Dig out that old Wii controller and use it as a sleek controller for your next robot if you like.

The Adafruit Adafruit Wii Nunchuck Breakout Adapter fits snugly into the Wii connector, and performs the level shifting and power regulation needed to use the controller with any microcontroller or microcomputer.

The Wii controllers use a standard I2C interface, and there's and with an Arduino UNO, Feather, or even a Raspberry Pi. We like to use these with the Wii Nunchuck, as you can get an X-Y joystick, two buttons and an accelerometer all in one hand-held package. All data is transmitted over I2C address 0x53, and the address can not be changed.

Adafruit use extra thicc 2.0mm PCBs for this breakout, and made cut-outs for the grabber-notches, so that the controller connection is snug, and won't rattle or come loose!

To make using it as easy as possible, Adafruit created this breakout in . You can either use a breadboard or the compatible , and compatibility with 5V voltage levels as commonly found on , as well as 3.3V logic used by many other boards like the Raspberry Pi or . for quick plug-and-play support.

Doesn't come with the Wii Nunchuck controller, that's sold separately (or just look in that plastic bin in your parent's attic next time you visit).

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Product Dimensions: 25.3mm x 17.7mm x 5.0mm / 1.0" x 0.7" x 0.2"