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famousringo on 30 December 2007
TWRoO said:

Now, why don't they publish this fix on the support site?



 So that people don't bitch-smack their wii remotes around just because the batteries are low.

 

leo-j said:
What if your wii mote isnt broken.

 Then you take the remote, button side down, and smack it into your forehead two or three times.

 

Sorry, couldn't help myself. 



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Sky Render on 30 December 2007

The Wiimote's accelerometers do have moving parts. Specifically, near-hair-thin components that measure the distance they travel between special "prongs", and how long it takes. That's why it can detect the force of your swing. However, given that the components are basically banging against each other, the hair-like components can potentially get caught under the grooves they travel between, particularly if you make a series of especially violent swings. Smacking the Wiimote like that would have the effect of jostling them loose.

I'd say it's a testament to the quality of parts in Nintendo products that this doesn't snap the accelerometer components off. Then again, maybe it does; I understand there's a number of them present, so one or two broken won't lead to a permanently motion-senseless Wiimote.



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leo-k on 31 December 2007
Sky Render said:
The Wiimote's accelerometers do have moving parts. Specifically, near-hair-thin components that measure the distance they travel between special "prongs", and how long it takes. That's why it can detect the force of your swing. However, given that the components are basically banging against each other, the hair-like components can potentially get caught under the grooves they travel between, particularly if you make a series of especially violent swings. Smacking the Wiimote like that would have the effect of jostling them loose.

I'd say it's a testament to the quality of parts in Nintendo products that this doesn't snap the accelerometer components off. Then again, maybe it does; I understand there's a number of them present, so one or two broken won't lead to a permanently motion-senseless Wiimote.

I was bored at accelerometer.

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TWRoO on 31 December 2007
Sky Render said:
The Wiimote's accelerometers do have moving parts. Specifically, near-hair-thin components that measure the distance they travel between special "prongs", and how long it takes. That's why it can detect the force of your swing. However, given that the components are basically banging against each other, the hair-like components can potentially get caught under the grooves they travel between, particularly if you make a series of especially violent swings. Smacking the Wiimote like that would have the effect of jostling them loose.

I'd say it's a testament to the quality of parts in Nintendo products that this doesn't snap the accelerometer components off. Then again, maybe it does; I understand there's a number of them present, so one or two broken won't lead to a permanently motion-senseless Wiimote.

cool, I did wonder how an electronic accelerometer would work without moving parts, and I remember someone saying there were no moving parts, I guess they were wrong. It's still pretty funny phoning up the tech support group and being told to hit your product.

rudyrsr8 on 31 December 2007

lolz



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Munkeh111 on 31 December 2007

Everyone knows that to fix electronics you hit them. My laptop's screen goes dodgy a lot of the time and I hit it and it is all fine (I invented the method myself)



Game_boy on 31 December 2007

"Now, why don't they publish this fix on the support site?"

You know those Microsoft Windows hotfixes you have to whine to them about how serious the problem is in order to get them? It's that - the fix may break your remote if done wrong and if anyone could do it there would be widespread complaints, so they only sanction it with supervision and only in necessary cases.



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