The USPTO claimed that the word " remote" is commonly used, and therefore should not be trademarked. One of the schemes is the standalone Wiimote (with optional steering wheel, but it's the same scheme).

is near unplayable, Far Cry got it all wrong, and the motion control in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance just feels tacked on. Dozens of Wii titles are also compatible with the controller to allow for a more traditional control scheme. When the wireless adapter is plugged in, but the Blade-FX has not been synced or turned on, then it behaves as though nothing was plugged in.Also remember the following: • Make sure all players put on the wrist strap properly when it is their turn.

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. A fourth Hillcrest patent (for graphical interfaces displayed on television screens) was also allegedly violated. They could be fine for a month or two, and then suddenly it'll give you trouble while playing games.Interlink Electronics filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo in December 2006 over the pointing functionality of the Wii Remote, claiming "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities" of Nintendo.

At E3 2006, a few minor changes were made to the controller from the design presented at the Game Developer's Conference.Let the games they want dictate the extra controllers you get, and avoid the mess of "non-functional" extensions that just add a tennis racquet or a golf club head on to the remote. Black Wii Remotes bundled with the MotionPlus add-on of matching color were released in Europe and North America in November 2009. During development of the Wii Remote, video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto brought in mobile phones and controllers for automotive navigation systems for inspiration, eventually producing a prototype that resembled a cell phone.