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Game Controllers
Stories containing inventions related to Game Controllers, tracing similar ideas across companies and years through patent drawings.
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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.
Companies · Microsoft
Microsoft Patents Put Interfaces on the Body and Around the Room
A ring that reads finger bends, forearm EMG as an input device, a fluid-stiffening haptic glove, a holographic keyboard, tiny robots that let you touch virtual objects, and a folding display. Ten Microsoft US patent publications in which the boundary of input and output keeps moving.
Companies · Sony
Wigs, Bananas and New Controllers: 10 Sony Patents
A computer hidden in a wig, a banana turned into a game controller, a camera contact lens, hot-and-cold controls, giant spheres under both feet and a robot rebuilt as a giraffe. Ten US Sony patent publications in which the interface takes many different forms.
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.