Connecting the Wii remote to a Windows PC is a little more complicated, and you will require a Bluetooth dongle. Open Bluetooth & other devices on the Windows settings page.

That means you can connect your Wii peripherals to your computer to operate the media center hooked up to your TV, play emulated games with a Nunchuk, Classic Controller, or even a Balance Board ...

1. Make sure you’ve got a compatible Bluetooth unit. Dongles work well, but internal ones are less reliable in this case. 2. Make sure you have a complete, compatible Bluetooth stack; it seems ...

Chad Boughton posted a video to YouTube showing how he got his phone to sit in a Game Boy dock while also getting the Wii remote to connect with the phone via Bluetooth.

A Wii Remote can also be connected via Bluetooth. Once the gaming controller is connected, you can use one of several software driver packages to configure its inputs.

The Wii remote uses Bluetooth to connect to devices and it's been shown to be very hackable, running on everything from a PC to the new iPad.