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Nintendo Co Ltd

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1987

consumer_electronicsmechanicalgaming

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1 patents, in 1987

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How the Nintendo D-Pad Works

A mechanical switch design that allows a user to control directional movement in video games using a single, tilting thumb-operated button.

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