@slimerancher@lemmy.worldM to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoNintendo has filed a patent for ‘smart fluid’ joysticks, perhaps to eliminate drift | VGCwww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1180file-text
arrow-up1180external-linkNintendo has filed a patent for ‘smart fluid’ joysticks, perhaps to eliminate drift | VGCwww.videogameschronicle.com@slimerancher@lemmy.worldM to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@JonDorfman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoThat patent is what I was referring to when I mentioned a novel approach.
minus-squareMatija Šukljelinkfedilink1•2 years ago@JonDorfman, right, but Hall effect analogue sticks themselves have existed for a long time, so that technology in general (except any novel addition) is (most likely) not patented anymore.
That patent is what I was referring to when I mentioned a novel approach.
@JonDorfman, right, but Hall effect analogue sticks themselves have existed for a long time, so that technology in general (except any novel addition) is (most likely) not patented anymore.