Current Events > Nintendo filed a new patent for Nintendogs

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A recent patent, dated 17th January 2023 and originally filed for in November 2021, seems to suggest that Nintendo is working on a new way to bring the world of virtual dogs back into our homes (thanks, My Nintendo News). This time around, the technology all seems to be about augmented reality and the ability to place a virtual object (a dog, in the example given) into a real-world environment as captured through a camera.
The diagrams used in the patent all seem to depict this taking place through a smartphone, hinting that a Nintendogs mobile app might be the route that Nintendo is going down here. This would make a lot of sense. Nintendo has been dipping its toes in the pool of mobile gaming for a while now with varied success. While the attempts have slowed down slightly as of late, something like the mass appeal of Nintendogs would be a pretty safe bet for bringing people back around to the idea.
Some images from the recent patent can be found below, showing how the technology would allow the user to place the virtual pup in a real-world environment.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/01/patent-suggests-that-new-nintendogs-is-on-the-horizon-potentially-for-mobile

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