Designed for a friend who lost most of his left arm, Ryan moved the "Z" and "C" buttons from the Nunchuck to the Wiimote. The joystick was separated and can be put on a table, knee, or foot, allowing the player to control it with his or her elbow.
Although Ryan makes his creation look and sound easy, we know the process wasn't simple. Everyone's favorite mod genius, Ben Heck, was so impressed that he featured it as his "Pick of the Wii-k."
To read about the creation of the one-handed Wii controller in detail, hit up Ryan's site and check out the "projects" section.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-18-2008 @ 5:42PM
Just_a_guy said...
how would you do the spin attack?
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2-18-2008 @ 6:09PM
Razor said...
Nice job. I hope Nintendo will do something similar in the near future for handicapped gamers.
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2-19-2008 @ 6:02AM
Matt said...
Same here Razor
Great job! :)
2-18-2008 @ 6:14PM
Wedge said...
As a guy with one and a half arms myself, this is intriguing to me.
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2-18-2008 @ 6:25PM
Tom said...
Wow. That's really cool. Although it wouldn't work of rsome games (TP's spin attack wouldn't work, for example. Still, at least it opens some doors for all the handicapped people out there!
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2-18-2008 @ 6:31PM
Cyan09 said...
Just_a_guy - the motion sensing portion straps to my friend's arm just below the elbow on his arm missing a hand, that way he can still shake it for motion sensing, such as the spin attack in Zelda. The motion sensing even works well with games requiring tilting in conjunction with moving the joystick, such as SSX Blur.
Also, my last name is Culy, not Curly. Just so you know Wiifanboy ;)
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2-18-2008 @ 6:42PM
Candace Savino said...
Fixed! Sorry about that, Ryan! :)
2-18-2008 @ 7:09PM
Ev said...
That is very awesome! It's nice to hear about somebody who uses his modding talent to help a friend in need!
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2-18-2008 @ 7:39PM
Lanceh said...
That's pretty awesome. I know a guy with only one hand (he has most of his left arm, it just stops around the elbow area; been like that since birth, apparently) and although he can use a normal controller just fine as the main thing of interest on the left is the joystick and he can use that with his elbow, I imagine the Wii is more tricky. On a slightly irrelevant note, he's amazing at Smash Bros; fortunate that the GC controller's an option so I can continue to get owned. XD
Nice job, Ryan!
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2-18-2008 @ 7:46PM
hvnlysoldr said...
It'll print money!
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2-19-2008 @ 11:22PM
Brad Mecoli said...
oh just imagine the possibilities if Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball were to be ported to the Wii. ;p
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2-20-2008 @ 6:01PM
shawn said...
this is real good my little brother has cerebral palsy and has very weak muscle dextarity in his arms i hope they come out with a system that would be able to benifit people with other handicaps as well. this story is very touching good job man.
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