Patent ID: 8298084
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A multi-player game controller system comprising: a first hand-held game controller including; a second hand-held game controller, the first and second hand-held game controllers having engagement states of an engaged state and an unengaged state, the first and second hand-held game controllers being in fixed physical relation to each other with respect to at least one degree of freedom when in the engaged state, the first and second hand-held game controllers being independently movable in relation to each other when in the unengaged state, the second hand-held game controller including; a third hand-held game controller, the second and third hand-held game controllers having engagement states of an engaged state and an unengaged state, the second and third hand-held game controllers being in fixed physical relation to each other with respect to at least one degree of freedom when in the engaged state, the second and third hand-held game controllers being independently movable in relation to each other when in the unengaged state, the third hand-held game controller including: engagement circuitry configured to generate an engagement signal in response to the first and second hand-held game controllers being in an engagement state, and configured to generate an engagement signal in response to the second and third hand-held game controllers are in an engagement state.