Wii Controller Details Leaked!

[BeGa Man]

"The documentation for the controller that developers have been using has leaked out and we have details here for you today!

* Uses 2 AA batteries
* 30 hour battery life if pointer function is being used
* 60 hour battery life if only accelerometer is being used
* Communicates with Wii via 2.4 GHz Bluetooth signal
* Contains 6KB non-volatile memory (purpose unknown - maybe stores custom settings?)
* SYNCHRO button on Wii does the same thing as 1 and 2 buttons the WiiMote
* Each controller is given a wireless ID number
* A, B, 1, 2, -, +, Home, Power, C, and Z button are all digital (not analog)
* Sensor Bar is placed below or above TV
* Sensor Bar is 20 cm in diameter
* Sensor Bar has a sensor on each end which interacts with WiiMote
* LEDs on WiiMote used to indicate battery life as well as which controller slot it corresponds to
* 4 LEDs flashing on startup means 75% - 100% battery life
* 3 LEDs flashing on startup means 50% - 75% battery life
* 2 LEDs flashing on startup means 25% - 50% battery life
* 1 LED flashing on startup means 0% - 25% battery life
* Halogen lamps, Fluorescent lights, light from plastic or mirrors can affect the WiiMote's capabilities
* To combat this, WiiMote needs to first register the coordinates of the two sensors on the sensor bar

IGN also reveals this piece of interesting information:

"Interestingly, according to documentation the Wii-mote is able to act as something of an eye, measuring coordinates between 0-1023 on the X axis and 0-767 on the Y axis, which means that it is more or less seeing a megapixel image. Whether or not this data can be interrupted into visual information remains unknown, but we're not ruling out the possibility that the pointer could sub as a camera. This is, of course, purely speculative on our part, but stranger things have certainly happened - like, for instance, an internal speaker."

Hopefully we'll learn more about the Wii's controller in the coming months!"

source: http://wii.qj.net/Wii-Controller-Det...g/49/aid/58835

wow! major news!!!
30 hours battery life! awsome! i dont have to worry now! so now i gt get myself a recharger

[Lil J]

sweet news i now am really happy.should hold me over till september
AA batteries should of been rechargable wow 30 hours of play sweeeet

[Big J]

AA batteries? Yeah... The original Game Boy took a whopping 4 batteries!

If companies did rechargable built-in batteries for everything, normal batteries would become obsolete! That would truly be the day!

[BeGa Man]

AA's are recharagble...just get a charger and 4 or so rechargables and they will last forever

[mariobro]

only certain AAs are recharble

[BeGa Man]

Originally Posted by mariobro

only certain AAs are recharble

but you can get them easily.....and there not very expensive..and last for about 300 charges...so you get 2 sets of 2 and you have 18000 hours of gaming using the pointer and motion sensor...all for a couple of bucks....
its fine

[Lil J]

ok i'll get rechargable aa batteries

[mariobro]

i thought there were 2 senor things one to go on top and below your tv

[B33f]

Nickel Metal Hydride>Nickel Cadium fyi
and I wouldn't like to have built in rechargable batteries anyhow on my controller, because plugging the wiimote into a wall before use would look kinda stoopid, and lots of time with those manufactorer made batts you have to buy new ones from the manufactorer for a lot more than AA if they break.

[Lil J]

yeah durrrrr i'm charging my contoller her her her durrrrr