Patent ID: 8523675

Claim:
A video game controller, comprising: a hand-held base unit, the hand-held base unit including: a body defining an opening; and at least two first electrical connectors cooperating with the opening; and a removable module, the removable module including: two or more module actuators each configured to each generate an electrical actuation signal in response to user input; two or more second electrical connectors; and a module body carrying each of the two or more module actuators and the two or more second electrical connectors, wherein the module body is sized and configured to be at least partially received within the opening of the hand-held base unit in at least two different orientations, and wherein in a first orientation each of the two or more second electrical connectors connects to a respective one of the at least two first electrical connectors, and in a second orientation each of the two or more second electrical connectors connects to a different one of the at least two first electrical connectors.