Nintendo patents inflatable horse controller

Posted in patents by Conner Flynn on August 11th, 2009

Nintendo patents inflatable horse controllerIf you thought that the already available range of Wiimote attachments was crazy, check this out. They are not out of gimmicky ideas just yet. The patent system gives us a glimpse at an inflatable horse-riding controller that may or may not one day have geeks parting with their money.

The inflatable cushion has a spot for your Wiimote and can track your crazed bucking and thrashing as you shout yeehaw, translating it into horse movement. You would hold the nunchuk as if holding the reins.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be a horse: Nintendo’s patent lists a variety of things you could mount, some real and some imaginary. Like bulls, camels, elephants, burros, dolphins etc. How about “hang gliders or other aircraft, a magic carpet, a motorcycle, a jet-ski, a land or sea exploration vehicles.”?

[Slashgear]

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4 Comments to “Nintendo patents inflatable horse controller”
  1. WiiGamer Says:

    this is not the craziest
    they have patented something more crazy….football controller…
    http://nintendocontroller.com/football-controller-yeah-sounds-crazy-but-not-to-nintendo/

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