New patent hints at Nintendo NX controller design

Companies file all sorts of patents, so there’s every chance that this particular device will never see the light of day.

However, combined with this week’s networked computing patent, a fresh application from Nintendo could point to yet another big innovation from the platform holder for its next console the NX.

US patent application 20150355768 details an oval controller with two analogue sticks and shoulder buttons, as well as a speaker. That’s where the normalities end, however. The whole face of the device is a touch enabled display screen, allowing for custom buttons to be displayed along with animated graphics.

MCV has the full story, plus more diagrams of the potential device.