Nintendo's prime directive for this current console generation has been to broaden the ways in which Wii owners interact with their games. Beginning with the motion-sensing Wii Remote and Nunchuk, the ...

If there's one thing Nintendo – no, scratch that, the world – needs more of, it's gimmicky Wii controllers. Thankfully the trusty patent system has given us a heads-up of what might be the next ...

If you thought the Wii Balance Board was off the beaten path wait until you see Nintendo’s Wii Horseback Riding Saddle. We’re not kidding about this. The inflatable seat has a pocket for the Wii ...

Nintendo has a long history of turning wild ideas into hardware, but some of its patents are so outlandish they sound like urban legends. From inflatable saddles to sanity meters and Pokémon that ...

Nintendo's patented an inflatable horse-riding seat controller thing, as you can see on Siliconera. Try not to laugh. You blow it up, fit your Wiimote in it and sit on it. Or your kids do, at least.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nintendo patent renders. We're big Nintendo fans here at Creative Bloq, so we were fascinated to see renders showing what could ...

Siliconera discovered a European patent filed by Nintendo for ... that thing. It's an "inflatable air cushion or other type seat" with a pocket for the Wii Remote. It's for simulating horseback riding ...