Video game controller and video game system

Abstract

A first control unit includes a first operation data generation section for generating first operation data in accordance with a motion of a first control unit body included in the first control unit. A second control unit includes a second operation data generation section for generating second operation data in accordance with a direction input operation performed by a player or a motion of a second control unit body included in the second control unit. Further, one of the first control unit and the second control unit includes a transmission section for transmitting the first operation data and the second operation data to a computer at a predetermined timing.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a game controller and a game system, and more particularly to a game controller comprising and operated using two control units connected to each other by a flexible cable, and comprising the Game controller for gaming system. Background technique [0002] For example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2004-313492 (hereinafter referred to as Patent Document 1) discloses a controller having a control unit held by both hands of a player to play a game, respectively. [0003] The controller disclosed in Patent Document 1 is composed of an R unit held by the player's right hand and an L unit held by the player's left hand. The R unit and the L unit each have an operation button on its top surface and a lever on its case side. The R-unit and L-unit can be physically coupled to each other for use as a combined controller. [0004] However, the controller disclosed in Patent Document 1 is constituted by simply divid...

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Problems solved by technology

That is, although the player can place his or her right and left hands anywhere when the player holds the R and L units by his or her right and left hands, respectively, the player cannot control the controller itself with improved dexterity

For example, not only combined controllers but game device controllers divided into right and left units cannot realize new operations

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