Wiimote

English

Etymology

Blend of Wii +‎ remote. Not a trademark, but a nickname for the product.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wiimote (plural Wiimotes)

1. (video games, informal) The Wii Remote, the primary controller for the Nintendo Wii game console, noted for its motion-sensing capabilities.
   • 2008, James Newman, Playing with videogames:

     […] co-ordinated combinations of button presses and feedback loops of rumbling joypads, Wiimotes and styli.

   • 2009, Ernesto Damiani, Jechang Jeong, Robert J Howlett, Lakhmi C Jain, New Directions in Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services:

     Finally it can be used in parallel with other Wiimotes in order to provide more motion data or even be expanded with other devices […]

   • 2009, Alan Craig, William R Sherman, Jeffrey D Will, Developing Virtual Reality Applications: Foundations of Effective Design:

     The Wiimote provides sensing of acceleration on three axes, as well as an optical sensor that is used in conjunction with a stationary Sensor Bar […]

Translations

Wii remote

• Arabic: وي موت (wī mūt)
• Catalan: Wiimote m
• French: Wiimote f
• German: Wiimote f
• Italian: Wiimote m
• Japanese: Wiiリモコン (Wī rimokon), Wiiモート (Wī mōto)
• Portuguese: Wiimote
• Sicilian: Wiimote m
• Spanish: Wiimote