Webii

A system allowing anyone to enjoy zero-contact Wii with their friends!

Setup

Build the web interface

1. Install dependencies:

cd web
pnpm i --shamefully-hoist

2. Create config.json with your server URL:

{
  "server": "ws://localhost:5454"
}

3. Build the project

node_modules/.bin/parcel build index.html

Run the dispatch server

1. Install dependencies:

cd server
pnpm i

2. Create config.json with the server port:

{
  "port": 5454
}

3. Run the server:

node index.js

Run the Dolphin server

1. Install dependencies:

cd dolphin
pnpm i

2. Create config.json with your server URL:

{
  "server": "ws://localhost:5454"
}

3. Run the server:

node index.js

Setting up Dolphin

1. With Dolphin, connect to the DSU server in Dolphin in Controls > Alternate Input Sources. Tick the Enable box and add the server (should be 127.0.0.1:26760).
2. For every Wii remote in the list, select Emulated Wii Remote
3. Click Configure on Wii Remote 1
4. Select controller 0 of the DSU server in the dropdown in the top-left
5. Click every button in the list and bind it by pushing the corresponding button on your mobile device
6. Make sure you have None selected for Extension
7. Open the Motion Input tab
8. Right click every empty button and select the corresponding input from the list. This is a long manual process.
9. At the top right, type a name on the Profile dropdown and click Save
10. Close the configuration window
11. Open Wii Remotes 2-4, select your saved profile, click Load, and select the correct numbered DSUClient input device in the top-left

Using

Once you have the Dolphin server running, users can open the web interface and type the pin that was shown to gain control of a Wii remote.

Future ideas

At some point, I'd like to explore having the client use WebRTC for message passing instead of WebSockets for reduced latency, but the current WebSocket approach was chosen due to WebRTC sometimes being blocked by some corporate firewalls.