How to Use a Wiimote as Your Computer's Mouse

Ever wondered what cool things you can do with a Wiimote? If so, this is definitely where you should start- using it as a mouse!

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Step 1: Step 1: Materials

1. A Wiimote (of course)
2. WiiMotionPlus (actually is built into some new Wiimotes!)
3. Bluetooth Connectivity
4. Glove_Pie and my custom Wiimote program
5. A Wii Nunchuk

NOTE: If the .PIE files are downloaded as .TMPs, you'll need to donwload them in (I hate to say this..) Internet Explorer and copy the text into Glove_PIE.

Glove_Pie.ZIP2 MB

lednerg WiiMotion Plus Mouse.PIE2 KB

twesch says: Jul 11, 2012. 2:49 AM

I cant get GlovePie to recognize My Wiimote with motion plus and nunchuck

coolwithpie says: Feb 10, 2012. 2:06 PM

Guys If you open the temp file in glovepie it recognizes it

spamattakky says: Dec 30, 2011. 2:07 PM

Don't you need to use the ir bar, or does the screen acts as a light source?

Derpancakes (author) says: Dec 31, 2011. 8:40 AM

It reads the output from the MotionPlus sensor, so you don't need an ir bar.

Acorn51 says: Dec 12, 2011. 12:08 PM

The PIE file still is a .temp, the link even leads to a temp. when i get the address
. Please help!

Derpancakes (author) says: Dec 13, 2011. 11:22 AM

If you copy the text into glove_pie, it works too.

Acorn51 says: Dec 17, 2011. 1:49 PM

Ah, I found out how. I opened it with Notepad and c&p'ed it.

finfan7 says: Jan 17, 2011. 12:02 PM

all the files are .tmp files not .pie or .exe. Would you mind finding out what's wrong or just reuploading them? I'd like to try this out.

Derpancakes (author) says: Jan 17, 2011. 3:14 PM

of course... ill try re adding the files

Derpancakes (author) says: Jan 17, 2011. 3:34 PM

OK... I fixed it.. I even tested it this time... sorry for the problems.

finfan7 says: Jan 17, 2011. 5:41 PM

Thank you for your quick response but it seems the problem must be on my end or in instructables. The exe is a zip now but the other two are still tmp. Thanks all the same.

Derpancakes (author) says: Jan 18, 2011. 5:03 PM

oh... the other two... i didnt even thin k about those! sorry... ill fix it asap!!

Derpancakes (author) says: Jan 18, 2011. 5:07 PM

just open the link and copy the text into Glove_Pie......

finfan7 says: Jan 19, 2011. 7:21 AM

I switched to IE to see it as text and then it copied just fine. I should be trying it sometime today. Thank you for the extra effort. It was most helpful.

Derpancakes (author) says: Jan 20, 2011. 2:48 PM

sorry fpr all the trouble.... hopefully ill do better posting stuff now..........

finfan7 says: Jan 20, 2011. 6:04 PM

It's not your fault. The issue was somewhere between us. You were most helpful and I doubt the problem was in any way caused by you.

Derpancakes (author) says: Feb 1, 2011. 10:10 AM

thankss