	O
or	O
use	O
the	O
controller	O
in	O
a	O
sideways	O
configuration	O
to	O
resemble	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
controller	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
de-emphasizes	O
more	O
advanced	O
capabilities	O
,	O
for	O
they	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
and	O
Nunchuk	O
combined	O
sold	O
over	O
8.5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
spots	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
accessories	O
sales	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
hardware	O
for	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
375,000	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
month	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
console	O
with	O
274,000	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Shinya	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
player	O
feedback	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
particularly	O
on	O
reducing	O
its	O
form-factor	O
,	O
led	O
into	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
a	O
console	O
small	O
enough	O
and	O
with	O
smaller	O
controllers	O
to	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
portable	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
has	O
come	O
under	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
lawsuits	O
from	O
several	O
different	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interlink	O
Electronics	O
filed	O
a	O
patent-infringement	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
over	O
the	O
pointing	B-Device
functionality	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
claiming	O
"	O
loss	O
of	O
reasonable	O
royalties	O
,	O
reduced	O
sales	O
and/or	O
lost	O
profits	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
infringing	O
activities	O
"	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Hillcrest	O
Laboratories	O
Inc	O
.	O
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
with	O
the	O
U.S	O
International	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
infringed	O
on	O
three	O
of	O
its	O
patents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hillcrest	O
sought	O
a	O
ban	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
imported	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
On	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Hillcrest	O
reached	O
a	O
settlement	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
terms	O
were	O
not	O
publicly	O
disclosed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
ThinkOptics	O
Inc	O
.	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
United	O
States	O
District	O
Court	O
of	O
the	O
Eastern	O
District	O
of	O
Texas	O
over	O
their	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
Wavit	O
Remote	B-Protocol
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
violated	O
its	O
patent	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
handheld	O
vision	O
based	O
absolute	O
pointing	B-Device
system	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Handheld	O
Device	O
for	O
Handheld	O
Vision	O
Based	O
Absolute	O
Pointing	B-Device
System	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Handheld	O
Vision	O
Based	O
Absolute	O
Pointing	B-Device
System	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
Wavit	O
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
infringes	O
on	O
their	O
patents	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
claims	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
allegedly	O
violates	O
ThinkOptics	O
 '	O
patents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
iLife	O
Technologies	O
sued	O
several	O
large	O
companies	O
over	O
patent	O
infringement	O
over	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
patents	O
they	O
held	O
related	O
to	O
"	O
systems	O
and	O
methods	O
for	O
evaluating	O
movement	O
of	O
a	O
body	O
relative	O
to	O
an	O
environment	O
"	O
,	O
principally	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
medical	O
field	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
iLife	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
's	O
infringement	O
on	O
their	O
patents	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
seeking	O
$144	O
million	O
in	O
damages	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
$4	O
fine	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
units	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wrist	O
strap	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
has	O
also	O
been	O
an	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Weemote	O
"	O
was	O
trademarked	O
by	O
Miami	O
based	O
TV	O
remote	B-Protocol
manufacturer	O
Fobis	O
Technologies	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
their	O
remote	B-Protocol
designed	O
for	O
young	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
spelled	O
differently	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Weemote	O
"	O
is	O
phonetically	O
identical	O
to	O
"	O
Wiimote	B-Device
"	O
,	O
the	O
unofficial	O
term	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
Weemote	O
,	O
which	O
totaled	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
as	O
of	O
2008	O
had	O
fallen	O
due	O
to	O
confusion	O
with	O
the	O
Wiimote	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fobis	O
Technologies	O
claims	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
,	O
however	O
Nintendo	O
does	O
not	O
actually	O
use	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Wiimote	B-Device
"	O
in	O
official	O
promotional	O
materials	O
;	O
but	O
many	O
retailers	O
that	O
sell	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
do	O
use	O
the	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trademark	O
application	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	B-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
rejected	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Patent	O
and	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
after	O
the	O
trademark	O
was	O
filed	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USPTO	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
remote	B-Protocol
"	O
is	O
commonly	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
trademarked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USPTO	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
accept	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
trademark	O
filing	O
if	O
the	O
company	O
disclaims	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
remote	B-Protocol
"	O
in	O
the	O
term	O
and	O
if	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
"	O
would	O
always	O
precede	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
remote	B-Protocol
"	O
in	O
marketing	O
and	O
manuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USPTO	O
accepted	O
the	O
"	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
"	O
trademark	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
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