The Nintendo Wii Remote: Raising the Bar
Every video game console has a certain something that sets it apart from the rest. Some have a particular game or franchise that makes it desirable, while others offer superb graphics or memory options. Others offer cheaper pricing or more family-friendly attitudes. Either way, in the end, every video gaming system becomes known for that certain something, and for the Nintendo Wii, it is the Nintendo Wii remote.
It is almost mind-boggling to think of a system defined by its controllers. Usually controllers are very universal in nature, aimed at mimicking the old control-designs of arcade systems. Most games were designed with these controls in mind; consequently, almost every video game, at least before the release of the Nintendo Wii, functioned in very similar manners.
In a sense, the Nintendo Wii is a console built around its controllers. Sure, regular controllers are offered, the classic kinds with buttons and joysticks, designed for platform games and other gaming favorites. But the Nintendo Wii remote has revolutionized not only controllers, but game play and video games in general.
A one-handed remote, it breaks with tradition and offers unspeakable options. Most importantly, the capability of motion sensitivity in three directions. Never before has the controller dictated exactly which direction a console heads in, but in the case of the Nintendo Wii, the controller is the key to untold wealth, and untold video game revolutions.
More than a Controller
The Nintendo Wii remote is designed to make video gaming more active. The controller can be used as a pointer, but it can also be used to emulate various types of active movements, from throwing to sword fighting to even running. The Nintendo Wii remote allows gamers to literally interact with the video game environment.
Instead of replicating every movement with buttons and joysticks, the Nintendo Wii remote allows users to literally becoming the characters, going through the motions and physically feeling the effects of game play. Small, light-weight and wireless, the controller is definitely aimed at taking video gaming to the next level.
The Nintendo Wii remote functions through the use of an accelerometer that literally measures how fast the controller is moving along three separate axes. It also includes an optical sensor which helps the console determine where the remote is pointing.
The complicated array of LED lights helps gamers emulate almost any movement, from boxing to fishing, drumming to shooting, conducting orchestras to performing surgery. With the Nintendo Wii remote, the possibilities of video gaming experiences are endless, and gamers eagerly await every new development.
