Ahead of the Switch "successor" announcement, it seems Nintendo has submitted a "mysterious new wireless device" to the Federal Communications Commission last weekend.
As reported by The Verge, the "CLO-001 model number" doesn't actually reveal what it is, but it is believed to be an "entirely new product". The descriptions tag it as a "wireless device" rather than a console or controller.
"The CLO-001 is surprisingly light on wireless technology — there’s no 5GHz or 6GHz Wi-Fi radio and no Bluetooth, but it does sport a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio and a 24GHz mmWave sensor."
Additional documents apparently show there's no "body-worn accessory" attached, it also doesn't have a battery and operates plugged in with a USB-C charger (the same ones already shipped with Switch products).
What could be "the most interesting detail" apparently is the 24GHz mmWave sensor, which has led to theories it could be a "radar sensor to track movement", follow gestures, or detect nearby activity.
Again, nobody seems to know at this stage what this mystery device might be, with the source also suggesting it could be something like a "new gesture control interface" or even an "upgraded dock" for a device at a place like Super Nintendo World.
Or is Nintendo returning to its "quality-of-life" initiative? If we hear any updates, we'll let you know.
[source apps.fcc.gov, via theverge.com]
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The wii returns?
The Wii Vitality Sensor returns!
woah…this is interesting. excited to see all the people putting their clown masks in the comments.
no bluetooth though…has to be a controller right? hopefully the rumour abt this being magnetic is true :3
Definitely gonna be a Wii/WiiU gimmick for the switch(2). It's a sensor bar. I don't think that could be more obvious. Lol. I'm thinking our "WiiUPad" is going to be the new Nintendo Switch this time around. Which would lead to all of the rumors of the 'second screen' actually being this.(Your TV) Nintendo is going to actually be able to put their failed invention to work with the wide audience the switch has. Can't wait! WiiU was my favorite console from Nintendo aside from SNES.
The Wii Phone
Introducing the Nintendo Kinect!
Interesting that the recent leak of the Switch 2 has the top USB-C that this will plug into, I assume.
So, that will mean we can expect a Mario or Wii Sports type game on launch and possibly packaged with the Switch 2 to sell the conept
Street pass will be implemented for Switch 2
@AccessibleDaydream Beat me to it!
I don’t think this is a core component of the Switch 2, but I could be wrong.
The Switch 2 following up by adding the accurate pointer control tracking that was missing is a win for me.
I hope they'd patch existing Switch games to use it, such as the Pikmin series.
It's a neural link type device to read brain activity. At least that's what my uncle says.
@PurpulTyeDye definitely my train of thought. The Wii U was great, I would be surprised if this didn’t happen!
Edit:
Would also mean they could remaster a load of old DS games too!
@PurpulTyeDye WiiU was too clunky for me, I remember it frustrating me as you couldn’t boot it up and use it via a control pad, you were forced to use its horrible tablet thing. “Shudders”
Definitely not in my top 5 Nintendo console products.
Wavebird 2
Thankyou Nintendo
It makes me think of two things. The first is a VR spatial sensor as I have felt for years that Labo was a testing ground for an official Switch 2 VR headset. The second, and one I've also been thinking about, is a wireless receiver for the Switch 2; allowing us to use the TV and the Switch as a gamepad so we can finally bring back the WiiU's asymmetrical multi-player (I LOVE YOU NINTENDO LAND and GAME & WARIO!!!!! #NeverForget).
Wait, wait, wait. It's "wireless" but doesn't have a battery? But it needs a USB. I'm lost.
@Xeacons Like a router. Needs power but sends signals wireless.
If the Switch 2 does indeed work like the Wii U then there is hope for Xenoblade X after all and that makes me extremely happy!
Edit. And maybe this means you could play multiplayer/couch coop using both the Switch and the TV at the same time?
@AccessibleDaydream It's got to be the Vitality Sensor.
