Nintendo Nunchuk Controller Add-On (Wii)

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The trademark application for the Wii Remote was initially rejected by the United States Patent and Trademark Office after the trademark was filed in March 2008. The USPTO claimed that the word " remote" is commonly used, and therefore should not be trademarked. The USPTO said they would accept Nintendo's trademark filing if the company disclaims exclusive rights to the word "remote" in the term and if the word "Wii" would always precede the word "remote" in marketing and manuals. The USPTO accepted the "Wii Remote" trademark in July 2012. [141] [142] See also [ edit ] Avoid becoming victim of cyber flashing by simply changing this setting on your iPhone and Android. Wii Controllers: No Recharging Yet". The Wiire. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006 . Retrieved May 11, 2006. ThinkOptics Sues Nintendo Over Remote Control Patents - Law360". www.law360.com . Retrieved 2018-09-05.

Carnevale, Tony (April 2, 2007). "Cooking Mama: Cook Off highlights Wii Remote issues". Joystiq . Retrieved May 8, 2007. The blue LEDs also indicate the battery's state: on pressing any button (other than the power button) while the controller is not being used to play games, four LEDs flash to indicate full battery, three for 75%, two for 50%, and one for 25% life remaining.Nintendo Australia (September 15, 2006). "Wii Australian Details". Nintendo World Report . Retrieved January 17, 2015. Choose any device that is connected to your PC in the Device dropdown, and set the buttons and axes to your liking. The Wii Remote also has a PixArt optical sensor that allows it to determine where it is pointing. [45] Unlike a light gun that senses light from a television screen, the Wii Remote senses light from the console's Sensor Bar (RVL-014), which allows consistent usage not influenced by the screen used. The Sensor Bar is about 20cm (7.9in) long and has ten infrared LEDs, five at each end of the bar. [46] The LEDs farthest from the center are pointed slightly outwards, the LEDs closest to the center are pointed slightly inwards, while the rest are pointed straight forward. The Sensor Bar's cable is 353cm (11ft 7in) in length. The bar may be placed above or below the television, centered horizontally, in line with the front of the television or the front of the surface the television is placed on. The Remote should be pointed approximately towards the Sensor Bar; precise pointing is not necessary so long as it is within the limited viewing angle of the Wii Remote.

In September 2011, ThinkOptics Inc. filed a lawsuit against Nintendo in United States District Court of the Eastern District of Texas over their controller, the Wavit Remote, claiming that the Wii violated its patent for a "handheld vision based absolute pointing system", a "Handheld Device for Handheld Vision Based Absolute Pointing System", and a "Handheld Vision Based Absolute Pointing System", which make up the basis for the Wavit Remote. They also said that the Wii U infringes on their patents as well and claims that Nintendo was aware of the fact that the Wii allegedly violates ThinkOptics' patents. The lawsuit sought an injunction against violating products, royalties, attorney's fees, and damages for lost profits. [125] [126] The lawsuit was dismissed by ThinkOptics in August 2014. [127]a b c d e Hall, Kenji. "The Big Ideas Behind Nintendo's Wii". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007 . Retrieved August 30, 2007. Blue and pink Wii Remotes were released in Japan on December 3, 2009. [41] In North America, the blue and pink Wii Remotes were released February 14, 2010, in a bundle with a standard white Wii MotionPlus. [42] Dolphin has preloaded user-configurable hotkeys only found under Options > Hotkey Settings. This has great use for Hotkey and Tool-Assisted Speedrun users, and it is required for Free Look (if enabled under Utility section in Options > Graphics Settings > "Advanced" tab) and a way to exit Fullscreen.