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Nintendo has long been known as one of the most innovative developers in the tech world.
It launched a virtual reality headset in 1995, two decadesbefore Meta released the Oculus Rift.
Its motion controllers for the Wii in 2005 touched offwaves of investment in motion-control technologies.
Compared to those innovations, Nintendo adding magnets to its controllers may not seem as big a deal.
But magnets have proven to be popular features for consumer electronics.
Apple’s MagSafe charger cords for its laptopsare widely praised, for example.
