Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Come and join our gamer community by
registering for free here
Console Forum
Wii and Wii U
Wii General
Nintendo's Pre-Wiimote Prototype
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jesta" data-source="post: 38188" data-attributes="member: 195"><p><img src="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/GyroPod_3Framesb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>"In an alternative Universe, this is what the Nintendo Wii's Wiimote and nunchuck would have looked like: this is the amazing transforming GyroPod, a motion-sensing gamepad prototype that Gyration made for Nintendo back in 2001.</p><p></p><p>Here's the back story: Gyration is a company that holds most of the best motion-sensing patents. Nintendo licensed a number of those patents from Gyration in 2001, and brought the company on board that year to develop a one-handed controller. (Nintendo even became an investor in Gyration, which is now owned by Thomson.)"</p><p></p><p><img src="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/GyroPod_Slide_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/GyroPod_Slide_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/Slide_2_Animation.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/exclusive/unearthed-nintendos-pre+wiimote-prototype-294642.php" target="_blank">Full link</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jesta, post: 38188, member: 195"] [img]http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/GyroPod_3Framesb.jpg[/img] "In an alternative Universe, this is what the Nintendo Wii's Wiimote and nunchuck would have looked like: this is the amazing transforming GyroPod, a motion-sensing gamepad prototype that Gyration made for Nintendo back in 2001. Here's the back story: Gyration is a company that holds most of the best motion-sensing patents. Nintendo licensed a number of those patents from Gyration in 2001, and brought the company on board that year to develop a one-handed controller. (Nintendo even became an investor in Gyration, which is now owned by Thomson.)" [img]http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/GyroPod_Slide_1.jpg[/img] [img]http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/GyroPod_Slide_2.jpg[/img] [img]http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/Slide_2_Animation.jpg[/img] [url=http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/exclusive/unearthed-nintendos-pre+wiimote-prototype-294642.php]Full link[/url] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Console Forum
Wii and Wii U
Wii General
Nintendo's Pre-Wiimote Prototype
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top