Wiimote

English

Etymology

Blend of Wii +‎ remote.[1] Not a trademark, but a nickname for the product.

Noun

Wiimote (plural Wiimotes)

  1. (video games, informal) The Wii Remote, the primary controller for the Nintendo Wii game console, noted for its motion-sensing capabilities.
    • 2008, James Newman, Playing with videogames:
      […] co-ordinated combinations of button presses and feedback loops of rumbling joypads, Wiimotes and styli.
    • 2009, Ernesto Damiani, Jechang Jeong, Robert J Howlett, Lakhmi C Jain, New Directions in Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services:
      Finally it can be used in parallel with other Wiimotes in order to provide more motion data or even be expanded with other devices […]
    • 2009, Alan Craig, William R Sherman, Jeffrey D Will, Developing Virtual Reality Applications: Foundations of Effective Design:
      The Wiimote provides sensing of acceleration on three axes, as well as an optical sensor that is used in conjunction with a stationary Sensor Bar […]

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References
  1. Astrid Ensslin (2012) “[Words and Meanings] Word formation processes”, in The Language of Gaming, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 72: “Blends that have emerged from gaming language include, for example, […] ‘Wiimote’ […].”
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