Joystick

There are 3 controllers with joysticks that can be used by Mario Kart Wii:

• The joystick of the Nunchuck.
• The left joystick of the Classic Controller.
• The left joystick of the GameCube Controller.

At each controller, Left and Right are used to define the driving direction, and Up and Down for the item throw direction.

All three controllers differ in the accuracy and value range:

Technical Values

Controller	Data type	Minimal position1	Maximal position1	Neutral position2	Neutral range2
Wii Remote and Nunchuk	int16_t	−25856	+26880	0	−5273 .. +5273
Classic Controller	int16_t	−512	+480	0	−100 .. +100
GCN Controller	uint8_t	16	238	128	106 .. 150

Notes

1) Minimum and maximum positions are only an approximation and vary from controller to controller.

2) The neutral position is a target value. In fact, you should assume at least ±10% of the total area as a neutral position. Column neutral range reflects this recommendation.