Controller device and controller system
An example controller system includes a terminal device, and an input device as an additional device configured to be attachable to and detachable from the terminal device. The terminal device includes a generally plate-shaped housing, and an LCD 51 provided on the front side of the housing. The input device includes an operation section such as a stick, a bar-shaped first grip portion, and a support portion. The support portion detachably supports the terminal device so that the screen of the LCD is in a generally vertical direction when the first grip portion is in the vertical direction.
1. A controller system comprising a device and an additional device which is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the device, wherein:
the device comprises:
a generally plate-shaped housing; and
a display section provided on a front side of the housing; and
the additional device comprises:
an operation section;
a bar-shaped first grip portion; and
a support portion configured to detachably support the device so that a screen of the display section is in a generally vertical direction when the first grip portion is in a vertical direction.
2. The controller system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a bar-shaped second grip portion which is in a direction generally parallel to the first grip portion,
wherein the operation section is operable with a finger of a hand holding one of the first grip portion and the second grip portion.
3. The controller system according to claim 2 , wherein the support portion is provided in a member which connects the first grip portion and the second grip portion to each other.
4. The controller system according to claim 3 , wherein the additional device is configured so that:
the first grip portion is positioned forward of the screen when the device is attached; and
the second grip portion is positioned rearward of the screen when the device is attached.
5. The controller system according to claim 1 , wherein the additional device further comprises an image-capturing section arranged in a direction for capturing an image in a backward direction of the screen when the device is attached.
6. The controller system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the device comprises a projecting portion configured to project on a back side of the housing;
a first engagement hole is provided on a bottom surface of the projecting portion;
a second engagement hole is provided on a bottom surface of the housing; and
the support portion includes tab portions which are configured to be engageable with the first engagement hole and the second engagement hole, and supports a back surface of the housing when the tab portions are engaged with the first engagement hole and the second engagement hole.
7. The controller system according to claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises an inertia sensor disposed inside the housing.
8. The controller system according to claim 1 , wherein the screen of the display section is 5 inches or larger.
9. The controller system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the additional device, when attached to the device, transmits operation data representing an operation performed on the additional device itself to the device; and
the device is configured to wirelessly communicate with a game device capable of executing a game process, and wirelessly transmits, to the game device, operation data representing an operation performed on the device itself and operation data transmitted from the additional device.
10. A device comprising:
a bar-shaped first grip portion;
a bar-shaped second grip portion;
a display section arranged so that a screen thereof is in a generally vertical direction when at least one of the first grip portion and the second grip portion is in a vertical direction; and
an operation section operable with a finger of a hand holding one of the first grip portion and the second grip portion.
11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the display section is provided between the first grip portion and the second grip portion.
12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein:
the first grip portion is provided forward of the screen;
the second grip portion is provided rearward of the screen.
13. A controller system comprising a display device and an additional device which is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the display device, wherein:
the display device comprises:
a generally plate-shaped housing;
a first operation section; and
a display provided on a front side of the housing;
the additional device comprises:
a second operation section;
first and second spaced apart and substantially parallel bar-shaped grip portions; and
a member extending between the first and second grip portions and comprising a support portion configured for detachably supporting the display device; and
the display device comprises a wireless communication circuit for wirelessly transmitting operation data for the first and second operation sections.