{"id":63112,"date":"2011-04-05T21:19:45","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T01:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendoeverything.com\/index.php\/?p=63112"},"modified":"2011-04-05T21:19:45","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T01:19:45","slug":"nintendos-mysterious-wii-light-accessory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/nintendos-mysterious-wii-light-accessory\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo&#8217;s mysterious &#8220;Wii Light&#8221; accessory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-ccb1396740a479e16754c7b46304322c-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"\"\n               title=\"\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/wii-light\/wii_light-1.png\"\n               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A 2009 patent indicates that they were also experimenting with something called &#8220;Wii Light.&#8221; It isn&#8217;t clear if this is a project that Nintendo is still working on. It sounds interesting, though! Here&#8217;s a rundown of what Wii Light is capable of:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Plug the accessory into the Wii, LEDs show a rainbow of colors<br \/>\n&#8211; Red, blue, green LEDs<br \/>\n&#8211; Can show 256 colors by turning on different LEDs and adjusting saturation<br \/>\n&#8211; Light from the LEDs go through condensing lenses to blend the colors from each LED so the light appears as one colored beam<br \/>\n&#8211; Different intensities and patterns (example: blinking)<br \/>\n&#8211; Could change color when a bullet hits its mark or if a fist reaches a face<br \/>\n&#8211; Games could be programmed to synchronize button presses with light flashes or changing colors<br \/>\n&#8211; Music game proposal: Wii Light changes colors to match background music, light can sync to a player\u2019s plastic instrument so players can hear and see how well they\u2019re playing<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/2011\/04\/05\/nintendo-patent-reveals-unreleased-wii-light-accessory\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wii Zapper, Wii Wheel, and Wii Balance Board (you can throw MotionPlus in there as well) aren&#8217;t the only accessories Nintendo has worked on for their home console. 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