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Yomieeee on 25 January 2017

I'm one of those weird people that plays Smash competitively with the wiimote held sideways. I know, eww.

I know the Switch supports bluetooth but I'm wondering if it will support wiimotes.

I haven't found any info on it so if anyone has any, plaese halp....



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Pavolink on 25 January 2017

I don't think so. Joy-cons are the future.



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Pyro as Bill on 25 January 2017

I don't think so either. Is there anything to stop a 3rd party making one?



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WoodenPints on 25 January 2017

Probably but only for Wii Virtual console games when they arrive.



potato_hamster on 25 January 2017

Wii Remotes require the light bar. No light bar with the switch, no place to even plug it in. Any questions?



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Pyro as Bill on 25 January 2017
potato_hamster said:
Wii Remotes require the light bar. No light bar with the switch, no place to even plug it in. Any questions?

They only require it for ir pointing.

Candles can do the same job. Wii sensor bars can run off batteries or usb. It's only two little infrared leds.



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potato_hamster on 25 January 2017
Pyro as Bill said:
potato_hamster said:
Wii Remotes require the light bar. No light bar with the switch, no place to even plug it in. Any questions?

They only require it for ir pointing.

Candles can do the same job. Wii sensor bars can run off batteries or usb. It's only two little infrared leds.

Of course Nintendo will just make a new Switch-compatible light bar instead of just selling you Switch Controllers that do everything Wii Remotes do and more.

That makes sense.



Jranation on 25 January 2017

Im sure they are going to drop all them Wii stuff.



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Pyro as Bill on 25 January 2017
potato_hamster said:
Pyro as Bill said:

They only require it for ir pointing.

Candles can do the same job. Wii sensor bars can run off batteries or usb. It's only two little infrared leds.

Of course Nintendo will just make a new Switch-compatible light bar instead of just selling you Switch Controllers that do everything Wii Remotes do and more.

That makes sense.

OP wanted it for Smash. Sensor bar isn't required for Smash or SMB or Mario Kart or most games for that matter.

Nintendo had sensor bars for WiiU, same ones as Wii I think, a USB adaptor is all that would be needed if Nintendo wanted to add full Wii BC at some point, assuming Switch doesn't have it's own way of doing IR pointing (not seen pointer controls yet).



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potato_hamster on 25 January 2017
Pyro as Bill said:
potato_hamster said:

Of course Nintendo will just make a new Switch-compatible light bar instead of just selling you Switch Controllers that do everything Wii Remotes do and more.

That makes sense.

OP wanted it for Smash. Sensor bar isn't required for Smash or SMB or Mario Kart or most games for that matter.

Nintendo had sensor bars for WiiU, same ones as Wii I think, a USB adaptor is all that would be needed if Nintendo wanted to add full Wii BC at some point, assuming Switch doesn't have it's own way of doing IR pointing (not seen pointer controls yet).

It still isn't happening. You know it isn't happening. Just accept it.