Wii U Patents
Wii U controller diagrams show original design vs. E3 design
Diagrams posted over on NeoGAF show that at one time, Wii U’s controller had analogue sticks instead of the Circle Pad sliders similar to those of 3DS.
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Patents detail possibility of 3D, HD display for Wii U Controller
Patents filed with the USPTO office by Nintendo show that at some point, the firm was – and still may be – looking to incorporate HD and glasses-free 3D into its tablet-like controller for Wii U.
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Wii U tablet patent shows magnetometer, IR port, built in flash
On August 4 a patent was filed by Nintendo detailing what’s inside Wii U’s tablet controller, and it looks as though some of what we already know has been confirmed along a bit of interesting tech as well.