Nintendo was granted a patent for a redesigned game controller.

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  "company": {
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        "label": "Card, board, roulette games; indoor games"
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    "summary": "Nintendo was granted a patent for a redesigned game controller.",
    "event_at": "2026-09-29",
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    "uspto_assignee": "NINTENDO CO., LTD.",
    "patent_abstract": "A controller includes a substrate, a stick, and a functional component. The stick is to be operated by a user. The functional component performs a controller function, and it is different from the stick. The substrate includes a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface. The stick includes an arm that moves as the stick is operated, the arm extending from a side of the front surface toward a side of the rear surface. The substrate includes a circuit provided on the front surface and electrically connected to the functional component and a first sensor provided on the rear surface, the first sensor directly or indirectly detecting a motion of the arm.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A controller layout that lets the joystick arm pass through the board while separate components handle additional controller functions.",
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