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Nintendo files patent application for a Wii cushion

Michael Brown   on 12 August 2009 - 08:45, updated 12 August 2009 - 16:48 · 24 comments & 5426 views

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Nintendo are known for unique and original methods of controlling games, from pioneering shoulder buttons to their recent pulse monitor, and a recent patent application for a cushion with a pocket for holding a Wii remote while the user holds an attached nunchuk looks like it could possibly continue this trend. The idea is that the user can tilt back and forth on said cushion while using the nunchuk in unison to control a horse (or possibly another animal).

According to Nintendo, "For centuries throughout the world, horseback riding has captured the imagination of adventurous people". So there you have it. Forget shaking a stick to make a man fly through space, or attempting to do an uncomfortably large amount of pushups on a board, the real adventure is riding a cushion with a pocket.

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#1 karl_87 on 12 Aug 2009 - 09:22
Oh dear
#2 Rolith on 12 Aug 2009 - 16:52
they filed for it ages ago *groans* and there's been no evidence that they're actually planning on making it. companies like nintendo file hundreds of thousands of patents in their lifetimes, and considering how badly nintendo's been on the reciving end of lawsuits one can hardly blame them for filing something even as silly as this...
(1 reply) #3 +dave164 on 12 Aug 2009 - 16:58
Lol this is just entertaining.
#3.1 Xero on 13 Aug 2009 - 13:54
Sounds pretty cool actually lol. I'd like to play Zelda with one and ride my horsey
(1 reply) #4 supernova_00 on 12 Aug 2009 - 17:20
If you look at the mosaics tab, it talks about horseback riding. And to Rolith, it was filed on 07/22/09
#4.1 Rolith on 12 Aug 2009 - 17:43
seriously? artical i saw implied it was just "discovered" dispite being filed around when the release went live. My bad, should have looked closer.
(1 reply) #5 brink668 on 12 Aug 2009 - 17:28
Do the cowboy boots give you added speed? If not I'm not buying it. =P
#5.1 GreyWolfSC on 13 Aug 2009 - 18:12
Sure! Just don't use spurs or you'll pop your "horsey."
#6 Kawarau on 12 Aug 2009 - 17:38
Both this device and that wii fit board reminds me of that old joyboard amiga did for atari, ah guru meditation, the memories...

#7 Fish on 12 Aug 2009 - 19:01
from pioneering shoulder buttons


I've learnt something new today
(3 replies) #8 toadeater on 12 Aug 2009 - 20:09
It's a Wiibian.

(If you don't know what I am referring to you are probably better off!
#8.1 PsyOpWarlord on 12 Aug 2009 - 20:59
LOL .. You better pantent it before someone else does. Thats a money maker there.
#8.2 RuudJacobs.NET on 12 Aug 2009 - 23:02
My thoughts exactly lol
#8.3 pasty2k2 on 13 Aug 2009 - 01:55
haha awesome. Not sure how I would react if I saw it in action though :| Rather odd...
(1 reply) #9 +warwagon on 12 Aug 2009 - 20:23
I can see it now. You are sitting on the couch playing Mario Kart on the Wii. You are coming around the finish line. All of the sudden you fart and go into hyper-drive thus wining the race.
#9.1 RAID 0 on 13 Aug 2009 - 03:42
CS:Light Speed too slow?
DH:Yes. We need to go right to... Ludicrous Speed!
#10 SleeStak on 12 Aug 2009 - 21:30
I am going to skip the Wii cushion but I will be first in line at the store when they release the Wii bean bag chair
#11 Antaris on 12 Aug 2009 - 21:39
Wow -_- this is nearly as interesting as the Wii Vitality Sensor
(1 reply) #12 Shadrack on 12 Aug 2009 - 22:52
Seriously? Wow. I sure am glad all the stores were sold out of Wii's when it was all-the-rave and I was itching to buy one. That itch is long-gone now.
#12.1 pasty2k2 on 13 Aug 2009 - 01:58
Nintendo can be quite itchy.
#13 gnuman on 13 Aug 2009 - 00:16
And here I thought Nintendo was going to make a woopy cushion for their console... Potty Training with the Wii Cushion!
#14 M_Lyons10 on 13 Aug 2009 - 08:33
"For centuries throughout the world, horseback riding has captured the imagination of adventurous people".


Wow. Hm... I guess riding horses is an unusual thing in Japan...

It seems strange, but it's Nintendo, so I'm sure they'd find a way to make it work. LOL
(1 reply) #15 AlienWorkShop on 13 Aug 2009 - 08:54
I wonder what other games could use this kind of controller (can u call it a controller?)
It requires you to bounce up and down on a seat... anyone see another game type here?

ahem...
#15.1 GreyWolfSC on 13 Aug 2009 - 18:13
Mario butt-stomps?

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