built-in motion plus controller vs. addon

[BrandeX]

Couldn't quite find out for sure digging around in the forums, and I may be missing the obvious, but...

As for as Dolphin is concerned is there any difference between using a normal Wii remote with the motion plus addon, compared to a newer Wii remote with it already built in, or are they recognized by the software exactly the same?

[TSA]

Hey BrandEx

They are considered by the software for what they are:
Wiimote with (builtin) motion plus would be recognized as a wiimote with motion plus where as a normal wiimote would be recognized as a normal wiimote and wont give you the possibility to play games such as skyward sword which require the wiimotion plus.

Hope i've been of some help.

Regards

[BrandeX]

I was comparing to standard Wiimote WITH the addon. I am assuming they are functionally the same as far as Dolphin goes then. I need to buy a controller, with Dolphin specifically in mind, and wasn't sure if I should be certain to only get one with built-in motion plus or if I could just find a normal one and add the adapter to instead and it would be just as good or not before purchasing one.

[Garteal]

I use the addon for the Wiimote and it works perfectly. They'll function the same, so don't worry.

[admin89]

I have both of 'em and i must say/complain , the built-in motion plus drain battery life faster , don't know why :/

[BrandeX]

Thanks for the tips guys!

[MayImilae]

Didn't the wii remote plus have problems with dolphin? Were those fixed? That whole TR thing?

http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=19948

[AnyOldName3]

There's a newer generation of Wiimotes introduced since all new Wiimotes were Wiimote+ which doesn't change the function, but makes them a hell of a lot harder to connect to non-Nintendo hardware. When done properly, there isn't really a problem now dolphin has adapted around Nintendo's awkwardness.