@WhiteTrashGuy This could be an accessory for the Switch Successor Lite. Surely, if this is destined for the next console, the Switch Successor dock will have such tech built in, and this thing is the equivalent of the og 3DS amiibo sensor.
Perhaps this is the Nintendo Quality of Life device that they announced 10 years ago (and then promptly forgot about once the Switch took off)?? The 24GHz mmWave sensor would make sense here.
Ooo perhaps a sensor for the next Nintendo Fit? I'm glad they are still pushing ahead with new and innovative ways to play games.
Hope there'll be more news to report on this soon. It was fun reading the speculation to what it might be here. This is the kind of speculation I DO like.
Interesting, seems to be something like a sensor bar as already mentioned by other comments and if that's the case I couldn't welcome it more as that's one of the few things Switch was missing - again, I'd be shocked if the successor didn't have at least one "gimmick" distinguishing it from the predecessor (doesn't matter if it isn't a completely new one) while obviously continuing the Switch concept and having better specs to an extent unless Nintendo hated money, success and themselves!
Hooray for the return of the Wii U Fit Meter!
@TotalHenshin yeah if it is related to the next switch it could very well end up being a peripheral
at this point im hoping that whatever the "switch 2"s new "gimmick" ends up being, is that it doesn't end up taking away from the ability to play the system however you want like with the original switch, if anything i hope it leans even more into player choice while still keeping itself simple.
Isn't there a dongle thing for the Museum? Is this not just that?
At first my brain jumped to Wii U and the rumours the switch 2 featured some sort of dual screen function without having two screens like a DS. .
But something for Nintendo world makes much more sense
The Switch Attach!
Honestly, and this is just MY personal opinion, but I really wish Nintendo would cut the gimmicks and just stick with making games/great consoles. We play games for games not gimmicks. I can’t tell you how much dust my gimmicky consoles have collected with all their peripherals that take up extra space and the ones that are just straight up consoles still get played occasionally. They lucked out with the Wii. Wii U was abysmal in sales and one could argue the DS/3DS was gimmicky but at least it was still pretty much a gaming system with two screens (I work with 3 monitors every day so it really didn’t bother me and it was an integrated part of the console). I don’t want to have to worry about sensor bars, bulky charging cables for huge controllers that have a giant screen, a separate charging station for said controller, etc. Just give me a console and a docking station, and a pro controller (the Switch has spoiled us). Again, just my personal opinion. Sorry if I stepped on anyone’s toes….
@OctolingKing13 Controllers are usually marked as controllers in filings like these, that's what's weird. Anyways, an MM Wave sensor doesn't make sense in a device you hold, assuming they're using it for it's most common use, human position detection.
Frankly, I think we're looking at Nintendo doing Kinect, which is hilarious to me.
Whatever happened to that Sleep monitor Nintendo was creating?
@Spider-Kev It never woke up.
It'd be cool if it was a volumetric display, and this was Nintendo's first steps into hologram technology or something.
I’d love for the next switch to get back some of the Wii motion control/pointer capabilities.
Switch Successor NEEDS analog controls!
@PurpulTyeDye No idea how realistic this is but now I absolutely need this
Would love for this to mean a return to the Wii motion days (just so long as it's optional to wiggle and waggle).
Nintendo Switch Shield TV device
Excited to see some more quirky peripherals and accessories that Nintendo can explore with the next generation! Switch was much safer with its appeal to the mainstream, but I think Switch 2 can help distinguish itself from its predecessor by going back to Nintendo's playful user experience roots!
Remember when the Switch came with an IR sensor in the Joy-Con and everyone was like, "what is this for?" and then a year later Labo was announced. Well I imagine this strange patent will be used in whatever crazy gimmick thing that will cost way too much for the Switch TOO.
Sensor bar would make… sense. I found the joycons terrible at remaining centred. It made world of goo almost unplayable
@zander_dale Man wouldn't it be amazing to start getting rereleases of ds/3ds games. Compilations and collections. Ughhh. One can only hope.
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