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How to Modify Your Wii Controllers

The Wii remote controller uses Bluetooth to connect wirelessly to the Wii console.To modify the Wii controller to interact and operate with a PC, the PC must have Bluetooth installed and you will need to download a special Wii controller program created by a Wii gaming enthusiast. There are a number of these programs available for free that operate in a similar manner--they are PC games designed to be used with for a Wii controller. The Wii remote controller will not be damaged in any way; you can still use it with the Wii when desired.

Things You'll Need

Bluetooth-enabled PC

Instructions

- 1
  Download a Wii controller program, such as GlovePIE Wii (see Resources). Double-click on the program once downloaded to decompress it to a folder on the desktop.
- 2
  Double-click on the folder. Double-click on the Wii controller program to launch it.
- 3
  Select ̶0;Open Script̶1; from the ̶0;File̶1; drop-down menu at the upper left of the Wii controller program screen. Navigate to the folder in which you saved the program. Double-click on the folder.
- 4
  Double-click on the ̶0;Scripts̶1; folder. Click once on the ̶0;Wii Drums̶1; script. Click the ̶0;Open̶1; button.
- 5
  Select the ̶0;Wii Drums̶1; tab that is now at the top of the program's window. Check the ̶0;Snare̶1; check box in the column beneath the tab.
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  Aim the front of the Wii remote controller at the PC̵7;s monitor. Flick the Wii remote controller up and down to initiate a ̶0;Snare̶1; drum sound. Change the check boxes in the program̵7;s window to change the sounds that the Wii remote controller can make when it is flicked at the monitor. Quit the Wii controller program when done.

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