Game controller
An example of a game controller includes within a housing a first substrate on a front surface side and a second substrate on a back surface side. On a surface of the first substrate, switches such as a capture button and a home button are provided, and on a back surface of the first substrate, an NFC antenna is provided. In a region where contactless communication can be performed using the NFC antenna, switches such as a capture button and a home button are provided.
1. A game controller capable of reading data from an external storage device through contactless communication, the game controller comprising:
a housing;
an antenna built into the housing and used for the contactless communication, the antenna including at least one loop that surrounds a region;
a first operation button provided on the housing, wherein
on the housing, the first operation button is placed in a region where data can be read from the external storage device using the antenna,
a height of an upper surface of the first operation button is substantially the same as or lower than a height of a surface of the housing,
when the game controller is held and viewed from a front of the game controller, the first operation button is placed at a position where the first operation button overlaps at least a part of the region surrounded by the antenna,
a first substrate and a second substrate are provided in the housing, the second substrate being placed closer to a back surface of the game controller than the first substrate is, and
the antenna is placed on the first substrate.
2. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing includes a first region including a position corresponding to a center of the region, and a second region around the first region, and
the first operation button is placed in the second region on the housing.
3. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
as the first operation button, a plurality of first operation buttons are provided.
4. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the first operation button is a home button.
5. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the first operation button is a button used to capture a screen.
6. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
on a certain surface of the housing on which the first operation button is provided, a second operation button different from the first operation button is placed, and
a height of the first operation button from the surface of the housing is lower than a height of the second operation button from the surface of the housing.
7. The game controller according to claim 6 , wherein
the second operation button is placed at a position further away from the antenna than the first operation button is.
8. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the antenna is placed in the housing and closer to a front surface of the game controller than a center of the housing in a front-back direction of the game controller is.
9. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the antenna is placed at a center in a left-right direction of the game controller.
10. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the contactless communication is communication using NFC (Near Field Communication).
11. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the contactless communication is communication using RFID.
12. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
on the second substrate, a control circuit for controlling the game controller is placed.
13. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the antenna is placed on a back side of the first substrate.
14. The game controller according to claim 13 , wherein
on a front side of the first substrate, a switch for detecting an operation on the first operation button is placed.
15. A game controller capable of reading data from an external storage device through contactless communication, the game controller comprising:
a housing;
an antenna built into the housing and used for the contactless communication, the antenna including at least one loop that surrounds a region;
a first operation button provided on the housing, wherein
on the housing, the first operation button is placed in a region where data can be read from the external storage device using the antenna,
when the game controller is held and viewed from a front of the game controller, the first operation button is placed at a position where the first operation button overlaps at least a part of the region surrounded by the antenna,
a first substrate and a second substrate are provided in the housing, the second substrate being placed closer to a back surface of the game controller than the first substrate is, and
the antenna is placed on the first substrate.
16. A game controller capable of reading data from an external storage device through contactless communication, the game controller comprising:
a housing;
a substrate in the housing;
an antenna placed on a back side of the substrate and used for the contactless communication, the antenna including at least one loop that surrounds a region;
a first operation button provided on the housing, wherein
on the housing, the first operation button is placed in a region where data can be read from the external storage device using the antenna, and
when the game controller is held and viewed from a front of the game controller, the first operation button is placed at a position where the first operation button overlaps at least a part of the region surrounded by the antenna.
17. The game controller according to claim 16 , further comprising a switch for the first operation button, the switch being placed on a front side of the substrate.