Wiimote was originally made for the GameCube
There are those who accuse the Wii of just being a revamped GameCube. Not to say I agree with them, but a recently dug up patent reveals that the Wiimote technology was originally meant for the geometry-inspired console.
There are those who accuse the Wii of just being a revamped GameCube. Not to say I agree with them, but a recently dug up patent reveals that the Wiimote technology was originally meant for the geometry-inspired console.
The patent, filed March 10 of 2006 in Japan, was for an “accelerometer-based controller.” While it still wasn’t named yet back then, let’s just call it the Wiimote, shall we? It’s catchier, even if it is suggestive. The patent held sketches of the Wiimote being used with the GameCube, communicating via a Wavebird-esque adapter.
Does this make the Wii less than it is? Of course not. After all, every generation of console will borrow and improve on the technology of its predecessor. What it does show is that Nintendo recognized a good idea and chose to run with it. Hopefully though, the next gen Wii will finally address oversights from the first gen. Where’s that frakkin hard drive, Nintendo?
Via Siliconera
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