How to connect a Wii Remote to your PC

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Nintendo's Wii controller is an interesting technology. One of the best things about it is that it connects with Bluetooth. Which, lucky for you, meaning you can connect it to a computer with bluetooth! Even if your computer did't come with Bluetooth connectivity, relatively cheap adapters can be purchased online or at your local computer store.

So, for this post I'm will show you how to use a Wiimote to play NES games. There is much more you can do with the Wiimote, but I think this is a perfect (and easy) use of it. So lets get started!

First you must get your Wiimote to Discovery. You do this by pressing 1 and 2 buttons. The blue light at the bottom of the Wiimote to blink. You may have to press the buttons until the Wiimote connects to your computer. Now on your computer, right click your Bluetooth icon and click Show Bluetooth Devices. If there is no Bluetooth icon in the taskbar, go to Control Panel and double-click Bluetooth Devices. Click Add when the window (see below) pops up.
How to connect a Wii Remote to your PC

In the window that appears, select This device is tuned and ready to be found, and click Next. Although it's searching, make sure your Wiimote's lights are still flashing! It should find the Wiimote for selecting's found, and click Next. Now select the Don't use a key, and click Next (but make sure the lights are still flashing!) Click Finish when it's done.
How to connect a Wii Remote to your PC

We'is already almost done! All you need is GlovePIE, a program that lets you actually use your Wiimote, you can download it here. Just unzip the contents of the zip into a new folder and run GlovePIE.
How to connect a Wii Remote to your PC

It may look daunting, but it's actually really easy. Just go to file and open and navigate to WiimoteScripts (included in zip), look for NESController.pie. Click on Run and your Wiimote to control the NES Emulators! I tested it with the default settings VirtuaNES and it worked great!
How to connect a Wii Remote to your PC

GlovePIE will be more scripts for you to try, so have fun with it! It's just a matter of time before we have any games on your computer to play with the Wiimote, but in the meantime, enjoy all the things GlovePIE already allows you to do!

 

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The latest Smoothboard 1.6 is now enhanced with autoconnect mode using MS Bluetooth Stack. This reduces so much of my hassles in manually connecting to the computer. This works so fine with me and you guys should try it too. sticker printing
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mikecriss

  • 21 June 2010, 18:49
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Did you know that if there is no Bluetooth icon in the taskbar, go to Control Panel and double-click Bluetooth Devices.
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It is great that the new Nintendo’s Wii Controller comes with the Bluetooth facility! And even if we don’t have the Bluetooth facility in our system we can buy the cheap adapters that are readily available and make use of this great technology to play the NES games!! And if you don’t know to install them, here we are given a given a step by step tour of how to use a Wiimote to play the NES games!doodle jump cheats
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jcbrown

  • 15 July 2010, 15:23
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Very useful recommendations on how to connect a wii remote to our pc. Personally I have not known how to do that before and you helped me a lot. I think that it would be really difficult to understand for woman like Audrey Bitoni because such work is more suitable for man. But sometimes we can find and some exceptions. Anyway thanks a lot for the great entry.
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lenny55

  • 11 October 2010, 16:04
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The technology is so amazing to see for the WII. I had to connect my WII to my computer and it works so well. This is the best thing that i have done with it. There is so many other great things that you can do now.
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  • 29 November 2010, 20:08
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There are some great WII hacks that allow the WII to control all sorts of devices. Kinect is now being used creatively in many novel and unique ways. Thanks for this helpful post. tumble dryers
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  • 24 December 2010, 13:20
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There is nothing better then getting your WII connected to your pc. It makes it so much easier to play and download games. The technology behind this is getting so good. I definitely recommend getting this connected in the future. NY Divorce attorney
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  • 26 December 2010, 05:23
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  • 25 January 2011, 10:47
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  • 29 January 2011, 03:44
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Thanks for recommending those useful information. However, Nintendo's Wii controller is actually an amazing technology and it can easily get connected with Bluetooth.Very innovative technique.
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  • 07 March 2011, 10:12
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Interesting. I didn't know you can use the Wii remote to connect with your PC. I gotta try this when I have time. Doesn't sound too complicated to implement this. car repair manuals
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  • 14 March 2011, 21:24
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Wow this is so cool. It has me foaming at the mouth. I definitely want to try to play original nes games with the Wii controller. This looks super easy with the bluetooth. I did't even know that. Punchout would be amazing. I hope when I buy Nintendo 3ds people will also find an interesting way to use that technology.
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  • 23 March 2011, 07:37
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  • 02 April 2011, 04:21
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Everyone knows this already. What’s worth writing about is the range of interesting things you can do with it, such as using it as a game controller or a remote for your media player. Especially when combined with a charging stand, that lets you have it running 24/7, it’s pretty awesome.new hyundai
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  • 10 April 2011, 13:56
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Just by coincidence, i bought the same bluetooth thing as that, got it today but when i try to set it all up, on the last step rather than being the green line and all finished, on the green line is a red arrow that follows the line from remote to the orange orb, and the wii remote lights flash constantly, is this normal?
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