New Nintendo patent applications, as discovered by NeoGAF, seem to support Nintendo NX detachable controllers and hand gestures.
The first application shows something akin to a controller being plugged into “an information processing device”, very similar to the setup detailed in a recent report.
Other applications focus on gesture-based input for the upcoming system, as detailed in the images below:
A previous application, filed in July 2015, seems to tie into the gesture application, requiring a user to hold a device with his or her left hand, and gesture with the right.
We’ll have more on the NX as it becomes available.
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