{"id":665965,"date":"2025-04-29T00:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T00:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:45:17","slug":"if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/","title":{"rendered":"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fce65f2c7f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fce65f2c7f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-548766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>There was a time not too long ago, when we\u2019d marvel at designers superimposing one product\u2019s design language onto another category entirely. Imagine if Vespa made a coffee machine, or if Red Bull made EV chargers. Although pure visual exercises, they were a fun exercise that allowed us to imagine objects and scenarios that we\u2019d probably never encounter\u2026 quite like this Nintendo-inspired motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo isn\u2019t in the vehicle business (unless you count Mario Kart as a vehicle business), but what if it was? How would the Switch\u2019s design aesthetic imprint onto an e-bike? That\u2019s what Jae Hyuk Shin found himself asking as he created the Nintendo Motorcycle \u2013 a purely conceptual e-bike with the classic dual-tone colorway and a form that feels as friendly and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ealing as Nintendo\u2019s own handheld consoles.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: Jae Hyuk Shin<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-548767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-548767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"6350f7b30541a8ff3d3a0688-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"6350f7b30541a8ff3d3a0688-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Nintendo Motorcycle comes with an electric powertrain sitting under the hood of what is a VERY sleek e-bike. No sinewy forms, no motorcycle-shaped chassis \u2013 the Nintendo Motorcycle has a distinctly blockish design that deviates from convention for two reasons \u2013 first, being the electric build on the inside, and secondly, the inspiration from Nintendo\u2019s own rectangular devices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-548768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-548768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The e-bike is primarily a rectangular mass with two wheels protruding out the sides \u2013 all simple geometric forms that seem very familiar to any Nintendo Switch user. The seat sits flat and flush against the top (sort of like a shoulder button), while the handlebars come with an empty slot where you\u2019d dock your Nintendo Switch, sort of turning the Switch\u2019s screen into the motorcycle dashboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-548769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-548769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"6350f7b30541a8ff3d3a0688-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"6350f7b30541a8ff3d3a0688-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A large USB-C port below the dashboard is where you\u2019d charge your motorcycle, and the front and rear lights are both glowing Nintendo logos. Not great for visibility, but then again, Nintendo isn\u2019t seriously building a motorcycle. All this is just for feels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-548770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-548770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s also where the different color combinations come in. Sure, you can go for the blue-red Switch color combo (I only recently realized this color combo was to honor Super Mario), but you can just as easily go for other colors based on your other favorite characters \u2013 yellow purple for Wario, shades of green for Link from Zelda, or red and white to honor the Pokeball if you\u2019re a Pokemon fan. What other colors can you think of that would really stand out??<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-548771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-548771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/28\/if-nintendo-built-an-e-bike-it-would-probably-look-exactly-like-this\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"If Nintendo Built an E-Bike It Would Probably Look Exactly Like This\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/nintendo_motorcycle_7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SHARE\"><\/span>SHARE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-x\"><span>X<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-linkedin\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\"><span>Email<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharing-hidden\">\n<div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-telegram\"><span>Telegram<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-threads\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><span>WhatsApp<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-mastodon\"><span>Mastodon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-bluesky\"><span>Bluesky<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-nextdoor\"><span>Nextdoor<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n                            <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                <span>Sarang Sheth<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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