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Siliconera spied a patent filing from Nintendo this morning for a football controller for use with the Wii remote and Nunchuk attachment. It also appears as if it can accommodate Wii MotionPlus. Apparently, players will be able to seat both of the controllers into the squishy ball and hold on to it while strapping in. The patent application was filed by Howard Cheng, Vice President of Research and Development at Nintendo of America. The application goes on to describe the basic functionality of the proposed controller in terms of throwing and running. Throwing – Players firmly strap their hands to the ball and make a throwing motion. The pitch angle and force of the throw determines the trajectory arc of the throw. Side to side motion determines the yaw angle. Pressing buttons on the Wii remote can adjust other options. Running – The football controller sense body motion, shifting left and right to dodge tacklers and even jumping motions by raising the ball. Running speed is determined by players making a jogging motion.
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