I have never had a problem with my Wiimote, but apparently some people occasionally have problems with the accelerometer not working. They can point and click to get into and setup their game, but when it comes time to play, they cannot do anything. Especially in games like Wii Sports, where the majority of controls are used by the motion sensing mechanism inside the controller. Well, Russ Neumeier says on his blog, that when he encountered such a problem, he tried his best to get it working. He followed all the techniques that Nintendo has on their troubleshooting site, to no avail. He eventually broke down and called customer support, and was shocked when the rep. told him to “take the remote, button side down and smack it into the palm of your hand two or three times.” When he protested, she responded, “No sir, do it hard enough that I can hear it across the phone line but not hard enough to damage the remote.” When Russ followed her directions, he was pleased to see his Wiimote in fully working condition. This makes complete sense that Nintendo would suggest it, as it is obviously built like a tank so damaging it is pretty hard. But also because the accelerometers may occasionally get “stuck”, giving the controller a good whack should free them up. As said in the comment section from the linked site, takes you back to the days of “blow into the game, DON’T SPIT, and try again.”

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