A newly published patent application lends additional credence to what Nikkei reported last month, that Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS handheld will feature force feedback
https://kotaku.com/report-nintendo-3ds-also-has-3d-joystick-force-feed-5500166
The application shows it working through a coin-sized motor. An earlier filing in February also hinted at force feedback without identifying how. Its illustrations also used a different configuration of the DS. This filing’s illustrations look more like a DSi.
https://kotaku.com/patent-filing-hints-at-ds-vibration-feedback-through-st-5476399
This is confirmation of nothing, of course; Nintendo declined to comment on the Nikkei report when it was published.
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