Do you find yourself playing games on a cell phone and your chubby fingers are getting in the way? Well, worry no more. The Zeemote is a bluetooth-enabled controller that looks awfully similar to a Wii Nunchuk and promises to take some of the frustration out of mobile gaming.
Featuring an analog joystick and a few buttons, the device has already received validation from the major phone manufacturers and we're likely to see it sometime next year. Future versions of the device are said to be in the works containing accelerometers, making it even more derivative of the Wii accessory.
I've played my share of mobile games and, yeah, trying to play with the keypad is a bit frustrating. You know what's more annoying to me, though? Having a bunch of crap in my pockets. Already burdened with keys, phone, wallet, smokes, lighter, personal lubricant and business cards, now I have to try and cram a controller in there too? The games would have to really take a leap forward to even consider this as an option.
[Via Gizmodo]
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6:59 PM on 08.04.2008
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Why the fuck whould anyone want to be seen using one of those in public, talk about commiting social suicide.
/facepalm at the person who thought of this.
I found the best phones to play games on are full QWERTY keyboards. They work with console emulation, dos box, interactive fiction, etc.
But also, a touchscreen is nice.
My Palm Treo is essentially a portable windows 3.1 machine... without the annoying windows 3.1.
Seriously, what the hell were the creators thinking? Maybe something along the lines of; " The wii made nintendo lots of money... So, if we make something like the wii's controller, we will all make lots of money too! "
Creating software to fit the hardware is key. Or, having onboard hardware for gaming. (Real D-Pad, real buttons etc)
But, Jesus, this is dumb.
On a related note, I hate Gameloft.
You'd have the precision aiming of the mouse and the 360 degree movement of an analog stick.
If it can be associated with my laptop, I may think about getting one.