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Wii

Wii

4.6
A wireless handheld controller for playing games on the Wii console
  • noun
  • /wiː/
translation icon : mando de Wii
  • And here it's reads a little bit like having the plastic Wii steering wheel for playing Mario Kart.

Examples

  • Spencer and Dame bought some TV's from the store, along with X boxes, Wiis and Playstations and set it up for anyone to play.

  • You just take the Wii stick and just and you just win everything.

  • Plays Wii games, but not GameCube.

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  • Oh I need a Wii Remote plus oh man I don't have a Wii Remote plus that's so sad.

  • To play the game, you hold the Wii in your hand and follow the on-screen instructions.

  • He waved the Wii to swing the bat in the baseball game.

  • The Wii allows players to control characters through motion and gestures.

Synonyms

gamepad
vsWii
12 3.3

A small handheld device with buttons and joysticks used to control video games on a console or computer

is a specific wireless model for one console rather than a general controller

Surface Forms

Wii singular
Wiis plural
wiimotes plural
wiimote singular

Etymology

Wii for the handheld controller comes from Wii Remote, and the word remote means 'a device you use from a distance', so people often call the controller 'Wiimote' and use Wii to mean the wireless controller you hold when you play.