Game controller

1. A game controller comprising:

a housing; and

a vibrator contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, wherein

the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction, and

a first resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the first direction is different from a second resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the second direction.

2. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the first direction and the second direction are orthogonal to each other.

3. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

in a front view of the game controller, the first direction corresponds to a left-right direction of the game controller.

4. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

in a front view of the game controller, the second direction corresponds to a front-back direction of the game controller.

5. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the vibrator has a cuboid shape.

6. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the first and second surfaces of the vibrator are configured to contact planar surface portions of an inner surface of the housing.

7. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the first surface of the vibrator or the second surface of the vibrator is configured to contact a rib portion of an inner surface of the housing.

8. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the vibrator is contained in a holder, and the holder is fixed to the housing.

9. The game controller according to claim 8 , wherein

the holder is configured to cover at least a part of the vibrator, and at least a surface of the holder corresponding to the first surface of the vibrator is open.

10. The game controller according to claim 8 , wherein

the holder comprises an elastic material.

11. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the vibrator comprises a first vibrator and a second vibrator,

the first vibrator is configured to vibrate in the first direction and the second direction,

the second vibrator is configured to vibrate in the first direction and the second direction,

the housing includes a left grip portion and a right grip portion,

the first vibrator is disposed in the left grip portion, and the second vibrator is disposed in the right grip portion,

the first vibrator includes a first surface configure to contact the left grip portion when the first vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the left grip portion when the first vibrator vibrates in the second direction, and

the second vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the right grip portion when the second vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configures to contact the right grip potion when the second vibrator vibrates in the second direction.

12. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing includes a grip portion configured to be held by a hand of a user including a palm, and

the first surface of the vibrator is configured to contact first portion of the grip portion with which the palm of the user comes into contact.

13. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

in a front view of the game controller, the first direction corresponds to a left-right direction of the game controller, and the second direction to a front-back direction of the game controller, and

a first resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the first direction is different from a second resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the second direction.

14. The game controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing includes a main body housing and a grip portion, and

at least the first surface of the vibrator is configured to directly contact the grip portion.

15. The game controller according to claim 14 , wherein

the vibrator is configured to contact the main body housing through a buffer member.

16. A system comprising:

a game machine configured to execute a game program for playing a video game; and

a game controller according to claim 1 .

17. A game controller comprising:

a housing; and

a vibrator contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, wherein

the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction.

the housing includes a first portion and a second portion thicker than the first portion, and

at least one of the first surface of the vibrator or the second surface of the vibrator is configured to contact the first portion of the housing.

18. A game controller comprising;

a housing; and

a vibrato contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, wherein

the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction, wherein

the housing includes a grip potion configured to be held by a hand of a user including a palm,

the first surface of the vibrator is configured to contact a first portion of the grip portion with which the palm of the user comes into contact,

the grip portion includes a second portion different from the first portion,

the first portion corresponds to an approximate center portion of the palm of the user, and the second portion corresponds to a portion of a finger of the user,

the second surface of the vibrator is configured to contact the second portion of the grip portion, and

a first resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the first direction is different from a second resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the second direction.

19. A game controller comprising:

a housing; and

a vibrator contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and second direction different from the first direction, wherein

the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction,

the vibrator has as resonance frequencies, a first resonance frequency and a second resonance frequency, different from the first resonance frequency.

20. The game controller according to claim 19 , wherein the vibrator comprises a linear vibration actuator.

21. A game controller comprising:

a housing; and

a vibrator contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and second direction different from the first direction, wherein

the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction,

the vibrator is configured to receive respective signals at a given time, each causing vibration in a different one of the first and second directions, and

a first resonant frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the first direction is different from a second resonant frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the second direction.

22. A system comprising:

a game machine configured to execute a game program for playing a video game; and

a game controller according to claim 21 .