A few days ago one of my Nintendo Wii remotes started doing some crazy things. It seemed like there was a problem with the remote's gyro, as you couldn't get any response from swinging the remote in the bowling game (instead, you just took everyone's legs out with the ball!). Anyway, I found a strange fix which involves wacking the remote, button side down, against your palm several times. You want to wack the remote hard enough to "fix" it, but not too hard as to break it. I guess it must have dislodged the remote's gyro because it started working again like normal.
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My wii mote stopped
My wii mote stopped responding entirely to motion, 4 day after the warranty expired wouldn't you believe. Anyway after some googling i found this, tried it and hey presto, it works again. A crude but effective repair method i say.
Cheers
Glad it's worked! Thanks for
Glad it's worked! Thanks for letting me know! :)
Wii remote
This tip is great!!
both our remotes broke and i emailed nintendo but to no avail. I then found this tip and it worked.
Thanks!
Cool! No worries!
Cool! No worries!
I honestly thought this was
I honestly thought this was an aweful post when I first read it...Tried this crude method and it worked instantly...thanks for posting this!!!!
Lol yes, simple and
Lol yes, simple and effective!
Glad it worked for you!
Didn't work on Mario Kart, untill I tried your trick.
I just was to say THANK YOU SO MUCH. I have 4 wii motes and one of them just stopped responding to the motion sensor in mario kart, I could do everything but steer. I tried your trick, and I'll be damned if it didn't work!!!
A thousand thank yous and I hope everyone who knows a wii owner shares this info.
Worked! o-o
I never doubted it, but that doesnt mean im not suprised with the results. Worked perfectly, thanks
Well would you believe it!
tried it, light tap and the remote now works, cheers!
Works for other remotes
FYI - This also worked for the Fiire Chief gyro remote:
http://fiire.com/fiire-chief.php
The remote was scrolling to the top of my screen all the time. I tried this and it fixed it. Thanks!
Cool; thanks for posting
Cool; thanks for posting this!
Dan
If you can't hack it, whack it!
It worked...thanks!
Sweet. Worked great. I
Sweet. Worked great. I purchased a 2nd hand remote for less than $10 that had this issue. Then I gave it a gentle whack, works great now! Thanks
THE DESIGN FLAW FIX!!!
It works!
3 light smacks and... BINGO!!!
Man I love Google search.
THANKS FOR POSTING THE DESIGN FLAW FIX!!!
It did not work
It did not work
replay
We got a Wii after last christmas and one of the remotes did not work. I fooled with it for a long time, then dropped it pretty hard of the floor by accident. It started working and has been fine for a year. I am pleased to see this technique is officially supported by Nintendo.
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