Has anyone here ever attempted this with a pad / wiimote hack? I.e. A mod that connects the output of a nunchuk analog stick to the CLK, Data, 3.3v and GND pins of the Wiimote camera?
As far as I can tell, the Wiimote positioning is output like an analog joystick. It just calculates the X / Y position using the camera's onboard cpu instead of the pots on an analog stick. It's possible (or even probable) that the nunchuk outputs data using the same protocol as the remote.
I have a Wii console but I'll currently only play Wii games on the Dolphin emulator because I can't stand the remote. It would be great to be able to use my own controls on the actual Wii console.
I want to use my Ghost Squad arcade guns to play light gun games on the Wii console like I do in Dolphin:
A regular analog thumbstick probably wouldn't work well as a remote replacement. The Wiimote uses absolute positioning which would make it hard to point with a thumbstick. A positional arcade gun would be perfect though (as it allows you to aim well). A Microsoft sidewinder stick would also work well I think.
I use positional guns for Mame on my PC: