STANWOOD — Brian Anderson, his family and his buddies like to take their mountain bikes into the woods to climb the hills and feel the breeze on their faces on the way back down.

No, it’s not April 1st. Yeah, I sort of wish it was. Not content with getting people to insert their fingers in things for fun, Nintendo has patented something called the Wii Horseback Riding Saddle. The what what now? The diagram above, found by Siliconera in the European patents database, explains it well enough: the Wii [...]

“For centuries throughout the world, horseback riding has captured the imagination of adventurous people. In the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans, the horse was a symbol of power. In medieval Europe and Japan, horses were essential for quick movement across large distances and were often used in warfare. In the American wild west, the horse was a cowboy’s constant companion and a symbol of …