The Wii Controllers are an integral part of the Nintendo Wii games console. The Wii was launched in 2006 as a successor to the GameCube and has fast distinguished itself as one of the most popular consoles of all time, outselling both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 by a considerable amount. It has this success due to one unique feature of the Wii and that's its Wii Controllers, which can be used for a variety of uses, which will be explored in detail later. The Wii Controllers, Wii remote and the Wiimote are all the same thing as they can all be carried out under the main controller.
The most important equipment needed to play games on the Wii console are the Wii Controllers which are available with different functionality and shapes. They can also be cleverly fitted into a number of sports accessories, such as the Wii Wheel and the Nunchuck for a more realistic game play with the Wii Sports game, which accompanies all the Wii Consoles.
The Wii Controllers are accompanied by an Analog Device and a PixArt optical sensor so that it enables you to have smooth coordination between your hands and the screen with which you are playing on. The controllers actually work thanks to the Wii sensor bar as the controller is able to sense acceleration through the Analog device and use the PixArt to determine where the controller is pointing.
The key to being able to play with online characters is the innovation of the Wii Controllers as you control their movement from your hands using the controller. Where with most games, you need a number of different controller to perform different actions, the greatest thing about the controllers, is because they double up as the remote, this means that you can perform all the functions from one place.
Examples of some of the functions on the Wii Controllers are that you can select the player mode, in that you can decide if you want single, double or multi player mode. You can also play, pause and stop any time during the game as well as being able to control the volume, plus you can select and customise the character in your game. So for example, if you are doing the snowboarding game, then you can choose your sex, hair colour, what they can wear and many more options, (this is called Customise Mii) so it completely makes it unique to you. Finally, you can make your game character jump, run, skate, dive and lots more actions all through the power of your remote.
The Wii Controllers [http://www.nintendowiifitconsole.co.uk/wii-accessories/wii-controllers-wii/] are a completely innovative piece of equipment and Nintendo broke all the rules when they were designing them as they have steered completely away from the classic look of a controller, which could have backfired massively for them, but fortunately for them, and us, it paid off.
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