On 3D Printing » GamePad http://on3dprinting.com Tracking the emerging 3D Printing revolution! Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:32:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Design: Nintendo Wii U Controller Prototyped Using 3D Printing http://on3dprinting.com/2012/10/17/design-nintendo-wii-u-controller-prototyped-using-3d-printing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=design-nintendo-wii-u-controller-prototyped-using-3d-printing http://on3dprinting.com/2012/10/17/design-nintendo-wii-u-controller-prototyped-using-3d-printing/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:40:12 +0000 http://on3dprinting.com/?p=1881 Wii U GamePad 3D Printing

Nintendo designers iterated on dozens of prototypes to get the perfect shape for the Wii U gamepad controller. How? 3D printing.

Hardware developer Masato Ibuki commented: “I made such a huge amount that I don’t even remember how many! (laughs) This time, instead of using the designs as it had come out of the 3D printer, we actually received approval for design with something that all the team members including myself whittled by hand to make fine adjustments to the 3D printed objects in the company workshop.”

Below is a virtual tour of the Wii U GamePad.

 

Via The Examiner.

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