Or are they just stringing us along?
Social media account Nintendo Patents Watch is on the lookout for new Nintendo patents, and it may have just spotted one of the most unusual, involving a violin-typed music device and your Joy-Con!
The patent was filed on 20th November 2023 and just published a few days ago, on 30th May 2025. And, as seen below on Bluesky, and over at the patent site itself where you can – if you can understand Japanese – read more details, and as explained by Nintendo Patents Watch, these diagrams show what looks like a device that simulates bow movement.
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