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Microsoft patents Wii Remote Killer controller
Microsoft patents Wii Remote Killer controller
Xbox Scene - April 18, 2008
Submitted by deftangel (291) at 5:21PM PST on April 17, 2008
Described as a "computer pointing device (generally a mouse but alternatively a game controller or remote control device) that may be worn on the hand and operated without needing to contact a (mousing) surface," this patent was filed back in 2006.
We were told it had the functionality of both the Nintendo Wii Remote and the Nunchuk packed into a single device, with a shape that is neither that of a banana, nor a remote controller, but more like a "pistol grip."
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24deftangel posted on Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at 5:21PM PST on April 17, 2008. Article: Microsoft patents Wii Remote Killer controllerDescribed as a "computer pointing device (generally a mouse but alternatively a game controller or remote control device) that may be worn on the hand and operated without needing to contact a (mousing) surface," this patent was filed back in 2006. We were told it had the functionality of both the Nintendo Wii Remote and the Nunchuk packed into a single device, with a shape that is neither that of a banana, nor a remote controller, but more like a "pistol grip."[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 291 ]
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I love the hyperbole of the source..."Wii Remote Killer". It's going to be an expensive peripheral that won't have 3rd party support. Given that we haven't heard anything about it in the year and a half since it was patented, I wonder if the idea was dropped.