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To connect the Wii-Remote press button 1 and 2 simultaneously or use the red sync button. This will make finable by any other Bluetooth device. Let your PC search for devices and select “Nintendo RVL-CNT-01” from the list of found devices. Connect it without using a pin code.
WiinRemote
WiiRemote is an easy to use application that will allow you use your Wii Remote in windows. It provides mouse emulation and allows you to map some buttons to key presses. Unfortunately Nunchuck support is not really stable yet and the accelerometers in it are not used.
I used it for testing, just download it from http://onakasuita.org/wii/index-e.html.
Here is a screenshot of WiinRemote:
There it is done! The Wii Remote is now connected to a windows PC.
GlovePIE
GlovePIE is a more complicated program whihc uses a scripting language to do it's work.
From http://carl.kenner.googlepages.com/glovepie:
After downloading GloPIE from http://carl.kenner.googlepages.com/glovepie_download, just unpack it to a directory and start it (no install required).
Here are some scripts for the Wii Remote. Needless to say that GlovePIE possibilities are endless and that this allows you to use the Wii Remote the way you like it!
BlueTunes
At http://home.comcast.net/~bluetunes/ you can download a little application,called BluesTunes. It is able to control the following players: iTunes, Winamp, Napster, Windows Media Player, VLC, Quintessential Player, Media Player Classic, Foobar2000, Zune.
I tested it with Winamp and seems to work quite well. It uses the Managed Library for Nintendo's Wiimote by Brian Peek
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Tha above three programs allow are the best Wii Remote applications for Windows. Of course the are a lot more, here are some:
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To connect the Wii-Remote press button 1 and 2 simultaneously or use the red sync button. This will make finable by any other Bluetooth device. Let your PC search for devices and select “Nintendo RVL-CNT-01” from the list of found devices. Connect it without using a pin code.
WiinRemote
WiiRemote is an easy to use application that will allow you use your Wii Remote in windows. It provides mouse emulation and allows you to map some buttons to key presses. Unfortunately Nunchuck support is not really stable yet and the accelerometers in it are not used.
I used it for testing, just download it from http://onakasuita.org/wii/index-e.html.
Here is a screenshot of WiinRemote:
There it is done! The Wii Remote is now connected to a windows PC.
GlovePIE
GlovePIE is a more complicated program whihc uses a scripting language to do it's work.
From http://carl.kenner.googlepages.com/glovepie:
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| With GlovePIE you can now play any game, or control any software or MIDI devices, using whatever controls you want. This includes joysticks, gamepads, mice, keyboards, MIDI input devices, HMDs, Wiimotes, trackers, and of course, Virtual Reality gloves! |
After downloading GloPIE from http://carl.kenner.googlepages.com/glovepie_download, just unpack it to a directory and start it (no install required).
Here are some scripts for the Wii Remote. Needless to say that GlovePIE possibilities are endless and that this allows you to use the Wii Remote the way you like it!
BlueTunes
At http://home.comcast.net/~bluetunes/ you can download a little application,called BluesTunes. It is able to control the following players: iTunes, Winamp, Napster, Windows Media Player, VLC, Quintessential Player, Media Player Classic, Foobar2000, Zune.
I tested it with Winamp and seems to work quite well. It uses the Managed Library for Nintendo's Wiimote by Brian Peek
Other
Tha above three programs allow are the best Wii Remote applications for Windows. Of course the are a lot more, here are some:
- - Wii Key
- Virtual Drum Kit
- WiiMedia
