| I'm sure there must be tons of people out there | | | | console is typically less than a couple of meters, |
| who own a Nintendo Wii. I myself own one and have | | | | bluetooth is the best cost effective option for this |
| thoroughly enjoyed it over the past few months. | | | | communication between the Wii Remote and the Wii |
| Nintendo has been extremely successful in marketing | | | | Console. |
| this gaming console to a very niche market which the | | | | Nunchuck |
| playstations and the xboxes could not reach out to. | | | | Non Wii users might not be familiar with this word. |
| So the credit definitely goes to the product planning | | | | The nunchuck is basically a second controller and |
| department at Nintendo. But what about the | | | | compliments the Wii Remote. It has to be plugged in |
| technology behind this awesome gadget which | | | | to the Wii Remote and does not work as a |
| makes it the most popular gaming console in recent | | | | standalone. It has its own accelerometer and |
| times? | | | | features and analog joystick and two buttons. What |
| The technology behind the success of the Nintendo | | | | is its pupose? Well when you're playing boxing you |
| Wii definitely lies in its controller. It is simple, easy to | | | | need two hands right? So you hold the Wii Remote |
| hold and maneuver - and most of all, doesn't have | | | | in one hand and the Nunchuck in the other. Simply |
| those insane number of buttons to push just to kick | | | | brilliant! |
| your opponent's face. Yes it is graphically inferior to | | | | Infrared Bar |
| the PS3 and the Xbox but that's exactly what it is | | | | Ah yes, this is the bar that you position on top or |
| supposed to be - simple and fun! | | | | bottom of your TV. Contrary to popular belief, this |
| Wii Remote | | | | bar does not have any kind of sensors and all it does |
| Like I mentioned above, this is definitely the piece | | | | is emit infrared waves. The infrared receivers on the |
| which makes the Nintendo Wii so unique. The Wii | | | | Wii Remote receive this and transmit the position of |
| Remote essentially comprises of a 3D MEMS sensor | | | | the Wii Remote relative to the TV screen back to |
| which is used to communicate with the console to | | | | the console. Basically the distance and angle is |
| provide information regarding the position and | | | | calculated and triangulated which is conveyed back to |
| acceleration of the Wii Remote. A lot of effort was | | | | the console. As simple as that. |
| put in to move away from traditional 2D MEMS | | | | WiFi |
| sensors to a 3D MEMS sensor and make it cheap and | | | | Last but not least, we look at the WiFi system |
| lightweight. The innovation started right at the wafer | | | | enabled on the Wii Console. Well this was added |
| level according to the product manager at Analog | | | | mainly for the purpose of multi player compatibility |
| Electronics. | | | | but you could also play some flash games on certain |
| Bluetooth | | | | webservers using the WiFi in the Nintendo Wii. Lately |
| Yes, in case you didn't know the Wii Remote | | | | there have also been a wave of Nintendo Wii WiFi |
| communicated with the console using bluetooth. | | | | routers been launched in the market. |
| Information such as the position, acceleration and | | | | There you go, that's what makes a Nintendo Wii |
| what buttons are being pressed is transmitted via | | | | rock! Time for my bowling game - in my living room... |
| bluetooth to the Nintendo Wii's controller. Considering | | | | tata! |
| the fact that the distance between the user and the | | | | |