New Nintendo patent sparks talk of Ring Fit Adventure 2 on Switch 2

Nintendo does arguably need a new one of these for Switch 2 (Nintendo)

There are suspicions that Nintendo is planning another Ring Fit Adventure for the Switch 2, although the best evidence in its favour is the first game’s sales numbers.

When it comes to which Nintendo franchises will see new sequels on Nintendo Switch 2, there are plenty that are guaranteed to happen, such as Animal Crossing, Splatoon, and Fire Emblem.

Others aren’t so certain, but while we all have our dream picks for Switch 2 sequels (our fingers and toes are crossed for some kind of follow-up to the Advance Wars remake), some fans think they know one such sequel that’s planned for the system.

The sequel in question is a successor to Ring Fit Adventure and the theory comes courtesy of a new Nintendo patent for a video game controller accessory.

As a reminder, Ring Fit Adventure was made as the Switch equivalent to Wii Fit, though its attempts to encourage you to exercise are far more gamified, as it’s essentially a fully blown role-playing game.

It comes bundled with a special accessory called the Ring-Con (essentially a Pilates ring) and a leg strap that you have to slot the Switch’s Joy-Cons into, and it’s suspected that Nintendo plans on making a new iteration of it.

The patent in question was first spotted by, appropriately enough, Bluesky account Nintendo Patent Watch. Nintendo registered the patent a couple of weeks ago on May 23, and it only went public this week on June 3.

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While there are no images accompanying the filing, Nintendo Patent Watch writes that that’s because they’re being ‘deferred’ for up to 30 months, which lends credence to the idea that this is a new product that Nintendo hasn’t announced yet.

At the very least, the filing describes it as a video game controller accessory and though there’s no mention of the Switch 2, it’s hard to imagine it being for anything else.

But why do some fans think it’s related to Ring Fit Adventure? That’s because the filing also identifies the designer of the accessory and it’s one Fumiyoshi Suetake, one of the key figures responsible for the creation of the Ring-Con.

On top of that, Nintendo Patents Watch reports that Nintendo has previously filed for extensions on its patent for the Ring-Con – once in the US in 2023 and again in Japan in 2024 – which suggests it wants to maintain legal protection for it.

The last bit of evidence comes from Foxconn, a Taiwanese manufacturer and longtime partner for Nintendo. During an investor’s conference this past May, the company discussed plans for developing technology for video game consoles and peripherals, like controllers.

One such example was force sensing technology for ‘detecting force under different actions,’ with the accompanying graphic looking awfully similar, if not identical, to the Ring-Con.

Last Nov and again this May, Foxconn Technology Co. (Switch assembler) disclosed its “force sensing technology” developed for a gaming customer (Nintendo) to create “diverse new gaming accessories”. Note the crudely drawn Ring-Con and two force sensors.#鴻準 Nintendo Patents Watch (@ninpatentswatch.bsky.social) 2025-06-04T02:59:22.356Z Is Nintendo making a Ring Fit Adventure 2?

None of these discoveries necessarily guarantee that a Ring Fit Adventure 2 is in development, but there is one piece of evidence that’s much easier to put faith in: Ring Fit Adventure’s sales.

It may not have reached the same heights as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but it was still a very successful game for Nintendo. Its last recorded sales figures put it at 15.38 million units sold in its lifetime and that was in 2023, so it’ll be even higher by now.

Part of this can be attributed to the game launching in late 2019, which meant it could take advantage of lockdown , which kept people from getting their exercise outside.

Considering Nintendo has had a new exercise game for every home console it’s made since the Wii, it’d also in keeping with the company’s general strategy to have a Ring Fit Adventure successor on Switch 2.

Not to mention that while the Ring-Con is compatible with the Switch 2, you still have to use the Switch 1 Joy-Cons. So, Nintendo may want a new accessory that will work with the Switch 2 Joy-Cons.

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