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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2019
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Masaya Takei, Kyoto, JP;
Shinta Minagawa, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuhiro Maruyama, Kyoto, JP;
Kohei Odanaka, Kyoto, JP;
NINTENDO CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An example game controller includes a spherical housing, a joystick, an operation section, and a transmitter. The joystick protrudes from a surface of the spherical housing. The operation section includes an operation surface. The operation surface is capable of being depressed and is integral with the surface of the spherical housing. The transmitter transmits, to outside, information regarding an operation on the joystick and information regarding an operation on the operation section. Thus, it is possible to provide a game controller that allows for various types of operations.