Nintendo has filed a brand-new patent for a tech that lets Switch users turn their smartphones and other devices into second screens for themselves or family and friends.
The patent also hints at integrating local and online gameplay, suggesting that portable devices could be used to bring remote players into the mix.
Nintendo’s patented system reimagines the (Nintendo Switch 2) multiplayer gaming experience by combining a central game-processing unit, like the rumored Switch 2 console, with portable devices such as your smartphones, tablets etc. Would be cool if other Switch consoles can be connected too, no?
The console displays a unique image—like a QR code—on the screen. The players simply scan that code with their devices to establish a live connection to the game via Switch (2).
Once connected, smartphones or tablets can act as both controllers and displays, or they can used to assign specific roles to other players such as in an RPG, tabletop game, the possibilities are endless.
And this is indeed the kind of unique feature a company like Nintendo expected to create.
Imaging playing something like Dungeon's and Dragons on this or a Zelda board game with your family and friends. Cool, right?
