Every Zelda lover and Mario connoisseur is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Switch 2. Every crumb towards the reveal is therefore remarkable, especially when Nintendo registers a completely new device.
Although it is actually the most fun to get to know a new device at a reveal full of show and spectacle, the reality is often more erratic. Then we hear about new gadgets via registrations with supervisors or through the box in the factory. A new gadget from Nintendo comes on the radar thanks to a registration at the FCC, the American telecom watchdog. A mysterious new device was registered there this weekend, reports The Verge.
The product in question is called CLO-001, which only states that it is a “wireless device,” not a “wireless game console” as is the case with the Nintendo Switch, or a “wireless game controller” as is the case with the Joy-Con. A very simple drawing shows where the FCC mark should go: on the bottom of the device, which from the bottom is an almost square shape with rounded corners. The 001 in the title does suggest that it is a new device.
Special sensor for something new?
The documents do reveal that the device, at least during testing, does not have any body-worn accessories, and that there is no battery. The device can only be used when connected to a USB-C port. To add to the mystery: there is no new 5GHz or 6GHz Wi-Fi, but there is 2.4GHz, and also a 24GHz mmWave sensor.
And that mmWave sensor is the most obvious. That is a radar sensor, which can see your presence, for example, but also roughly what movements you make. And Nintendo actually tries something crazy with a sensor every few years. Sometimes it is a great success, like with the Nintendo Wii, sometimes it is less successful, like with the IR sensor in the Joy-Con, which is hardly used.
More Switch 2 info leaked
Perhaps this accessory is intended to allow you to control games with simple hand gestures, perhaps it’s something complementary to the Nintendo Switch 2. It could even be some sort of transitional accessory, incorporating a feature built into the Nintendo Switch 2. That would allow Nintendo to continue releasing games on both platforms for a while, something that often happens when a new console is revealed.
Last week, more information about the successor to the Switch also leaked. That device seems to get a slightly larger screen, but otherwise looks very similar to the Switch. With Joy-Con on both sides, which are attached in a new way. The hardware specifications point to more powerful chips, which will end up somewhere in the middle between the PS4 Pro and Xbox Series S. You will probably finally be able to play Nintendo games in 4K, and although the power is lagging behind the Xbox Series X and PS5, let alone the PS5 Pro, Nintendo always manages to do a lot with very little. The successor to the Nintendo Switch is expected in early 2025.
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