It seems like there are some talented designers out there who have taken the rumour of a Nintendo smartphone and run with it, despite the face that Nintendo has officially denied the rumours. After the Smart Boy concept that surfaced last month, CURVED/labs have tried their hand at a Nintendo smartphone concept, and we have to say, it’s even better than the last one. Unlike the Smart Boy, which was influenced the ancient Nintendo Game Boy, this Nintendo smartphone concept takes its essence from a much more recent console, the Wii-U. With the badge “Wii-M”, the smartphone appears to have been imagined much like the tablet-like controller of the Wii-U, and even has retro and current controller add-ons available. Check out some images below:
Concepts like this really make you wish that Nintendo would consider making a Nintendo smartphone – if they aren’t already and just aren’t telling us. As listed on the CURVED website, here are the full specs of the Nintendo smartphone concept:
- 4.5-inch display with scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass
- Dimensions: 67mm x 126mm x 9mm (with open Pad: 67mm x 196mm x 9mm)
- LTE, NFC, GPS, Wireless Charging
- Slider gamepad, which extends at your fingertips
- Button design either in classic or modern NES Wii controller look
- Control over gamepad and sensors possible
- illuminated Home button
- 64 gigabytes of internal memory for games
- physical buttons for volume and power
- Rear camera with 8 megapixels, front camera with five megapixels
- customized Android with its own Wii Menu. Games can be streamed from the Wii and WiiU on smartphone and further gamble seamlessly.
- Seamless Play with Wii and WiiU consoles via Nintendo Network
- Available as “classic” or “modern” version available in black and white
- Wireless Charging
