"Wiimote" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Wiimote.wav Forms: Wiimotes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Wii + remote. Not a trademark, but a nickname for the product. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Wii|remote}} Blend of Wii + remote, {{nb...}} […] Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Astrid Ensslin, Palgrave Macmillan, Wiimote Tags: informal Categories (topical): Nintendo, Video games Translations (Wii remote): وي موت (wī mūt) (Arabic), Wiimote [masculine] (Catalan), Wiimote [feminine] (French), Wiimote [feminine] (German), Wiimote [masculine] (Italian), Wiiリモコン (Wī rimokon) (Japanese), Wiiモート (Wī mōto) (Japanese), Wiimote (Portuguese), Wiimote [masculine] (Sicilian), Wiimote (Spanish)

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