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codeplex.com - 12/4/2008
Managed Library for Nintendo's Wiimote - Home
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Project Description A library for using a Nintendo Wii Remote (Wiimote) from .NET. This project started life as an article for Microsoft's Coding4Fun website. A full set of API docs can be found in the release package. Basic usage and some internal details are all documented at the original C4F ...
Video Games: Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Wii Hardware
walmart.com - 12/8/2008
Video Games: Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Wii Hardware
— walmart.com — Nintendo Wii Console Nintendo Wii Console From $249.24 The Nintendo Wii console provides an immersive, engaging experience... like no other, where the player is more connecte From $249.24 Availability: Online Not Sold In Stores Nintendo Wii Value Bundle ... (more) Video Games: Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Wii Hardware

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forbes.com - 12/1/2008
Wii's Future In Motion
— forbes.com — Hardcore gamers may still scoff at Nintendo 's Wii for catering to casual gamers. But hidden behind... its Clark Kent facade are some impressive financial muscles. Nintendo rocked the gaming world when it brought out the Wii gaming console three years ... (more) Wii's Future In Motion

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U.S. Patent Office Balks at Nintendo's Wii Remote Trademark Attempt
gamepolitics.com - 12/2/2008
U.S. Patent Office Balks at Nintendo's Wii Remote Trademark Attempt
— gamepolitics.com — The United States Patent and Trademark Office has suspended Nintendo's application to trademark the term Wii Remote... . A letter sent by the USPTO to Nintendo last week indicates that the word remote is too commonly used to be trademarked. Nintendo ... (more) U.S. Patent Office Balks at Nintendo's Wii Remote ...

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MAKE Magazine: hacks:  Wii Drum High

MAKE Magazine:  Wii Drum High

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Wii Drum High
MAKE Magazine: hacks — ... with it, and it worked out pretty good. The software, released under the GPL, is written in C# using Brian Peek's WiimoteLib API. Using the Visual C# Express development environment and WiimoteLib, you can make your own PC apps that use the Wiimote or Balance Board for input. Zhao's source is a good example to look at if you decide to head down this path, as is Peek's WiimoteLib guide on the coding4fun blog. Wii Drum High - Wii peripheral drum kit WiimoteLib API for .Net Brian Peek's Wiimotelib development guide

Wii Drum High
MAKE Magazine — ... with it, and it worked out pretty good. The software, released under the GPL, is written in C# using Brian Peek's WiimoteLib API. Using the Visual C# Express development environment and WiimoteLib, you can make your own PC apps that use the Wiimote or Balance Board for input. Zhao's source is a good example to look at if you decide to head down this path, as is Peek's WiimoteLib guide on the coding4fun blog. Wii Drum High - Wii peripheral drum kit WiimoteLib API for .Net Brian Peek's Wiimotelib development guide Read ...

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