Nintendo registers a new wireless device with a 24 GHz mmWave sensor, the functionality of which is unknown

Nintendo has registered with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from the United States a new device referred to as CLO-001 and is based on a wireless product that has a 2.4 GHz WiFi connection and a 24 GHz mmWave sensor, although does not detail what its functionality will be.

The Japanese video game company continues to work on the development of new features, specifically, on the creation of new hardware whose use it has not specified, but which It doesn’t seem to be related to a new consoleas it could be the Nintendo Switch 2.

As shown in the registration documents filed with the US FCC, this new product is labeled exclusively as a “wireless device”, However, there is no word on whether it will be a wireless gaming console or another product such as a new controller.

Also, according to The Verge, the registered device belongs to a new category of Nintendo products, Since, as happened with the Nintendo Switch consoles -codenamed HAC-001- and Nintendo DS -codenamed NTR-001-, the technology tends to use the number ‘001’ for its different product lines. In this case, the code used is CLO-001.

Following this line, the documents also detail that it has a 2.4GHz WiFi connection and a sensor mmWave de 24 GHz. However, it does not have a 5 or 6 GHz WiFi connection, as is common, nor It also does not integrate Bluetooth connectivity.

As indicated by the aforementioned media, by having the sensor mmWave de 24 GHzone of its uses could be the motion tracking or gesture analysis near the device. This is because it is a sensor that is also used in other products such as presence sensors. In the case of this device, Nintendo specifies that the sensor has a detection range of up to 100 meters.

In addition to all this, the documents also show a diagram of the new device in question, which reflects a square shape with rounded cornersHowever, no further features are appreciated, such as the use of a screen or any buttons.