A patent has been leaked detailing a new controller for the Nintendo Switch, which has caused rumors of the supposed “Switch Pro” or “Switch 2” to resurface. And while multiple reports claimed that a new console for Nintendo was in the works, the rumors died down after the announcement and launch of the Nintendo Switch OLED last year.
However, a new model switch is still highly anticipated, as many fans of Nintendo have had issues with Joy-Cons due to drift issues, which is when a controller reads a signal without the player giving it to them. This can cause gameplay issues, as it can cause the character or the reticule to move independently, which can be especially frustrating in games that require a high level of precision, such as shooters or platformers.
Therefore, fans of Nintendo They’ve been waiting for a new controller for some time, but when Nintendo released a statement stating that the Switch OLED would use the same controllers for the sake of compatibility, fans’ attention turned to the long-rumored consoles.”SwitchPro” or “Switch 2” as the next possible option to get new controls.
Now, a user has discovered and shared a patent for a new control of Switch presented in 2021 and published in January 2022, which seems to come directly from Nintendo itself. More akin to the current Switch Pro Controller than the console’s Joy-Cons, the shared image shows an illustration of a more rounded design and a description detailing how it’s structured to house its internal components, allowing for more flexible circuitry, which it could avoid some of the drift problems that the current model has.
Some Twitter users, however, were skeptical, saying it looked like it might be “a home version of some kind of arcade controller, like the Pokken fight pad.”
Over the years, Nintendo has filed many patents for new hardware and software. In the case of hardware, in particular, most of these patents go from the conceptual phase to an actual product. But, sometimes these patents are registered more for a concept than for a final design, and in this case, it has been registered potentially for its new structure and circuit layout, so nothing is certain, until more information emerges, or there is an official announcement.