Particulars on an alleged collection of patent purposes filed by Nintendo in November 2022 have surfaced, revealing the idea for a brand new dual-screen gaming gadget idea that may be cut up in two. Nevertheless, it is value allowing for that even a granted patent–let alone an utility for one–does not imply an actual product will ever see the sunshine of day.

Shared on the World Mental Property Organisation web site (through ResetEra and first noticed by GameRant), Nintendo’s gadget is harking back to its DS and 3DS handheld consoles, which utilized a dual-screen setup for video games on these programs. In line with the appliance, the highest and backside halves can function independently of each other, one thing that the DS and 3DS handhelds weren’t able to. When the 2 halves are closed, a display continues to be seen from the skin.

“This digital equipment contains a primary gadget and a second gadget,” the patent utility reads. “The primary gadget and the second gadget could be detachably hooked up to one another. The primary gadget has a primary floor, and a primary show and a primary connection unit that are positioned on the primary floor. The second gadget has a second floor, a second show that’s positioned on the second floor, a second rear floor that’s on the reverse aspect from the second floor, and a second connection unit that’s positioned on the second rear floor.”

It is value noting that Nintendo has filed a number of patents previously for brand new gadgets, together with an oval-shaped handheld gadget, and plenty of of those concepts have by no means been totally realized past the appliance section. For now, this might be one other case of Nintendo future-proofing its technological breakthroughs in case it ever does determine to as soon as once more launch a dual-screen handheld gaming console.

What is understood concerning the subsequent Nintendo console is that the transition from the present Change to its successor may probably be smoother. Nintendo of America boss Doug Bowser has acknowledged that the Nintendo Account system in place on Change will carry ahead to no matter it’s that Nintendo is rumored to be engaged on. Nintendo’s CEO, Shuntaro Furukawa, had additionally beforehand mentioned this, saying the subsequent Nintendo console will use the identical Nintendo Account system because the Change. Whether or not meaning Nintendo’s subsequent system helps backwards compatibility with Change video games stays to be seen, nevertheless.

The corporate might need proven off its new system to builders at Gamescom in August, and it has been reported that some studios might already have the console.