Nintendo patent new Wii peripherals, including a bike!

by Steven Williamson on 4 February 2008, 11:03

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Light-sabers, zapper guns, golf clubs, tennis racquets and steering wheels are just a few of the peripherals you can use in conjunction with your Wii-mote to enhance your gaming experience, but Nintendo still has plenty of new accessories up their sleeves as they to seek to invent new ways to use the unique functionality of the controller.

On the 17th January Nintendo has filed a number of new patents with the European patent office, including what looks like a motorbike or an exercise bike. As you can see from the picture on the official website, the Wii-mote fits snugly into the hollow pedal of the bike.

Also patented is a skateboard in which the Wii-mote fits into the wheel, but the weirdest patent of the lot is a stuffed toy animal where the Wii-mote appears to be stuffed into its stomach

We don’t know whether these peripherals will ever actually see the light of day, but the motorbike would certainly be a welcome addition and add a new dimension to racing games.

Check out the patents at the European patent office.


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Posted by vinnyT - Mon 04 Feb 2008 11:25
The cycle would slot in nicely with the wii-fit thing they have going. You could do the tour de france in your living room, or perhaps a gentle ride round Bermuda (or just about anywhere), if they could make it so the resistance adjusted for the terrain, it could be a very good workout (better than some gyms where you cycle with some fat-ass on the stairmaster in front of you).
Posted by jonathan_phang - Mon 04 Feb 2008 11:31
On the patent pics, shame that they havent (not through first party anyway) brought out the zapper that looks like the original NES one, looks much better than the one they brought out. Also - WTF is the teddy bear pic for!!!! :)
Posted by Steven W - Mon 04 Feb 2008 12:38
vinnyT
The cycle would slot in nicely with the wii-fit thing they have going. You could do the tour de france in your living room, or perhaps a gentle ride round Bermuda (or just about anywhere), if they could make it so the resistance adjusted for the terrain, it could be a very good workout (better than some gyms where you cycle with some fat-ass on the stairmaster in front of you).

I like that idea. An exercise bike would be great!
Posted by Workaholic - Mon 04 Feb 2008 21:23
The bike is a great idea, although I'm a little puzzled by the skateboard…

Without some sort of balancing bar most households won't have the space to use one, let alone have the money lying around to cover any breakages when someone goes all Bart Simpson (<no disrespectives!)

The joystick is a great idea and I can see that coming around nicely….

The glasses for metal gear solid styled games, but same here whats the bear for? A future sort of Mario game wth the bear acting as Mario and you making it jump around?

What I need now is a room to call the “Wii” room and a glass cabinet to sort all of their attachments!