Nintendo is rumored to be cooperating with Google to develop VR/MR glasses and MicroLED screens for home entertainment

(Nweon September 5, 2023) X (formerly Twitter) user Nash Weedle predicted the release of "Metroid: Survival of Fear" a year before Nintendo officially released it exist.

Now, Nash Wedel is breaking the news that Nintendo is already testing a prototype of VR glasses. Among them, it supports MR functions, is equipped with a Micro LED screen, is oriented to home entertainment, and the development work has been participated by Google to some extent.

There are currently endless rumors about Switch 2, but in addition to this handheld console, Nash Wedel pointed out that Nintendo is developing a VR glasses that can be operated independently of Switch 2, and shared related concept renderings (not official).

He pointed out that Nintendo is already testing the prototype, and this VR glasses will support MR functions and be equipped with a Micro LED screen for home entertainment. Additionally, the device was developed with some sort of involvement from Google. According to Nash Wedel’s follow-up post, Nintendo’s VR glasses use Micro LED panels from a Google subsidiary.

Extended reading: Google announced the acquisition of MicroLED display technology startup Raxium

It is worth mentioning that Google announced in May 2022 that it would officially acquire Raxium, a MicroLED display technology startup. So the company subsidiary Nash Wedel describes may be Raxium.

In fact, Nintendo is no stranger to MR/VR. For example, they have cooperated with Niantic to develop "Pikmin AR"; released a physical racing AR game "Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit" for Switch; and brought a VR headset kit Labo VR Kit based on the Labo cardboard concept, etc. Not only that, the patent shows that Nintendo has explored the MR/VR concept many times.

Extended reading: Lenovo releases Legion Glasses, AR smart glasses, focusing on giant-screen audio-visual games and entertainment

Of course, Nintendo has not officially confirmed it, and the above are just speculations. However, similar to the AR smart glasses Legion Glasses released by Lenovo for the Legion Go handheld console, it is not ruled out that Nintendo will also use the same concept and bring a virtual giant screen experience to the Switch 2 handheld console.

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