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    The Nintendo Wii is a home video game console released on November 19, 2006. The Wii's main selling point was the innovative use of motion controls that its signature Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers allowed for. It became the best selling home console of its respective generation of hardware.

    Wireless Wii Sensor Bar

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    #1  Edited By matpaget

    Alright, so I saw these at a Wal-Mart the other day and I was wondering if anyone here owns one and how it works?
    I always hated the fact that the sensor bar came attached to a long, thin wire and am very interested in the wireless sensor bar

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    #2  Edited By Voxatron
    @MatPaget said:

    " Alright, so I saw these at a Wal-Mart the other day and I was wondering if anyone here owns one and how it works? I always hated the fact that the sensor bar came attached to a long, thin wire and am very interested in the wireless sensor bar "

     I do, and I'm pretty sure everything is IR so yeah it's pretty basic.  If I'm not mistaken though the sensor bar really doesn't do much so wireless or not. 
     p.s. Did you know you can just use TV remotes or candles instead?
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    #3  Edited By wefwefasdf

    My friend had one for his Wii. It worked well and it runs on batteries. Seems useful if you just want to get rid of wire or are taking your Wii somewhere.

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    #4  Edited By OllyOxenFree

    All the Wiimote detects are two lights on top or bottom of the TV.  I believe you can even light two candles and it'll work that way.

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    #5  Edited By benpack
    @OllyOxenFree said:

    " All the Wiimote detects are two lights on top or bottom of the TV.  I believe you can even light two candles and it'll work that way. "

      
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    #6  Edited By Druminator

    Yea my friend has one and he says it's way better because the cheap, thin cord on the original always shorts out.

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    #7  Edited By Bones8677

    If you wanna go super cheap just get a couple of candles. Preferably those that are in glasses, you don't want wax all over your entertainment center.

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    #8  Edited By lozartist

    The Wireless sensor bar also has the benefit of a wider range for bigger rooms, which is nice for people playing on bigger tvs and have to sit farther away.

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    #9  Edited By Zealousadonis

    I have one, it works fine but I tend to forget to turn it off when I'm not using it out of habit of not needing to with the wired one so it generally costs me a pair of batteries the odd time I turn on my Wii. I wouldn't have gotten it but the cord on my old one was cut by a vacuum and wireless was my only choice as a replacement.
     
    So I guess if you're less forgetful than I am it would work.

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