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DS gets a vibrator and it looks absolutely ridiculous photo

If you feel that your portable gaming lacks rumble, you might want to hold out until something better than this comes along. What you're looking at is the "SmartStylus" -- it's a stylus for your DS, except it looks like one of those giant novelty pencils that your gran buys for you on holiday. Oh, it also vibrates, apparently.

We briefly featured it yesterday, but here's a picture of the monstrosity. As you can see, it may very well be nature's cruelest mistake.

The SmartStylus is designed to add vibration feedback "based on movements and commands in the game." It will come in two models, with the SmartStylus 2 including some form of motion control, LEDs and sound effects. You know, just in case you felt like you didn't look stupid enough with the SmartStylus 1. 

Quite how this will work is anybody's guess, but my money is on it not working at all. It also looks like it'll ruin your touch screen, but I believe they'll be throwing that special feature in for free.


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eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 13:23
eternalplayer2345
Why didn't they just use the ds rumble pak thats already out.
bluexy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 13:26
bluexy
Is it really that fucking huge? Or is that picture just an odd perspective?
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 13:27
Professor Pew
Because you can't stick that as easily in any hole or make nice DSi vibrator games for? Durp.
sicPOS's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 13:31
sicPOS
Homebrew community is going to have a field day with this.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 13:33
Chronic Logic
Why not make a dildo shaped stylus while your at it?
PrinnyMedic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 13:34
PrinnyMedic
Cant wait to watch a jap girl play with this...

god I'm such a bad person >_<
Rhoq's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 13:35
Rhoq
eternalplayer2345: DSi's lack of a GBA slot = no rumble pack support. Somebody somewhere thought this would be a good idea. They were very wrong. LOL
Shakey1245's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 13:47
Shakey1245
Finally.

I'm so sick of having to play my DS sitting on top of the washing machine.
Analitic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 14:37
Analitic
is that why they call it a 'smart' stylus?

anyway should be very useful for throwing around when frustrated instead of your entire DS...if you're one of those people.

Also, i wonder what will this do with Zelda:track spirits...if its gonna be vibrating all the time that will feel more like a train wreck...hence you will end up doing what i have aforementioned.
Analitic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 14:40
Analitic
Oh did i say track spirits... i meant spirit tracks... god i hate that name!
Luke Barnard's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 14:48
Luke Barnard
hmmmm, im assuming some erotic gaming will come into play with this device. come on nintendo, say it. its a fucking dildo.
Yuphrum's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 15:20
Yuphrum
I really cant see rumble working on any handheld console as it would probably feele like someone poking your console. That and it would be easy to drop it
Edarios's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 15:22
Edarios
that's definitely going on my vagina.
Loogibot's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 15:25
Loogibot
My mom will thoroughly enjoy this.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 15:40
brainderailment
I'll put $10 on the table that says this thing weighs more than the DS lite.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 16:28
atastysammich
Yeesh, they should've taken a chapter from those guys who made the tilt dealy for the PS2 (specifically, the one titled "Whoops, It's Too Late To Do This").
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 18:44
Johnny Justice
Already got one thanks!



NESgamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2009 23:24
NESgamer
@Edarios - Oh thanks, i was really wondering why there wasn't vagina jokes in this article...
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