cormack12
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Source: https://nintendosmash.com/patent-hi...n-are-on-the-way-with-d-pad-and-more-changes/
It seems that an interesting new patent for Nintendo Switch has been published recently. In this case, it focuses on the controls on the console.
This is a patent for the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con registered earlier this month. Thanks to this document, Nintendo could start production whenever it wanted.
In the published images, we can see the following details:
It seems that an interesting new patent for Nintendo Switch has been published recently. In this case, it focuses on the controls on the console.
This is a patent for the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con registered earlier this month. Thanks to this document, Nintendo could start production whenever it wanted.
In the published images, we can see the following details:
- The biggest difference is that it has a traditional D-pad/crosshead instead of four separate buttons.
- The Joy-Con joystick is similar to the low Circle Pad used on the Nintendo 3DS, rather than the taller joysticks on normal Joy-Cons