Ever since video games have gone from local arcades to the comfort of our living rooms, Nintendo has been at the forefront of the video game industry. While the Nintendo has excelled at producing quality in-home video game consoles, the company seems to be the only company seems to specialize in producing exceptional handheld consoles that gamers can take on the go. Now, in recent years, the console that Nintendo has produced has featured technology that is not as powerful as some of its rival consoles like the PlayStation and Xbox. The Nintendo Switch, for example, is nowhere close to being as powerful as the Xbox One. However, the amount Nintendo Switch consoles sold is already competing with the amount of Xbox One consoles. A lot of people are curious as to how Nintendo stays afloat within an industry that typically has technology that is much more powerful. Well, it comes down to one thing: innovation. Nintendo”s ability to produce innovative consoles, such as the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo Switch, keeps the company relevant my captivating gamers all over the world.

But is Nintendo already working on something new despite the Nintendo Switch being one of the companies best-selling consoles?

With all the reports that Nintendo has filed new hardware patents flooding the internet, it is easy to assume that they are. The new patents Nintendo filed hint that Nintendo is working on multi-screened technology that would allow users to transfer data from one screen to another with ease. While it is easy to assume that Nintendo is planning on using this patent to work on new Nintendo Switch functions that would provide unique gaming experiences, sources like The Know believe that the patent is evidence that Nintendo is working on a new device that will serve as a predecessor to the Nintendo 3DS. As the Nintendo 3DS has been Nintendo’s dedicated handheld system for quite some time now, this is a plausible theory. The Know even has a theory that the patent may even be for a mobile device. Again, this theory is very plausible when you take the fact that mobile games are contributing to most of the video game industry’s revenue into consideration.

Nintendo has always been a leading company of innovation within the video game industry. While the company tends to lack in sheer power and graphical capabilities it always incorporates captivating functionality in its technology that enables the company to compete with the other video game powerhouses such as Sony and Microsoft. With the recent reports the Nintendo filed new hardware patents flooding the internet, gamers are going to become more and more anxious as to what Nintendo has up its sleeve. Considering Nintendo's history of producing entertaining gaming consoles that utilize cutting-edge technology, if the patent is more than just a concept it almost guaranteed to be a success. Gamers can only hope that spill the beans as to what the patent is for during this years E3 video game conference.