Rumors about Nintendo's upcoming NX console have been picking up steam lately, and this news is definitely going to add fuel to the fire. Nintendo has reportedly filed a patent for what looks like a new console controller, which was first pointed out by a NeoGAF forum member Thursday.
Here is the rather dense abstract from the patent application, which Nintendo first filed in February and was published on Thursday:
"An example operation apparatus includes: a direction input operation section provided on a front surface of a housing of the operation apparatus and at such a position that, in a state where the operation apparatus is held with at least one hand of a user, the direction input operation section is allowed to be operated with a thumb of the hand; and a rotation operation section which is provided on a surface different from the front surface of the housing and at such a position that, in a state where the operation apparatus is held with the hand or the other hand of the user, the rotation operation section is allowed to be operated with an index finger of the hand or the other hand and which is an operation section capable of being rotationally operated."
What all of that seems to mean is there are scroll wheels on the shoulders of this controller that can be used with your index fingers or with your thumb on one hand if you're holding the controller portrait-wise.
Other than that, the images included in the patent application show a controller that looks similar to the Wii U with a large touchscreen in the center and two analog sticks on either side of it. There's also a D-pad on the left side of the controller as well as two buttons on the right, down from four that are included on the Wii U.
Nintendo has kept many of the details of the new NX console a mystery. The company is expected to reveal more information about Nintendo NX sometime next year. A 2016 release date has also been rumored.
Via: Slash Gear
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