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+A userspace wiimote driver that maps wiimote / wii classic controller
+inputs to either keyboard keys or a simulated xbox 360 controller.
+
+## requirements:
+
+* inotify (from inotify-tools)
+* evdev kernel module
+* uinput kernel module