The Wii Remote, also nicknamed "Wiimote", is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. The main features of the Wii Remote are its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via movement and pointing, and its expandability through the use of attachments. In 2009, an accessory for the Wii Remote was released, the Wii MotionPlus. This gave the Wii Remote slightly enhanced motion control. In 2011, the Wii Remote Plus was released, which featured the accessory installed inside the Remote (although Brawl and Smash Wii U do not use Wii MotionPlus in any way).
The Wii Remote is a controller for Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It can either be turned sideways, like an NES controller, or be playable with the Nunchuk accessory.
As an added bonus, whenever one selects a character while using a Wii Remote (or any attachments to it, like the Classic Controller) in Brawl, the character they selected will deliver a line through the Wii Remote's speaker, such as Mario saying, "Here we go!".
When used for the Wii, the Wii Remote has fairly high latency, experiencing lows of 76.08ms (4.5 frames) and highs of 94.41ms (5.5 frames). The Wii U significantly reduces this, with the remote instead experiencing lows of 66.2ms (3.9 frames) and highs of 84.53ms (5.1 frames), making it a whole frame faster overall[1]. Overall, it is the fastest controller when used with Brawl and Smash 4, beating out the GCN by a few milliseconds. However, the inconsistency of the controller itself, the button formation, and being subject to battery life makes it generally unfavored for use in tournaments.
Standard Controls (Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)
Wii Remote
Note: The Wii Remote is held sideways, control pad on the player's left side for this control scheme, meaning:
Left is what would normally be Up- Up is what would normally be Right
- Right is what would normally be Down
- Down is what would normally be Left
Controls
- Up: Jump
- Down: Crouch
- Down (while crouching): Platform drop
- Left/Right: Walk
- Left/Right (double tap): Dash
button: Special Attack
button: Attack- + button / Tap direction + : smash attack
- Hold direction + : strong attack
button: Shield
button: Up taunt- button (while crouching): Down taunt
- button (while walking): Side taunt
button / and : Grab
: Opens up the home menu, where the player can go to the Wii menu or reset Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Can be used similar to pausing, however, one cannot enter the home menu during a pause.
Note: Because there is no way to avoid jumping when pressing Up for this control scheme, and tap jump cannot be turned off due to the lack of other jump buttons, the only way to use an up tilt is to be holding up while doing some other action.
Wii Remote and Nunchuk
Controls
- Move/crouch/tap jump
- Jump
- Shield- - Standard attack
- - Special attack
- + - Grab
- up - Jump
- side - Grab
- down - Shield
- Button - Up taunt
- button - Down taunt
- + buttons - Side taunt
button - Pause- button - (none)
Gallery
A blue Wii Remote Plus with a label reading "Wii Motion Plus".
A Wii Remote connected with a Nunchuk.
See also
| Controllers and buttons | |
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| Nintendo 64 controller |         
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| GameCube controller |           
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| Wii Remote (and Nunchuk) |
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| Classic Controller | L R        
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| Nintendo 3DS |            
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| Wii U GamePad / Pro Controller | L R            
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| Joy-Con |                
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| Switch Pro Controller | L R 
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| Third-party controllers | Hori Mini Pad · Arcade controller · Keyboard |
| Other | Smash Controller · Controller modification |