Wii Controller Details Leaked!

WiiMote

The documentation for the controller that developers have been using has leaked out and we have details here for you today!

  • Uses 2 AA batteries
  • 30 hour battery life if pointer function is being used
  • 60 hour battery life if only accelerometer is being used
  • Communicates with Wii via 2.4 GHz Bluetooth signal
  • Contains 6KB non-volatile memory (purpose unknown – maybe stores custom settings?)
  • SYNCHRO button on Wii does the same thing as 1 and 2 buttons the WiiMote
  • Each controller is given a wireless ID number
  • A, B, 1, 2, -, +, Home, Power, C, and Z button are all digital (not analog)
  • Sensor Bar is placed below or above TV
  • Sensor Bar is 20 cm in diameter
  • Sensor Bar has a sensor on each end which interacts with WiiMote
  • LEDs on WiiMote used to indicate battery life as well as which controller slot it corresponds to
  • 4 LEDs flashing on startup means 75% – 100% battery life
  • 3 LEDs flashing on startup means 50% – 75% battery life
  • 2 LEDs flashing on startup means 25% – 50% battery life
  • 1 LED flashing on startup means 0% – 25% battery life
  • Halogen lamps, Fluorescent lights, light from plastic or mirrors can affect the WiiMote’s capabilities
  • To combat this, WiiMote needs to first register the coordinates of the two sensors on the sensor bar

IGN also reveals this piece of interesting information:

“Interestingly, according to documentation the Wii-mote is able to act as something of an eye, measuring coordinates between 0-1023 on the X axis and 0-767 on the Y axis, which means that it is more or less seeing a megapixel image. Whether or not this data can be interrupted into visual information remains unknown, but we’re not ruling out the possibility that the pointer could sub as a camera. This is, of course, purely speculative on our part, but stranger things have certainly happened – like, for instance, an internal speaker.”

Hopefully we’ll learn more about the Wii’s controller in the coming months!

Via IGN

WiiMote

The documentation for the controller that developers have been using has leaked out and we have details here for you today!

  • Uses 2 AA batteries
  • 30 hour battery life if pointer function is being used
  • 60 hour battery life if only accelerometer is being used
  • Communicates with Wii via 2.4 GHz Bluetooth signal
  • Contains 6KB non-volatile memory (purpose unknown – maybe stores custom settings?)
  • SYNCHRO button on Wii does the same thing as 1 and 2 buttons the WiiMote
  • Each controller is given a wireless ID number
  • A, B, 1, 2, -, +, Home, Power, C, and Z button are all digital (not analog)
  • Sensor Bar is placed below or above TV
  • Sensor Bar is 20 cm in diameter
  • Sensor Bar has a sensor on each end which interacts with WiiMote
  • LEDs on WiiMote used to indicate battery life as well as which controller slot it corresponds to
  • 4 LEDs flashing on startup means 75% – 100% battery life
  • 3 LEDs flashing on startup means 50% – 75% battery life
  • 2 LEDs flashing on startup means 25% – 50% battery life
  • 1 LED flashing on startup means 0% – 25% battery life
  • Halogen lamps, Fluorescent lights, light from plastic or mirrors can affect the WiiMote’s capabilities
  • To combat this, WiiMote needs to first register the coordinates of the two sensors on the sensor bar

IGN also reveals this piece of interesting information:

“Interestingly, according to documentation the Wii-mote is able to act as something of an eye, measuring coordinates between 0-1023 on the X axis and 0-767 on the Y axis, which means that it is more or less seeing a megapixel image. Whether or not this data can be interrupted into visual information remains unknown, but we’re not ruling out the possibility that the pointer could sub as a camera. This is, of course, purely speculative on our part, but stranger things have certainly happened – like, for instance, an internal speaker.”

Hopefully we’ll learn more about the Wii’s controller in the coming months!

Via IGN

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