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Hooping with Network Latency

New patent for Nintendo Switch Sports’ online basketball gameplay (US20250381474):

Since network delay may impact the feel of control responsiveness, the game outputs haptic feedback immediately (img 1) but synchronize the player and opponent animations based on a measured latency (imgs 2-3).

Drawing from patent US 20250381474: FIG. 19 shows a non-limiting example of a shooting operation
Drawing from patent US 20250381474: FIG. 20 shows a non-limiting example of a game screen according to the exemplary embodiment
Drawing from patent US 20250381474: FIG. 22 schematically illustrates vibration output timing according to the exemplary embodiment

The patent publication provides further details on how to handle the haptics and synchronization with 9 flowcharts.

Click here for pervious Nintendo Switch Sports patent.

[Originally posted on 2025-12-18 Pacific Time]