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TheLastStarFighter said: I think we see multiple options for the SCD. The Tablet will be the basic system. But the SCD could offer options of more processing, a harddrive and more RAM. Based on the patent above, I expect there will be an option for that + it will link to a home controler (s). Just insert your tablet and play. But there will probably be an option that only connects you to a TV. |
I wonder if this patent would hold up if contested? Off the top of my head, one "prior work" example is the Microsoft Surface Book. Some Surface Book SKUs contain a discreet GPU in the keyboard that the tablet docks to. Yes the NX is a handheld game console, and its dock is for a monitor, but is that enough of a distinction for a patent? I'm no patent lawyer, so I would love for people in the know to chime in.
Nintendo sought a patent for a game that plays itself but lets you jump in and take control at a point of your choosing, despite the fact that the CD32 version of "Defender of the Crown" had that exact feature well over a decade earlier, but Nintendo probably didn't know that. I wonder if this is another case of Nintendo filing a patent despite being unaware that it had already been done in a related fashion? The Surface Book screen is a portable device, and the discreet GPU is definitely promoted with gaming being a reason for its existence.
