Nintendo Wii Review
May 30th, 2007 by Greg Baden
The Sensor Bar
Whenever placing the sensor bar above or below your TV you need to take note of some important placement details. Your sensor bar must be flush with the surface that it’s resting on. If you have a 42" widescreen with the sensor bar on the top you would want to make sure that it is flush with the edge closest to the screen. If your TV is sitting on a stand you need to make it flush with the surface that it is sitting on. For the best performance make sure that it is centered with your TV screen.
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I am using a projector screen with a table directly in front of it. I made sure that it was centered with the screen and flush with the edge of the table. You don’t have to worry about the sensor bar moving around whenever you jump around because it comes with sticky pads to secure it to the surface.
The Controller
The Wiimote is no bigger than your average stapler. It easily fits into any size of hand. The controller can operate up to 60 hours of continuous gameplay on its 2 AA batteries. The Wiimote has 8 buttons and 1 keypad. The buttons consist of 1 & 2, A & B, + & -, Power, and Home. All but the B button are located on the top of the controller. The B is located on the bottom.
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We’ve all heard about people breaking their TV’s with their remotes because the straps broke. This could have been due to sweaty hands or just the exuberant force of whipping the controller around. Most of these cases were due to a thinner strap that was shipped before December of 2006. You can get a replacement for your strap by visiting the Nintendo website before your TV breaks. If you are unsure if you have the old strap you can take a look at the Wiimote on the right. You can notice a smaller thread used to connect to the remote. Don’t let your TV turn out like the picture below!
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The Nunchuck that is supplied with the Wii can be used for two handed applications. In order to do so you need to connect it to the Wiimote. When connecting the nunchuck to the Wiimote make sure that you clip it on to the Wiimote strap.
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The nunchuck should be used in your non-dominant hand and the Wiimote should be used in your dominant hand. On the top nunchuck there is a joystick which offers maneuverability. On the front of the joystick there are two buttons, C & Z.
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