Topic: Nintendo Pattens a new controller for Wii

[Flames_of_chaos]

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Abstract

A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button 46 and a Y button are further arranged in line on the upper surface of the housing. An imaging information arithmetic unit is provided at a front end of the housing in a longitudinal direction in such a manner that an imaging device thereof is exposed from a front-end surface. A concave portion is formed on a lower surface at a position corresponding to the direction switch. The concave portion includes a valley and two inclined surfaces. An A button capable of being operated by index finger of the hand holding the holding portion is provided on the backward inclined surface. By processing an image signal obtained by imaging an infrared ray from LED modules by the imaging device, it is possible to obtain an operation signal varying according to a position and/or attitude of the controller.

[Kairon]

...what in the world?

[Peachylala]

 

[ShyGuy]

wavebird replacement?

[Flames_of_chaos]

wavebird replacement?

Looks like it plus with IR and motion sensor since you stick your wii remote in that gap. It could also be Nintendo proposed Controller shell before they unveiled the classic controller.

[vudu]

PORTABLE GAMECUBE

[DAaaMan64]

LOL whatever then

[AV]

If its wireless wave bird 2.0 I'm going to be pissed off.

I just got a cheap gamecube controller the other day and I already have 4 cube controllers, 2 classics .
but this looks cool and i want it.

more likely this is one of the thousands of things they patten that is vapor ware but stops other people from making it.

[Kairon]

I really can't imagine what use this could be. Also, I read somewhere that this is just the American patent for something they patented in Japan in 2005?

[Nick DiMola]

I really can't imagine what use this could be. Also, I read somewhere that this is just the American patent for something they patented in Japan in 2005?

That doesn't surprise me. I'm guessing this is nothing, a relic of an idea they once had and wanted to protect it in case they ever decided to use it again.

[KDR_11k]

Probably just a prototype, with the wiimote in there it would be massively unbalanced, add the lack of handles and you've got pain.

[UltimatePartyBear]

My guess is it's a defensive patent to prevent Microsoft, Sony, or even unlicensed third parties from doing the same thing.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Nintendo just stole Playstation4's revolutionary idea.

[TheFleece]

I hope this never comes out. The Wii has more peripherals than any game system to date and it's too much. No more peripherals and more quality games plz k thnx

[Smakian]

Maybe they're telling the truth about losing the Wavebird molds? If so, this could be their way of getting something wireless out there to all the people that prefer Gamecube controls on many titles. Even if they could still make new Wavebirds, it would seem silly to do so when they could pump out these shells for the wiimotes we already have for a lot cheaper. Only question is how it feels.

[Chozo Ghost]

It looks pretty cool to me. I never actually purchased a classic controller but I have been considering getting one for awhile, but if this thing is just on the horizon then I think I'll just wait for this instead.

BTW, what will this mean for the classic controller then? Does that mean Nintendo is going to be pulling the plug on that?

[AV]

It looks pretty cool to me. I never actually purchased a classic controller but I have been considering getting one for awhile, but if this thing is just on the horizon then I think I'll just wait for this instead.

BTW, what will this mean for the classic controller then? Does that mean Nintendo is going to be pulling the plug on that?

Not really. Classic Controller is for Virtual Console you can't play Cube games with that. This obviously has cube controller support in mind . This could be replacement for GAMECUBE Controllers, they don't feel like making those controllers under prior console name so they release this to be flashy. I guess they might of heard the complaints that Wave Birds were hard to find and saw 3rd parties making money on cube controllers for smash brothers release so instead of re-releasing wavebird they do this instead.

 i do think however its likely nothing, but knowing Nintendo it might be shown this year.
Reggie:" I know allot of you core gamers didn't like the Wheel or Zapper we introduced this year and I know you guys like the WaveBird controller so I want to show you Wave Bird: Wii Edition. Play your cube and VC games wireless with rumble and the brand you trust for price of $29.99. It doesn't even use Batteries it just uses the Wiimote for consumption. "

I could so see that happening.

[Adrock]

It looks like it's the controller shell that Nintendo talked about a long time ago that will never see the light of day because we have the classic controller.

[AV]

It looks like it's the controller shell that Nintendo talked about a long time ago that will never see the light of day because we have the classic controller.

According to this leak your right.

 http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/07/10/new-nintendo-patent-reveals-old-classic-controller/

 This puppy was the original classic controller prototype. So unlikely it will ever be released