Nintendo patent potentially adds click wheel and crank accessories to Joy-Con

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Nintendo has submitted 2 new patents for Switch 2 Joy-Con accessories: a crank and a clickable wheel.
The crank uses a rotary disk tracked by the Joy-Con 2's mouse sensor, possibly for fishing games, drawing comparisons to the Playdate.
The click wheel's purpose is unclear but could be used as a miniature steering wheel or for minigames.
Nintendo has a history of unique accessories, but there's no guarantee these patents will become actual products.
The patents highlight Nintendo's tendency to replicate features from other unique handhelds despite its litigious nature.

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