COMPANY
Nintendo
Stories selected from published Nintendo patents, using drawings as a way to see ideas beyond the products that eventually reached the public.
STORIES
Things · Nintendo Switch 2
Inside Nintendo Switch 2: What Its Patent Drawings Reveal
Nine US patent drawings explain the ideas behind Nintendo Switch 2: detachable controllers, magnetic Joy-Con 2 attachment, mouse controls, a stand, thermal design, a dock, handheld ergonomics, and GameShare.
Things · Sleep
The Sleeper Stays Still. Everything Around Them Starts Moving: 9 Sleep Patents
A pillow that moves your head when you snore, a light-emitting sleep mask, a two-chamber sleep pod, a rocking bed, a robotic bed maker, a bed that separates into a wheelchair, localized snore cancellation, ceiling projection tied to sleep state, and a sleeping bag connected to its own heat exchanger.
Companies · Nintendo
How Do You Turn Movement Into Play? Nintendo Patents
Light guns, balance boards, ring controllers, dual-mouse steering and ceiling projection: ten Nintendo patents that show how broadly the company has imagined play.