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siliconera.com - 1/14/2009

Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card?

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A curious trademark popped up in Japan's trademark database one registered by Nintendo for a "DS Houi Sensor Card". Houi is Japanese for direction so the trademark is related to a DS card that can detect direction or perhaps even…

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Nintendo patent 'points' to direction-sensing DS card
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