No doubt you read about the newly-discovered Nintendo patent that describes a handheld gaming device with accelerometers in it to read motions. Ben Richardson from Games Radar got excited enough about the idea to take some silly pictures of hypothetical play sessions with such an item! Maybe 'excited' isn't the right word.

It certainly makes sense for Nintendo to explore the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii for future gaming devices, including handhelds. But is this patent proof that they are?

Motion sensing in handheld games is not a new idea. Homebrew developers have been reading motion input for a while now, thanks to custom peripherals. And Nintendo has had their own experience with tilt control, in both WarioWare Twisted and Kirby Tilt & Tumble. But individual game cartridges with built-in motion-sensing tech and homebrew developments don't compare to a system designed from the ground up with motion control in mind. Certainly if Nintendo released such a system, it would change handheld gaming forever, right? Maybe not.